My SD is missing

[Subfiend]

I went away on a business trip last month, so I stashed my watches in the usual hiding spots. Now I can't find my SD. We have turned the house inside out looking for it, without any luck. Worse still, my wife insists that I took the SD with me on the trip, which means I may have left it in North Carolina.

So, how long do I wait before I report it lost and get it put on the list that Rolex keeps?

[JJ Irani]

That's terrible news, David.

You need to sit back and think first. Are you sure the watch has been left behind? If so, then you can report it and hopefully your insurance should cover your loss.

Good luck, buddy - JJ

[colemanitis]

Like JJ said, think long and hard before you report it. Maybe call the hotel (if you stayed in one) to see if they have your watch. I seriously doubt it would have been turned in though. Good luck finding it. Keep us posted.

[harvey]

personally i would call everyone asap, just to give them a heads up of the current situation... you can always call them back if you find it!

fingers crossed you find it soon...

[Perdu]

Your memory seems about as good as mine. One way I sometimes find things is with the old Sherlock Holmes quote. Whenever you have examined the possible, whatever remains, no matter how improbably, must be the truth. Hope you find him.

[infoe]

Sorry to hear that man...try to remember a specifc instance in your business trip if you can...a specific meeting or something that stands out...and visualize yourself...do you have the SD on? thats what i try to do when I lose something...i try my hardest to remember when the last time I saw it...Hope it works out!

P.S. I absolutely HATE losing things...I almost never do because I am very particular with my things...

[pwrslider]

Hang in there...I've done the same thing a number of times! I hide the damn things....then after a week or two on vacation...come home..can't find it....freak out...chill out..then methodically think about all the hidy spots I have...and ones I've thought about in the past.....after a couple of beers..clarity begins...and I walk right to it!

Call the hotel to put them on notice...then just wait a bit. It will come!

[colemanitis]

Did you visit an ADs while you were away? Maybe you discussed the watch you were wearing with the sales rep?

[Tools]

Hmmm...

A business trip where you can't remember anything.......

I havn't had any of those since the 60's..



Hope you find it....

[oneillba]

Yikes, it's always in the last place you saw it. Hopefully, that place is safely at home.

[erwin]

Relax and try to focus on things you did before you left for your business trip, try to think if you had check the time while in business trip! Are all the watches you own Rolexes? If so, try to remember which Rolex you had on during your business trip! Hope everything goes well!

[Thani]

man, i hope you find it

[Subfiend]

There is one possibility that I don't want to think about -- that it got thrown in the trash. I know my wife did some spring cleaning, and one of the usual hiding spots got thrown away. But I think we thoroughly checked this spot before discarding it.

If the watch is not in the house, the one ray of hope is that it has a very distinctive engraving on the back that was put there by Rolex NY. If it goes in for service, I will get it back.

[kcmo]

I really hope you find it!

[Baptistman]

I do feel for you, Let hope you mislaid it in the house.

[roadcarver]

Better start notifying your ins company. May I ask why you hide your watches in unusual places? Why not just get a safe?

[Welshwatchman]

Fingers crossed that you may have a moment of "enlightenment".

[SPACE-DWELLER]

I hope you find it soon, David!

[Mrdi]

Gut wrenching.
I empathize.

[vjb.knife]

You should do what I do hide everything in the same place, a big friggin safe.

[RW16610]

Originally Posted by vjb.knife

You should do what I do hide everything in the same place, a big friggin safe.

Exactly, accept my safe is smaller compared to some of those I seen here


Really hope you find the watch and soon though.

[mopsey]

Bummer. I hope you find it/have it returned.

[Fey]

I bet the wifey flipped it






I would do what most people here suggest, re-think the whole situation before/after you had the watch. Most of the time when i try to stash something away secretly i have to call in the family to help me find it cause i hide stuff in the dumbest places and forget

[wust588]

My guess is, that it will turn up. It will come to you that it's in a place you have forgotten.
Best of luck.

[JCLZ]

Probably you will think my suggestion is silly, but it won’t hurt. Try to use a metal detector around things like couches, closet, bed, backyard, and places around the house. You might get surprised of all the many things we lose and we find later. I found a pair of ray ban sunglasses after 12 years missing them. They were on top of a bookshelf. Hope you find your Rolex.

[RossInIllinois]

I gotta tell you I once "lost" all my fine jewelery for 3 years. We went on vacation and I swear I could not remember where I hid the box. I found it only by accident one day when I had to move furniture to have my floors sanded. I did not remember at all putting it where I found it. It can happen.

[seantk]

David,

The Sea Dweller can be replaced (I hope you find it though). However, it will be hard for another watch to replicate the adventures that one had been on.

Keep us posted

Sean

[stevemulholland3]

man that is a nightmaRE,best of luck finding it.

[Leighton]

That's terrible and we all sympathize with you. All I can suggest is to focus on retracing the events of your trip back to when your wife said she saw you take your SD. I would also call the hotel you staid at and report it as well as your insurance company. Good luck and I hope you find it soon!

[Subfiend]

Originally Posted by roadcarver

Better start notifying your ins company. May I ask why you hide your watches in unusual places? Why not just get a safe?

I have a safe at the office but not at home. I left early on Monday morning for a one night trip, otherwise I would have put them in the safe at work. I live out in the sticks, where break ins are not usually an issue (because we like our guns), so I usually stash the watches around the house if I only go away for one or two nights. Not anymore.