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Old 7 April 2014, 10:43 AM   #1
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Every rolex tells a story

Whenever I see this book I tell myself I should buy it. Well this time I followed my own advice. I thought I would share some of the interesting stories in the book with the members here. If any of you have any stories to tell, feel free to share as well.







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Old 7 April 2014, 11:10 AM   #2
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Very cool John, I've never seen this. I need to find a copy, the illustration looks amazing.
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Old 7 April 2014, 12:58 PM   #3
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Old 7 April 2014, 01:02 PM   #4
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Theres some great stories in this book, I bought one on ebay a few years ago.
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Old 7 April 2014, 05:02 PM   #5
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Whenever I see this book I tell myself I should buy it. Well this time I followed my own advice. I thought I would share some of the interesting stories in the book with the members here. If any of you have any stories to tell, feel free to share as well.







I dig that John! Every pieces have a story behinds them
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Old 7 April 2014, 06:18 PM   #6
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Very cool. Thanks for sharing
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Old 7 April 2014, 09:10 PM   #7
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What a story! Thanks for posting mate...
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Old 7 April 2014, 10:00 PM   #8
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It was a dark and stormy night. The wind howled through the trees and ripped into my bones as i struggled to read the faded tritium lume on my 5512 Rolex Oyster perpetual. A sudden flash of lightning streaked violently across the sky and i forgot my momentary woes as i caught a glimpse of that silver crown- that symbol of hope and desire and of home. I whistled for a cab and when it came near the license plate said ‘FRESH’ and it had dice in the mirror,if anything I can say this cab is rare but I thought ‘Now forget it’ – ‘Yo homes to Bel Air’
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Old 7 April 2014, 11:41 PM   #9
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Great post, Beaumont! I was unaware of this book. Thanks!
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Old 7 April 2014, 11:47 PM   #10
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This is fantastic; what is the book called?
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Old 8 April 2014, 12:03 AM   #11
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This is fantastic; what is the book called?
Called EVERY ROLEX TELLS A STORY
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Old 8 April 2014, 12:29 AM   #12
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Now if that doesn't help sell watch's i don't know what will.

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Old 8 April 2014, 03:11 AM   #13
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Called EVERY ROLEX TELLS A STORY
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Old 8 April 2014, 04:13 AM   #14
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Looks like a great read, I'll have to try to source one.
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Old 8 April 2014, 06:53 AM   #15
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Great story, great watches. Thank You John
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Old 8 April 2014, 07:03 AM   #16
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It was a dark and stormy night. The wind howled through the trees and ripped into my bones as i struggled to read the faded tritium lume on my 5512 Rolex Oyster perpetual. A sudden flash of lightning streaked violently across the sky and i forgot my momentary woes as i caught a glimpse of that silver crown- that symbol of hope and desire and of home. I whistled for a cab and when it came near the license plate said ‘FRESH’ and it had dice in the mirror,if anything I can say this cab is rare but I thought ‘Now forget it’ – ‘Yo homes to Bel Air’
i really felt it reading your small masterpiece!
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Old 8 April 2014, 07:12 AM   #17
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Old 8 April 2014, 07:24 AM   #18
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A classic show that they ran here during a number of years back in the mid 90's. We all tried to get the "helicopter landing pad" hair-cut of the fresh prince, but most of us werent men enough (or had the right type of hair quality) to pull it off. Its pretty funny looking at old pictures - a bunch of skinny pale guys from the north pole trying to look cool.
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Old 17 May 2019, 04:23 AM   #19
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Do you mind saying how much you paid for this? I have found a copy but not sure if it’s a good price or not as I haven’t seen any other to compare. Thank you
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Old 17 May 2019, 04:31 AM   #20
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Thanks for sharing my friend!
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Old 17 May 2019, 04:40 AM   #21
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I’ve always enjoyed that booklet. I still find the stories in it amazing every time I go back to it.

You should keep a look out for another (older) one called ‘The Rolex Letters’
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Old 6 July 2019, 07:22 PM   #22
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Where to find ‘every Rolex tells a story’

Anyone know where I can find a copy of every Rolex tells a story or the Rolex letters? I desperately want to get a copy for my partner. Thanks!
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Old 6 July 2019, 08:17 PM   #23
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Anyone know where I can find a copy of every Rolex tells a story or the Rolex letters? I desperately want to get a copy for my partner. Thanks!
They were printed in the 1980/90s so your best bet for finding them is to keep an eye on eBay and the for sale section of the forum. They come up from time to time.
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I have the Every Rolex Tells a Story booklet, never knew about the Rolex Letters booklet, the search begins again.
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Old 7 July 2019, 04:41 AM   #25
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thanks for the share, well worth keeping an eye out for, Cheers "H"
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Old 7 July 2019, 07:19 PM   #27
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Thanks for this post, I immediately found à British seller on eBay selling those 2 booklets and bought them right away
Love this kind of stories!


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Old 12 July 2019, 04:00 AM   #28
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Thanks for this post, I immediately found à British seller on eBay selling those 2 booklets and bought them right away
Love this kind of stories!


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Old 22 July 2019, 04:04 PM   #29
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If you ever want to sell, pleaseeee get in touch! I’ll happily pay more than you paid


I received both and I’ll finish reading them first but I’ll keep in mind your interest!

If anyone is interested in reading the stories, I’d be glad to take pictures (if that’s fine with forum rules)


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