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Very well said, Norm - a true officer and a gentleman, you are. This is a really a great and respectable forum and I haven't seen any gunfights at all.
But just to add my last footnote on this topic, and this is just my opinion and maybe let me risk some advice to some on the forum:
You acquired a Rolex because you could afford it and because there was a very special reason (i.e. a milestone, an achievement) to celebrate it with that purchase. Why keep it in the box and not enjoy it as often as you can?
If you go deep sea fishing, wear it. What can go possibly wrong? The watch falls overboard? It'll never happen. You take the best radio, the best fish finder, the best reels, rods, lines and hooks, don't you? ....then why scrimp on a piece of crucial equipment that MIGHT spell the difference out there 3 miles or more from the shoreline? Trust me, a Rolex can take any beating on any boat in any weather.
One day when we hit our old age and spend our final days relegated to a rocking chair wrinkled and faded, among the things we might most regret is not wearing that Rolex often enough in our younger days. After all, life is really too short, amigos --- and the need for a daily feeling of a celebration with that Rolex on the wrist (or for that matter any grail watch) is what life is all about ;).
Thanks for the kind words, Jeff. Your advice on wearing your Rolex and not keeping it in a box for safe keeping is perfect. A watch is a tool and it is a mechanical piece of genius but it is meant to be worn. Your advice to wear it fishing is so true. I know that you my friend have worn your own Rolex fishing and it is refreshing to hear about someone "loving" their Rolex enough to wear it! hand6.gifhand6.gif Have a great weekend everyone at 3T. woohoo.gif