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Old 31 October 2015, 09:01 PM   #1
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My First Rolex - 216570
Couple of pics of my 216570. Simply love it. Pic does not do the engraving justice.
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Old 1 November 2015, 02:16 AM   #2
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Old 1 November 2015, 05:44 PM   #3
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Old 1 November 2015, 08:35 PM   #4
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Old 1 November 2015, 09:36 PM   #5
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Very nice....love to see more of the engraving.

Who's the engraver?
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Old 1 November 2015, 09:44 PM   #6
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Very nice

What's he engraving all about? Did you have it done?
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Old 2 November 2015, 03:03 AM   #7
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congrats and welcome to Rolex owners club ;-)
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Old 2 November 2015, 03:08 AM   #8
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Old 2 November 2015, 03:21 AM   #9
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Nice.

I love Scotland.
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Old 2 November 2015, 08:32 PM   #10
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Thanks for the comments.

I'm a Scot, living in Adelaide and had it engraved by Ray from londonengraver.com who is also based in Adelaide. Fully hand engraved and the quality of his work is breathtaking.

The watch was bought with money gifted from my parents and the engraving is designed to mark that and my heritage. I love the result.

Here's another pic:
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Old 3 November 2015, 04:46 PM   #11
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Old 3 November 2015, 05:25 PM   #12
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Very nice. The engraving looks great and impressive that it is all done by hand. A nice touch to help remember home.
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Old 3 November 2015, 05:35 PM   #13
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The engraving looks great! I always wanted to take a "donor" Rolex and have the entire watch engraved. Your engravers work is top-notch!
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Old 3 November 2015, 08:44 PM   #14
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Old 5 November 2015, 01:19 AM   #15
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Old 3 November 2015, 08:52 PM   #16
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That is wonderful. I know most here don't really customize their watches for fear of devaluing them, purity, etc but that is just nice. I'd love to have something like it done myself.
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Old 4 November 2015, 08:30 AM   #17
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very nice Your parents are awesome too

I was in Scotland in 1986 when I was a wee lad Absolutely beautiful place and the people were outstanding. I still remember the purple thistle and the boats grounded in Galway Bay.

Sorry, was reminiscing haha. Congrats on a beautiful and now unique piece.
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Old 4 November 2015, 08:28 AM   #18
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Thats awesome
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Old 4 November 2015, 08:46 AM   #19
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Couple of pics of my 216570. Simply love it. Pic does not do the engraving justice.

Is that first pic in B&W? I think you could be on to something. An explorer II with a deep grey 24 hour hand would be sweet. I think the black, white and grey would work well together.
Nice engraving too. Well done!


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Old 6 November 2015, 03:14 PM   #20
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That engraving is awesome and on an awesome watch. Congrats.


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Old 19 November 2015, 08:26 PM   #21
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Thanks for the positive comments. Here's a pic of it on its Isofrane:
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Old 19 November 2015, 08:30 PM   #22
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Old 25 November 2015, 03:53 AM   #23
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Excellent choice! Love the Exp2
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Old 26 November 2015, 10:13 AM   #24
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Beautiful watch and speaking as a Scot living next to Ben Nevis, magnificent coat of arms. Superb work for freehand, a very talented guy. Thanks for posting.
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Old 28 November 2015, 07:01 AM   #25
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Great watch! Engraving looks amazing!
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Old 28 November 2015, 08:25 AM   #26
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Old 28 November 2015, 12:04 PM   #27
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That's awesome work and certainly makes the watch more special for you. Enjoy it in good health.
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Old 29 November 2015, 08:27 PM   #28
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That's awesome work and certainly makes the watch more special for you. Enjoy it in good health.
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Old 30 November 2015, 01:49 AM   #29
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Wow that came out really good, congrats.
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