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| half-genius, half-wit |
If you are a watch lover, and even more, a veteran of Vietnam, then you MUST watch this two part article on youtube. A wounded US Marine is getting care and attention in the jungle from a Corpsman - take my watch, he asks. Fast forward fifty years, to the very day, and he is holding it in his hands again, battered and worn. This is the story of two US Marines and the memories that rejoined them, and of Rolex/Tudor Watch Company, who made it like new again. The Long Return, Part I: Restoring The Tudor That Took A Bullet In Vietnam - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oItoh4YOupI You really can't put a price on this happening. Have something handy to wipe your eyes, y'know, just in case there's some dust around, eh? | ||
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War Damn Eagle! |
That was BEYOND awesome! Thank you for sharing that. | |||
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| Triggers don't pull themselves  |
That's some terrific engineering and an even more awesome story behind it! Michael | |||
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chickenshit |
That was very interesting. What a great story. ____________________________ Yes, Para does appreciate humor. | |||
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Outstanding. Thanks for sharing. Part 2 shows the refurbishment of the watch. And, Yes, there was a lot of dust in the air this morning. I'm sorry if I hurt you feelings when I called you stupid - I thought you already knew - Unknown ................................... When you have no future, you live in the past. " Sycamore Row" by John Grisham | |||
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| You don’t fix faith, River. It fixes you.  |
Thank you for sharing this. What a fantastic story. ---------------------------------- "If you are not prepared to use force to defend civilization, then be prepared to accept barbarism.." - Thomas Sowell | |||
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| Help! Help! I'm being repressed!  |
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That was great! Thanks, tac. | |||
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Great story, thank you for posting it. The Second Amendment to the United States Constitution. A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. As ratified by the States and authenticated by Thomas Jefferson, Secretary of State NRA Life Member | |||
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| Little ray of sunshine  |
This is a good story. Cheers to all involved. The fish is mute, expressionless. The fish doesn't think because the fish knows everything. | |||
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Caribou gorn |
Sincere thanks for sharing. I'm gonna vote for the funniest frog with the loudest croak on the highest log. | |||
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Raptorman |
It has the Aegler movement. ____________________________ Eeewwww, don't touch it! Here, poke at it with this stick. | |||
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| I have a very particular set of skills |
Incredible. Restoration would have been a tough call. But I can definitely see how awesome it would be to have back on the wrist in all it's battle scared glory and pass it on to future generations. That watch has an epic story. This is one of those stories that help explain collector's 'afflictions.'  ETA - Props to the Nato strap...without it, that watch would probably still be buried in the dirt over there. Boss A real life Sisyphus... "It's not the critic who counts..." TR Exodus 23.2: Do not follow the crowd in doing wrong... Despite some people's claims to the contrary, 5 lbs. is actually different than 12 lbs. It's never simple/easy. | |||
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| Husband, Father, Aggie, all around good guy!  |
The only thing that watch needed after the amazing refurb was a vintage bezel. That would balance the dial and un-lumed hands. Thanks for posting. HK Ag | |||
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| drop and give me 20 pushups |
Semper Fi brother Semper Fi. As the "Gunney" would say = "Out F----ing Standing". ................ drill sgt. | |||
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| Little ray of sunshine |
They restored it as little as possible, I think. A vintage bezel would have been great, but I am guessing there just wasn't one available. The fish is mute, expressionless. The fish doesn't think because the fish knows everything. | |||
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| Failing to prepare is preparing to fail.  |
That was outstanding and Rolex/Tudor did an amazing job bringing the watch back to life. I really enjoyed this, thank you. ________________________ "Don't mistake activity for achievement." John Wooden, "Wooden on Leadership" | |||
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| teacher of history |
A very impressive story. | |||
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| Member |
Awesome story about an awesome experience. Heroes, all of them!! _________________________________________________ "Once abolish the God, and the Government becomes the God." --- G.K. Chesterton | |||
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Dinosaur |
Great story. Thanks for posting it. | |||
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