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10 May 2020, 10:08 AM
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10 May 2020, 10:40 AM
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I will be the first to admit my dads watch is nowhere near as nice as yours, I am trying to do the same thing. Hopefully my journey has the same conclusion as yours.
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10 May 2020, 05:24 PM
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A truly beautiful watch and a truly beautiful story.
Thank you for sharing.
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10 May 2020, 06:15 PM
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Fantastic thread that I happened to stumble upon, so glad I did!
I love reading stories where the watch was worn as intended and has the history marks to pass down. I don’t believe in the Rolex bling generation of recent years - wear them, mark them and pass them down. I will definitely be keeping an eye on this thread :) |
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25 May 2020, 12:30 AM
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Correct GILT era PIP
My thanks to Phillip Ridley for thinking of me when he came across a dark amber PIP with correct tritium lume for Gilt piece. Green lume under blacklight and time for the luminescence to linger matches my dial perfectly.
Really satisfying to take my fathers watch another step closer to fully vintage correct. The dial continues to show more brown in bright light but difficult to capture in pictures. Perhaps it will be fully tropical by the time my daughter inherits it. |
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4 July 2020, 03:26 PM
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Celebrated turning 50 by giving my fathers watch lots of wrist time this week
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14 July 2020, 07:39 PM
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Stunning looking watches.
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14 July 2020, 09:23 PM
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beautiful
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15 July 2020, 01:15 AM
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Stunning watch!
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15 July 2020, 05:12 AM
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Awesome story, massive thanks for sharing it!
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15 July 2020, 06:33 AM
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Great story. Thank you for sharing.
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29 August 2020, 09:23 PM
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Dial shows some tropical brown tones when the sun hits it just right.
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30 August 2020, 01:21 PM
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Wow...so cool!
I have '66 gilt gloss 5513 in with Phillip for service/restoration; this thread makes me hope mine comes anywhere close to as nice as this. Phillip, thanks for this! |
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30 August 2020, 10:15 PM
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I just spent a half hour going through this thread...wonderful story!
Do you think your daughter appreciates the personal significance of the watch? |
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31 August 2020, 02:19 AM
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Best thread here
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31 August 2020, 03:28 AM
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31 August 2020, 03:28 AM
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31 August 2020, 03:40 AM
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Thank you. As far as my daughter I'm not sure. Certainly trying. I wear it for any significant life event and make it a point that she sees me wearing it. Seems to me that significance can't be taught so I'm trying to let it build organically over time. Hopefully one day she wears it and thinks about me as I think about my father. She starts high school tomorrow. Attached are pict of her wearing the watch when she was around 7 and a close up from two years ago at her Bat Mitzvah. |
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31 August 2020, 05:32 AM
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I just inherited an 1803 YG DD after my grandfather passed a few months ago. He was in the travel industry and the watch was one of his prized possessions. It traveled with him all over the world and experienced a great deal of his life. It was probably with him when he met me for the first time. It was with him when he passed. I see myself not as the owner of the watch but as a steward of it so that I can tell my kids stories about the watch and what it experiences with me. Eventually, I hope one of them becomes its steward. My other Rolex is a DJ41 that I’ve had for a couple of years. It was with me when I proposed to my wife, when we got married, and when we found out we’re expecting. It will be on my wrist when the child is born. The watches are not mere timepieces but are storybooks as well. Given how much you cherish your dad’s watch, I’m sure your daughter will come to cherish it as well as she grows older. |
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31 August 2020, 12:19 PM
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3 September 2020, 09:21 PM
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Fantastic thread.
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10 September 2020, 01:46 PM
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hopefully my late step fathers watch turns out as nice
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11 September 2020, 01:07 PM
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What a beautiful story. Incredible.
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13 September 2020, 01:18 PM
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14 September 2020, 04:26 AM
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I enjoy this story more and more each time I read. Thank you again.
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14 September 2020, 01:25 PM
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And Phillip Ridley rocks! Phillip serviced three of my vintage watches recently and will service all my watches going forward.
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16 September 2020, 01:30 AM
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Love that! Amazing
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16 September 2020, 04:38 PM
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The watch is beautiful and love the story. thank you.
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26 October 2020, 12:17 AM
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26 October 2020, 12:44 AM
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Father to son 1966, 5513
Amazing story, I love all of the pictures! Wear and enjoy that beauty in good health! Your dad is probably beaming with joy!
Also, Dolores is the unsung hero here. Do you still keep in touch? What a sweet woman to hold on to something of your fathers for you. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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