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Old 24 June 2011, 12:51 PM   #1
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Original(?) Submariner print ad?

For what it's worth, came across this file online, and realized it may be the first Submariner ad, published in National Geo in 1954. If of interest or new info to forum, great. If not, sorry for any duplication of previously posted information and bogus new thread. The ad copy itself is just great, I think:
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Old 27 June 2011, 09:23 AM   #2
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I have no idea if this is the "first" or not. Nor do I care. It's an awesome ad!

This might get more attention the the General Rolex section.

Thanks for sharing.
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Old 27 June 2011, 09:50 PM   #3
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That's the Deep Sea Special!
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Old 28 June 2011, 12:25 AM   #4
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That's the Deep Sea Special!
No not quite, it's a DSS with a turn-o-graph bezel, the artist chose to draw it that way
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Old 28 June 2011, 06:13 AM   #5
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For what it's worth, came across this file online, and realized it may be the first Submariner ad, published in National Geo in 1954. If of interest or new info to forum, great. If not, sorry for any duplication of previously posted information and bogus new thread. The ad copy itself is just great, I think:
This was an advert pre. Submariner, Rolex had applied for the patent for Submariner, alongside a few other similar sounding names but they had not been granted, that why it's only an artist's impression.
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Old 28 June 2011, 06:21 AM   #6
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I have this ad framed in my room. An original one.
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Old 6 August 2011, 11:44 AM   #7
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Non the less nice nostalgia.
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