Rolex

The thin case makes the watch very pleasant to wear and the typical thick caseback engraving is always a pleasure to look at:

The case is still in top condition and having on this watch a bezel insert with such a brownish patina is just a miracle !

The superdome "tropic 39" plexi definitely rules !

This is a very rare and interesting  watchâ?¦..but the icing on the cake is the story that comes with it ! Letâ??s the original owner tell it:

â??I purchased the watch in 1972 from Monte Cristo Jewellers of Vancouver, because I was going to a diving job in Offshore Newfoundland and my regular watch was not certified for the depth of the intended dive. The job was to perform a â??Hot Tapâ?? on a subsea blow-out preventer that was pulled over when the drill rig was forced off location by an iceberg.â??

â??Since 1972 the watch has been with me on several salvage jobs from one extreme location to another; of note, the re-floatation of the cruise ship Pegasus in Venice Italy and the recovery of a major plane crash offshore of  Melville island in the Canadian arctic.â??

â??The watch has also been with me in Iran working on a submarine oil pipelines and in Cuba, while looking for sunken Spanish Galleons for the ministry of Armed Forces.â??

â??I have travelled all over the world with my watch and worked on countless projects, some routine and some extremely dangerous. Some of the projects were pioneer and/or pilot projects and have received media attention.â??