I am beside myself and kinda embarrassed that after contacting all persons and soldiers involved that with all due respect I must apologize to all members that this watch was purchased in Iraq and not found in any palace in that country.
Sorry, RocstEddie PS: Just want to thank all those who delt with the cat sht and mouse trds in the sand bx. Keep at it, life's not over until its over. Thanks!
You do not need to apologize for anything; fact is the watch still has a story. I am sure we have a few hard core Stars & Stripes on here that only became more patriotic every year they have been out but wouldn't have made it past day one of Selection. If their feelings are hurt because something was bought in that country then screw them. I have purchased things all over the world and ran Teams in 64 countries to date, I am not sorry for it.
No matter what the watch has a story and that should be the story told with that watch; regardless if you believe the story or not, if it is true or not, who cares man, its War Booty, most of us who have been down range have a foot locker somewhere full of trophies. all with their own story, maybe some are BS and maybe some are true. Its just an item with a story.
For example you go to a high end watch shop and some well known super star is in there and tries on a watch but does not make the purchase. Then you buy the same watch and tell folks it was one whom ever tried on but did not get. It makes face book and goes around some 100,000 times, the watch shop catches wind of it and the salesman tells the next customer that they have the preowned but never used watch from whomever and jacks the price up to make and extra buck. It works and he sells five watches in a week. By the end of time the story is so twisted it just seems wild.
I have seen this many of times with anything from the Mike Jordan's Hummer being sold in Italy with the dealer claiming it was from when he played for Milan, Mafia leaders Golden Uzi sets, Gaddafi's Golden Pistol. There just stories that come with things, does not mean they need to be true, they just need to have plausibility and an audience. Sort of like what Obama did with OBL, or what Clinton did with OBL. Some stories are there to get out and Clinton's story is one that does not want to get out. But if told to enough audiences then over time the truth is what we dictate and fact is just conspiracy.
