Fifty year old Rolex Sea-Dweller
Shabby old diver's watch...
https://i.imgur.com/dW91llG.jpg
...or thin case DRSD 1665 from 1967 with Mark II chocolate / smudge dial?
You could say either or both, but it has significance in any event. Much greater detail and macro photographs may be found here:
https://www.miltonaires.com/7400/thi...5-mark-ii-dial
It's not my watch; we just appraised it for a lovely visitor.
Haywood
Fifty year old Rolex Sea-Dweller
I still wear my 1977 MkIV DRSD as a daily, but agonise over it occasionally. I do take it off if I’m working on the bike or car now though!
After over 35 years on my wrist, bar service absences, I’d feel odd without it. I do wonder if I should retire it for a Submariner of lower value.
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Fifty year old Rolex Sea-Dweller
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Originally Posted by
jameswrx
Don’t do it Pete. You’re a long time dead I say! It must be like an old friend now and there’s a reason why you still spend time with your oldest friends.
You’re right, of course. I should still look at it as a £270 watch.......but am often reminded of its potential fragility and attraction to low-life thieves. I would be very upset if I were to damage or lose it.
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Fifty year old Rolex Sea-Dweller
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Originally Posted by
Haywood_Milton
They're supposed to destroy them now. Many, I am told, used to "leak" out via the watchmakers. Hmmmm.
I have known people to be able to get their parts back if they realise quickly that they have lost a component of significant value, but I would not be optimistic. It's painful to think what may have been taken from watches, lost / destroyed / "moved sideways" through the years.
Could anyone really destroy a 50 year old dial or hands! Oh my word!!! Scary thought indeed! I would insist on all of my parts back with no exceptions.
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