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Re: Off Topic: Interesting Report About a Rolex on Everest
In Response To: Off Topic: Interesting Report About a Rolex on Everest ()

Great story fantastic read as always Mr.PS ;)

: Here is an interesting report about a Rolex that made it to
: within 70 meters of the top of Mount Everest, three days before
: Hillary and Tenzing made it to the top. This watch has now been
: acquired by a leading Rolex collector.

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: http://rolexpassionreport.com/10685/the-historical-1953-mt-everest-rolex-of-dr-charles-evans-key-member-of-the-british-everest-expeditions/

: The Heuers may have been all over the pits and paddocks in the
: 1960s and 1970s, but we can see that the Rolex watches were the
: choice for Mt. Everest in the 1950s. What a great looking
: watch!!

: Jeff

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Off Topic: Interesting Report About a Rolex on Everest
I do not know how close this one got to the Mount Everest
and the "guts"
Re: Off Topic: Interesting Report About a Rolex on Everest
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