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Vietnam Tour Of Duty USN Tudors

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very nice ive just realised a member posted a SM300 on one of these bands now i know what it is 😀
 
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1969 Tudor 7016 Rose dial with USN provenance on vintage USN Olongapo band.

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Very nice to see yours. Looks like the person was a commissioned officer of the Navy.
 
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very nice ive just realised a member posted a SM300 on one of these bands now i know what it is 😀
Beware of reproductions. Jurado will make you a modern copy. Authentic ones with a military providence watch is pretty hard to obtain. Their original owners are pretty attached to them!
 
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This is true. Jurado recently posted on FB using your 9411, plus one other with a SEAL logo. He was spruiking for business. I have 3 Olongapo bands with bonefide provenance.
 
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While not a Tudor, this is a Grail. 1967 Rolex 5512 to a 3 Tour UDT specialist on a named Olongapo, with medals, badges, service documents and photos of him wearing the watch in Vietnam.
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Interesting thread. Ive seen a few Vietnam era Subs with these strange looking bracelets. Can anyone tell me more about them? What are the advantages over the standard bracelets or a NATO.


Thanks.
 
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Interesting thread. Ive seen a few Vietnam era Subs with these strange looking bracelets. Can anyone tell me more about them? What are the advantages over the standard bracelets or a NATO.


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They are much stronger than either. But, with the exception of Lt. Slatterly who painted his black, I don't think it is known if they were worn in missions. They are noisy and attract attention with the shiny surfaces.
 
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While not a Tudor, this is a Grail. 1967 Rolex 5512 to a 3 Tour UDT specialist on a named Olongapo, with medals, badges, service documents and photos of him wearing the watch in Vietnam.
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That is impressive, a grail among grails. I tried to get actual info from Ken Jacobs, who sold me the 94110. He called the guy in front of me to get his word it was all original (I changed the damaged Xtal afterwards...stupid me) and asked for a photo, but Ken said this could end his source for other military watches from the sailor and wouldn't give me the contact info. Was a frustrating two hours of negotiations. Ken wanted double the market value of a 94110. At least I heard him talking to the original owner and know his initials WIJ, he was on a submarine, it was at the San Diego Naval Base. Not much to go on and many years have passed to track down the person.
 
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My third is another 1968 Tudor 7016 Shield dial to a three tour Maritime Patrol Aircraft crew member. While on R&R someone tried to steal his watch from his wrist and broke the band. He purchased a plain , yet named, Olongapo, which there is photographic proof of him wearing. it comes with his wings, ribbons and cruise jacket.
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RCAF Buster, hey thanks for showing off the Third watch in your truly amazing and exceptional collection! These are among the best I have ever seen!
 
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Thanks. Although not strictly Military issue, they were all there doing their service. I have Letters of Provenance with two of them and email traffic from relatives corroborating the stories. If the Subs could only talk!
 
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