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vcm_dj · 24 January 2007, 10:40 PM

Who knew that these boys wore Subbies rather than the standard-issue Soviet tool watches? The ad campaign might have looked something like this...

padi56 · 24 January 2007, 10:52 PM

Obviously a man with good taste in cigars and watches.

ginzo · 25 January 2007, 12:17 AM

Cool ad. What is the source of this ad? Is it a magazine? You don't see to many of these.

JJ Irani · 25 January 2007, 05:21 AM

Cool ad indeed! Glad I've got my SS Sub back on my wrist today!!

GerardoG · 25 January 2007, 05:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ginzo

Cool ad. What is the source of this ad? Is it a magazine? You don't see to many of these.

...photoshop....

seros · 25 January 2007, 07:35 AM

vcm_dj · 25 January 2007, 08:11 AM

Gerardo is right... with a little help from Indesign... I had hoped you guys would get a kick out of this...
-V

seros · 25 January 2007, 08:39 AM

http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB5/index.html
http://www.powderburns.org/felix.html
But by his own account Rodriguez's most magnificent moment came when he lifted off in a helicopter from La Higuera, Bolivia, on October 9, 1967, with Che Guevara's body lashed to the right skid. "On my wrist was his steel Rolex GMT Master with its red-and-blue bezel," he recounted. "In my breast pocket, wrapped in paper from my loose-leaf notebook, was the partially smoked tobacco from his last pipe."

Gedanken · 25 January 2007, 08:42 AM

Hmmm. If I recall correctly, Senor Guevara wore a GMT, not a Sub. Supposedly the colonel who was in charge of killing Che ended up owning the watch to this day.

Anyway, nice ad.

It might go nicely with JJ's own endorsement:

vcm_dj · 25 January 2007, 09:51 AM

Oh Lord... What have I started here... The TRF Parody Ad Free-for-All!
This could be fun...

-V

Gedanken · 25 January 2007, 10:23 AM

Nah, Victor, the JJ ad's been on this forum for about a year already - I just dust it off and drag it out every once in a while.

A. Jacobs · 25 January 2007, 10:51 AM

Nice photo-chop! I'd love to get my hands on that issue of Watch Time magazine. Isn't that the June 2003 issue?

Rodmo · 25 January 2007, 11:34 AM

Well done!!

JJ Irani · 25 January 2007, 05:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gedanken

Nah, Victor, the JJ ad's been on this forum for about a year already - I just dust it off and drag it out every once in a while.

Dylan1471 · 26 January 2007, 09:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gedanken

Hmmm. If I recall correctly, Senor Guevara wore a GMT, not a Sub. Supposedly the colonel who was in charge of killing Che ended up owning the watch to this day.

Anyway, nice ad.

It might go nicely with JJ's own endorsement:

Wolfgang427 · 26 January 2007, 04:08 PM

Che wore a SS-GMT given to him by Castro. Felex Rodriquez was the CIA operative in Boliva when Che was wounded and captured. After the Bolivans executed Che, Felix went and choped both his hands off to bring back to Washinghton D.C. for positive figerprint ID. He then took the SS-GMT for himself aswell as some tobacco from Che as souveneirs. He lives down in Miami till this day and still has the GMT in his possession.

ROLEX4EvEr · 26 January 2007, 04:20 PM

Lol

vcm_dj · 26 January 2007, 08:44 PM

OK... ok... Got it... point taken... (lol!) Tell ya what I'm gonna do... In the interest of accuracy, which I am ALL ABOUT, would someone please provide me with an appropriate front ahead shot of a GMT, taken roughtly the same angle as the Sub on the ad and I will fix it and repost it for all of our enjoyment... I will say that I am thrilled that so many of you got a kick out of it, so much as I did... As a professional graphic designer, I spend so much of my time catering to the whims of my clients... I LOVE my work, and periodically it just a hoot to go and knock something like this off for laughs... Even if I never shared this with anyone, I got a big kick out of it... so glad you all did too!

-V

24 January 2007, 10:52 PM	#2
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25 January 2007, 05:21 AM	#4
JJ Irani Fondly Remembered Join Date: May 2005 Real Name: JJ Location: Auckland, NZ Watch: ALL SOLD!! Posts: 74,319	Cool ad indeed! Glad I've got my SS Sub back on my wrist today!! __________________ Words fail me in expressing my utmost thanks to ALL of you for this wonderful support during my hour of need!! I firmly believe that my time on planet earth is NOT yet up!! I shall fight this to the very end.......and WIN!!

25 January 2007, 08:42 AM	#9
Gedanken "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2005 Real Name: Sir Location: Melbourne Watch: F-series SD Posts: 8,589	Hmmm. If I recall correctly, Senor Guevara wore a GMT, not a Sub. Supposedly the colonel who was in charge of killing Che ended up owning the watch to this day. Anyway, nice ad. It might go nicely with JJ's own endorsement: __________________ You buy a Casio to make sure you're on time; you wear a Rolex because you don't have to be on time.

25 January 2007, 10:23 AM	#11
Gedanken "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2005 Real Name: Sir Location: Melbourne Watch: F-series SD Posts: 8,589	Nah, Victor, the JJ ad's been on this forum for about a year already - I just dust it off and drag it out every once in a while. __________________ You buy a Casio to make sure you're on time; you wear a Rolex because you don't have to be on time.

25 January 2007, 10:51 AM	#12
A. Jacobs "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Real Name: Andrew Location: Ohio Watch: SS Sub Date 16610 Posts: 629	Nice photo-chop! I'd love to get my hands on that issue of Watch Time magazine. Isn't that the June 2003 issue? __________________ Rolex Submariner 16610 "Never underestimate the predictability of stupidity."

25 January 2007, 12:17 AM	#3
ginzo Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Real Name: Robert Location: Boston, MA Watch: GMT/1675 Exp/1016 Posts: 196	Cool ad. What is the source of this ad? Is it a magazine? You don't see to many of these.

25 January 2007, 07:35 AM	#6
seros "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Spain Posts: 108

25 January 2007, 08:11 AM	#7
vcm_dj Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Real Name: Victor Location: Austin Watch: DateJust Posts: 116	Gerardo is right... with a little help from Indesign... I had hoped you guys would get a kick out of this... -V

25 January 2007, 08:39 AM	#8
seros "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Spain Posts: 108	http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB5/index.html http://www.powderburns.org/felix.html But by his own account Rodriguez's most magnificent moment came when he lifted off in a helicopter from La Higuera, Bolivia, on October 9, 1967, with Che Guevara's body lashed to the right skid. "On my wrist was his steel Rolex GMT Master with its red-and-blue bezel," he recounted. "In my breast pocket, wrapped in paper from my loose-leaf notebook, was the partially smoked tobacco from his last pipe."

25 January 2007, 09:51 AM	#10
vcm_dj Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Real Name: Victor Location: Austin Watch: DateJust Posts: 116	Oh Lord... What have I started here... The TRF Parody Ad Free-for-All! This could be fun... -V

25 January 2007, 11:34 AM	#13
Rodmo "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Canada Watch: 3 Subs/2 Daytonas Posts: 305	Well done!!

26 January 2007, 04:08 PM	#16
Wolfgang427 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Real Name: Wolfgang Location: New Jersey. Watch: Rolex Tudor Omega Posts: 5,592	Che wore a SS-GMT given to him by Castro. Felex Rodriquez was the CIA operative in Boliva when Che was wounded and captured. After the Bolivans executed Che, Felix went and choped both his hands off to bring back to Washinghton D.C. for positive figerprint ID. He then took the SS-GMT for himself aswell as some tobacco from Che as souveneirs. He lives down in Miami till this day and still has the GMT in his possession.

26 January 2007, 04:20 PM	#17
ROLEX4EvEr "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Real Name: Freddy Location: NYC Watch: My Back Posts: 819	Lol

26 January 2007, 08:44 PM	#18
vcm_dj Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Real Name: Victor Location: Austin Watch: DateJust Posts: 116	OK... ok... Got it... point taken... (lol!) Tell ya what I'm gonna do... In the interest of accuracy, which I am ALL ABOUT, would someone please provide me with an appropriate front ahead shot of a GMT, taken roughtly the same angle as the Sub on the ad and I will fix it and repost it for all of our enjoyment... I will say that I am thrilled that so many of you got a kick out of it, so much as I did... As a professional graphic designer, I spend so much of my time catering to the whims of my clients... I LOVE my work, and periodically it just a hoot to go and knock something like this off for laughs... Even if I never shared this with anyone, I got a big kick out of it... so glad you all did too! -V

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