So...Um...This Happened #4...1 Owner 1967 Gilt 1675 Full Set

That is quite the home run of a find. Congratulations.

What a find. Big congrats!

I just say... Hell Yeah ! 👍

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congratulations - another amazing find

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Cmon man. How do you keep doing this!! Congrats !

That's a lovely GMT, good job with some well earned luck!

Here is a pick of the original Pepsi

Holy moly!!!

I did some internet sleuthing, found an old email address and reached out...got a response!

“It was purchased while I was on R&R in Hong Kong either 1966 or 67. I needed a watch that could survive the abuse of an infantrymanlife in Vietnam. My previous watch had succumbed to the repeated dunkings in the rice paddies, mud, and streams.I was familiar with the Rolex reputation from reading the James Bond books and the various ads and hoped the Rolex was up to it. It was. As company commander, Co A, 2d Bn (Airborne), 1st Cavalry (Airmobile), I wore it numerous combat air assaults including Battle of LZ Pat, 9 August 1967. (You can Google for more information on that fight for which the company received the Valorous Unit Award). I continued wearing the watch after Vietnam in a variety of assignments in the Pentagon, Germany and Belgium. As l also did a lot travel in the Middle East where a watch of that value could attract unwelcome attention, I finally stopped wearing the watch and replaced it with an inexpensive Timex. In addition, I found the Rolex wrist band too loose. I had minor repairs on the watch to clean it, and I think,replace the bezel ring which had faded and the crystal which had been scratched. I replaced the wrist band with a non-Rolex one which fit better and for years had the Rolex band in my desk drawer, but when it came time to downsize I could not find it. It was hard to give up the watch which had been with me for so long, but it had served its purpose well, and I had no further need for it. It had started to lose time and I did not want to spend money to fix a watch I didn't use.”

Hoping to continue the conversation and possibly get more into and copies of pictures if possible.

@watchknut that is pure awesomeness!!

Lovely watch!
And the years not over yet…….

Would such luck exist without the proper funding! If you have the funds you could have all the luck in the world.

This is the only explanation that makes sense to me.

Amazing watch and sets: congrats!

This one is the best in my opinion.

The beauty of inserts is that they are easy to swap!

Found out that this is a later insert, original one faded and Rolex replaced it on request from the original owner.

I don't like fuchsia.

It’s not for everyone...I go back and forth on it.

I agree.

This is as good as it gets when it comes to vintage. Big congratulation to you.