Originally Posted by
mike curnow
In approx 1957, I was in high school. I was washing my fathers car, took off his watch and laid it on the bumper, finshed washing, drove the car, lost the watch ( non Rolex ). It was a cool watch and I was really mad at myself. I went to a watch place and told the jewelar I wanted a watch that I never had to take off, as far as water was concerned. He showed me a Rolex GMT Master, I had never heard of a Rolex . He said it was waterproof, had the date, and a magnafying area over the date. I had a Paper Route and had saved my money so I bought the watch, approx $450.00 in 1957. I have been wearing it ever since. It needs a tune up at the moment so its not being used, but it has never leaked.