UPDATE!!! What time is it.... Its Rolex time!!!

Hangingfor8

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UPDATE!!! What time is it.... It's Rolex time!!!

I went down to south Florida in hopes that the recent winds and waves might of uncovered some old shipwreck stuff. Well, although I really didn't do well on the shipwreck stuff I did find this little piece. I took it to my jeweler friend this morning and he checked it out to make sure it was real. After inspecting it and testing the gold on it, he determined it's a Rolex 18k gold and stainless sub-mariner and it works pefectly. I'm so excited!!! I had never seen a Rolex let alone thought of owning one. He told me this watch goes for somewhere between 7 and 8 thousand bucks. I guess my hobby has paid for it's self. I'm planning on keeping it for myself because I always give away all my other stuff. Here are some pics.

I just added a picture of the watch after the new bezel insert and a cleaning (please excuse my thumb print, I didn't see it till after the cam was put away). My Jeweler said it should last me a lifetime with proper care. To bad it sits in my safe, but I will wear it out for those special nights.
 

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Re: What time is it.... It's Rolex time!!!

Thats an amazing find, great job! I was wondering how your Excal is modified to get that depth? Did you have something done to the circuits or just a bigger coil? I have an excal 1000 and I have a 15" WOT coil that works awesome. When I run it in all-metal mode Ive been digging some major craters in the sand that seem to be well over a foot but have not actually measured the exact depth. Very nice watch. Keep up the great finds.
 

Re: What time is it.... It's Rolex time!!!

Hangingfor8 said:
I guess an 8 reale the other day is like the cherry on the cake....

OK...this find needs a post of it's own!!!
 

Re: UPDATE!!! What time is it.... It's Rolex time!!!

Hangingfor8 said:
It's updated!!!

Updated? As in you have pictures of the cleaned up watch? Can't wait to see them.
 

Re: UPDATE!!! What time is it.... It's Rolex time!!!

davidtn said:
Hangingfor8 said:
It's updated!!!

Updated? As in you have pictures of the cleaned up watch? Can't wait to see them.

Duh me...I didn't even see the picture when I read your post initially. Maybe you do need to take a bigger picture...LOL. Seriously though, the watch looks great. Again, congrats.
 

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