Beach Find

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bags1971

·May 23, 2019

Thought you guys might like to see this found by a friend last week on a south coast beach in the U.K. while metal detecting

 

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Foo2rama

·May 23, 2019·Nowhere near as grumpy as he used to be...

Rip movement lol

 

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Boony

·May 23, 2019

a cool little thing to have found... i wonder what journey its been on. imagine if you could check the serial and find the owner and get the back story...

 

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ICONO

·May 23, 2019

That looks like a Rolex 2764.

Circa 1960

32mm ?

 

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MikeMan2727

·May 23, 2019

Isn't that Aldrin's #43?!? @Steve Morley

 

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CJpickup57

·May 23, 2019

MikeMan2727

Isn't that Aldrin's #43?!? @Steve Morley

Crap, ya beat me to it!! Good stuff! Ha ha.

 

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alam

·May 23, 2019

yay! patina!

 

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Raymondo5508

·May 23, 2019

Has he tried to remove the caseback?

 

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gatorcpa

·May 23, 2019·ΩF InvestiGator

ICONO

That looks like a Rolex 2764.

Circa 1960

32mm ?

More like the first go around the serial numbers, say late 1940’s.

If somehow the movement can be salvaged, I think the dial looks cool the way it is.
gatorcpa

 

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madjestikmoose

·May 23, 2019

Reminds me of this story, from A Man & His Watch.

 

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ICONO

·May 23, 2019

gatorcpa

More like the first go around the serial numbers, say late 1940’s.

If somehow the movement can be salvaged, I think the dial looks cool the way it is.
gatorcpa

Correct ……1947 does seem likelier ?

Minute on my wrist…but the dial is just fabulous !

 

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Larry S

·May 23, 2019·Color Commentator for the Hyperbole.

The cleaned up dial and case = super cool! Gotta make a watch.

 

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BenBagbag

·May 23, 2019

Looks like it can be repurposed as a sundial... 😵‍💫

 

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77deluxe

·May 23, 2019

BenBagbag

Looks like it can be repurposed as a sundial... 😵‍💫

Or paperweight