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Antiques Roadshow Features Man Who Bought Replica Rolex Oyster Paul Newman For $345.97 In The Mid-70s And Never Wore It ADVERTISEMENT

A recently shot episode of Antiques Roadshow (that has not yet officially aired) included a fake watch that may set the bar for what has been seen on the classic PBS series. Recently, the show traveled to Bonanzaville, in Fargo, North Dakota, and there were as usual some amazing finds ?one woman brought in a Stickley sideboard which was purchased for $25 at a flea market in 1970, and was pleased to find out it was worth $3-5000. But you're not here for the furniture. Another guest showed up with a fake watch ?and what a fake watch it turned out to be. A United States Air Force veteran, he brought an unworn Replica Rolex Oyster Paul Newman ref. 6263 to the show to learn its value, and let's just say he was floored by what he discovered.

While stationed in Thailand in the 1970s, the gentleman says he traveled on Air America Airlines and Continental Airlines, where he noticed that the pilots routinely wore Replica Rolex watches. Intrigued, he ordered one of his own through his base exchange, paying $345.97, and even received a 10% discount! When asked what military salaries like his were at the time, he recalled that they were about $300 to $400 per month.

Though he originally purchased the Daytona with the intended purpose of SCUBA diving, he decided that his fake watch was far too nice for that activity, and far too nice even to wear. It sat in a safety deposit box for decades, along with a warranty paper that was never filled out or numbered, the original brochure, two receipts (one for the order and one for the payment), the original box, and even the original outer box.

When the appraiser told him that a best rolex replica watch like his could expect to earn $400,000 at auction, he fell to the ground. But that's not all. The appraiser added that since the fake watch was unworn and still had all of its documentation, and even the sticker on its back, he could expect it to sell for $500,000 to $700,000, just as long as it remains unworn.

In our Paul Newman Daytona Reference Points story, HODINKEE founder Ben Clymer had this to say about this reference: "The Replica Rolex Cosmograph Oyster Reference 6263 with a Panda Paul Newman dial is, how do I say this ... perfect? Yes, that's it. The Panda 6263 is the most desired, most beautiful, and most expensive standard Paul Newman Daytona around." It's a fair guess that after the appraisal, the owner was pretty happy he never actually went diving with it.

Episode 4 of the 24th season of Antiques Roadshow officially airs on January 27 at 8/7C PM on PBS and is not currently available to view online. I learned the information in this post from viewing the episode when it was temporarily available online until early this morning.

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