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GUEST: I brought in a Rolex
watch that I had purchased while
I was in the military. I was

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stationed in Thailand from 1973
to 1975. And while I was there,
I flew on Air America Airlines

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and Continental Airlines, and I
noticed that most of the pilots
that were flying those

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aircraft wore Rolex watches, and
I was intrigued by them. I
always wanted to purchase them,

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but they were very expensive.
Later, when I was transferred to
another base, I did some

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scuba diving, and I knew that
the Rolex watch was good for
scuba diving. I found this
particular

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watch where I could afford it,
and I never used it. I looked at
it and I said, "You know,

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this is really too nice to
take down in salty water."

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APPRAISER: Yeah.

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GUEST: I just kept it. After I
got out of the service, I had
other watches I wore and

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I just put this one into a
safety deposit box. It stayed
there for 30 or 40 years. I

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only took it out, like, two or
three times to look at it, and
that was about the extent

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of it before I brought it here.

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APPRAISER: What branch
of service were you in?

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GUEST: I was in the United
States Air Force. I entered in
1971. My draft number was seven.

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APPRAISER: That's a
pretty low number, huh?

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GUEST: (chuckles) That's not
really lucky in the, in the
draft, right?

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APPRAISER: No.

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GUEST: When I found out about
that, I either had to join the
Air Force or another branch,

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or I was enlisted by
the first of January.

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APPRAISER: And what'd
you do in the service?

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GUEST: I worked in munitions,
but there's, like, four
different branches, and I worked

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in explosive ordnance disposal.
To put it simply, I helped clear

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roads of land mines. Munitions
storage areas that had been
blown up or sabotaged, we
cleaned

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those up. There were... multiple
children and adults that were
injured as a result of

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unexploded ordnance. And it's,
the hazard still is there today.

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APPRAISER: You bought this
where? Was it, was it at a
military store?

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GUEST: I ordered it in November
1974 through the base exchange.
I believe it came in in

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April 1975.

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APPRAISER: The amount that you
paid, you even got a ten percent
discount. It says $345.97.

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Was that a lot of
money in 1975 to you?

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GUEST: It was a lot
of money for myself.

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APPRAISER: What were
salaries back then?

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GUEST: It ranged between $300
and $400 a month, if I have it
correct.

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APPRAISER: As you know, it's a
Rolex. This particular model is
referred to as an Oyster

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Cosmograph. They're also
referred to as Daytonas. This is
a

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reference 6263. You saved
everything, which is really
wonderful. The warranty paper
was

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never filled out and was never
numbered, so you have, actually
have a blank guarantee,

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which is quite unusual. And even
over here, this paper is blank.
A blank paper today is

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probably worth about $2,000,
because it can be made to match
any watch and add value to

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it. You have the original Rolex
brochure here for the
Cosmograph. You have two
receipts,

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the order receipt and your
payment receipt. You have the
original box. Even the outer

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box here. These watches, as
we've talked on "ANTIQUES
ROADSHOW," have become very
collectible

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and valuable. It's got a couple
of very special features about
it. Underneath the word "Rolex"

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and above the word "Cosmograph,"
it says "Oyster," and that
refers to these screw-down
buttons

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here. They made this version
with and without screw-down
buttons. The ones without the
screw-down

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buttons are still
water-resistant, but this was a
much better water-resistant
case, because

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you could lock down the
chronograph buttons on it. It
still has the foil sticker on
the

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back with the reference number
of the watch, 6263. Had it be
worn, that would be the first

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thing that would wear off the
watch. The date mark on the
bracelet shows that it was made

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in the first quarter of 1971,
and you ordered it a couple of
years later. Collectors love

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this watch because Paul Newman
wore it in a movie called
"Winning." It wasn't this
particular

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model, it did not have the
screw-down buttons. The one that
Paul Newman wore, currently at

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auction, those watches are going
for approximately $150,000 to
$200,000. Your watch is more
special.

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It says...

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GUEST: You got to be kidding me.

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APPRAISER: It says "Oyster" on
it. Yes. They did that for an
extremely short period of

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time. We refer to that as a Mark
II dial. And this particular
model, being marked "Oyster,"

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is extremely, extremely rare. A
watch like this at auction is
worth about $400,000.

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GUEST: (people laughing
in background)

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APPRAISER: You okay?

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GUEST: (people
laughing) (chuckles)

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APPRAISER: Don't fall. I'm not
done yet. I said, "A watch like
yours." Because of the

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condition of it-- basically,
it's a new old stock watch: no
wear on it; the original foil

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sticker on the back of it; and
the fact that we have all this
complete documentation here,

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also-- your watch, at auction,
today, $500,000 to $700,000.

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GUEST: You got to be
(muted) me. (laughing)

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APPRAISER: No, I'm very serious.

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GUEST: (chuckles and murmurs)

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APPRAISER: It's an absolute
fabulous find. It's one of the
rarest Paul Newman models,

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and in this condition, I don't
think there's a better one in
the world. I can't thank you

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enough for bringing me one of
the greatest watches to ever see
on "ANTIQUES ROADSHOW."

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And thank you very
much for your service.

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GUEST: Unbelievable.

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APPRAISER: You can't
wear it, though.

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GUEST: (murmurs) If you wear it,
it drops down to the $400,000
value.