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Paul Newman's Rolex

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Yes, I bought it :banana:
 
An $18 Million Rolex - big deal! I have a $18 Timex that tells perfect time!

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JPSmit said:
It's about Time. :whistle:

(BTW I bought his salad dressing - and got a much better deal)
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I've had his Salad Dressing too. Not bad.

PS: I'm a bit of a watch collector, but mine are on the cheap side. Seiko and the like. One day I'd like to get an Omega to replace one my Dad gave me which went missing during one of our military moves.
 
I'm wearing my 40 year old Seiko right now. It just keeps running!
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Here are a couple watched I inherited. Dad's 40-somthing Seiko and Grand Dad's 71 year old Gold Lord Elgin. Both keep good time - even the manual wing Lord Elgin (I've had it cleaned once)

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I like the Elgin, Basil.

Had a Rolex won in a WQED PBS fund drive bid but never went to pick it up... what an idiot!

I've two chronograph wind-up mechanicals; an Omega Seamaster and a Waltham. Four battery powered 'everyday' ones: One Victorinox Swiss Army in a black phenolic case, one in brushed stainless, both with black background. Another larger faced in blue and polished stainless. And a Pulsar polished and black face for "everyday" business wear. Just something about having a timepiece on the wrist I can't let go of.

Had one of the first Seiko digital chronographs, no alarm. Great watch, got over a decade's use from it, wish it still worked. I took it for granted at the end and the battery leaked into the circuit board... the end of that one. waah.

And $18M for a Rolex with "provenance" still makes little sense to me. Even if it were one of THESE it would be nonsense.
 
DrEntropy said:
I like the Elgin, Basil.

Had a Rolex won in a WQED PBS fund drive bid but never went to pick it up... what an idiot!

I've two chronograph wind-up mechanicals; an Omega Seamaster and a Waltham. Four battery powered 'everyday' ones: One Victorinox Swiss Army in a black phenolic case, one in brushed stainless, both with black background. Another larger faced in blue and polished stainless. And a Pulsar polished and black face for "everyday" business wear. Just something about having a timepiece on the wrist I can't let go of.

Had one of the first Seiko digital chronographs, no alarm. Great watch, got over a decade's use from it, wish it still worked. I took it for granted at the end and the battery leaked into the circuit board... the end of that one. waah.

And $18M for a Rolex with "provenance" still makes little sense to me. Even if it were one of THESE it would be nonsense.
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The Timex in my first picture I'm pretty sure I've had for at least 10 years. Had to change battery and band each once. Remember the old commercials. Here's a classic (when live TV goes wrong)

 
Completely insane what people will pay for something that is connected to a celebrity.

Bas, that is a nice Lord Elgin you have there.
 
Doug bought his Rolex, a Submariner, about 20 years ago. One of our splurge purchases. Yes I was with him and approved. It was to commentate his 5th year anniversary with a real job as a pilot which was finally supporting us. He still has and wears it everyday. Had a complete check about 3 years ago and was just tweaked. Did put in a new crystal. Admittedly the checkup was pricey but amortized over its life was cheap. Best news is it’s worth over double what we paid.

He has his dad’s retirement watch, an engraved Hamilton. His dad retired in late 1970. I do think he’d give up his Rolex before he parted with his dad’s Hamilton.
 
Judy, Rolex builds a really good watch. Personally I am partial to Omegas but Doug did good with the Rolex. By 1970 Hamilton was not the company that they once had been, they were making all watches in the Buren factory in Swizerland that they had bought in the mid-60s and were about to become insolvent and were eventually purchased by the Swatch group a few years later. In their heyday though Hamilton built some of the finest watches and chronometers in the world.
 
Hamilton watches were made right here in the PA city I live in. The old Hamilton Watch building was turned into condos and a business park.
 
Gliderman8 said:
Hamilton watches were made right here in the PA city I live in. The old Hamilton Watch building was turned into condos and a business park.
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I have a Hamilton railroad watch, gift from my dad, haven't used it in years, but got it out about a year ago to show my son and after winding it, it ran perfectly and never lost a second, let alone a minute for the whole day. Been back in the drawer ever since, it's a pocket watch and is very heavy. PJ
Forgot to mention that dad said it was worn by a conductor in a vest pocket on a gold chain. Unscrew the back and all you see is engraving and what looks like Ruby's for bearings. I would never sell it, when I go it goes to my son.
 
Elliot, that is pretty cool. Shame about the factory being turned into apartments.

Paul, is it a 992? I own a 992 that was made in 1932. They are fabulous watches and the RR chronometers had to be able to keep time to within +/- 30 seconds a week.
 
Walter, Yes 992, I won't open it up anymore, but it's identical to this, beautiful workmanship. PJ

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