Found Rolex Submariner

[dc.gronlund]

Forgot to post this when it happened a couple weeks ago....
I've already restored it, minus the dial. It can be seen on my you tube channel "ddaavvee".

If we can find the owner, I'll give it back. Just need to prove it's theirs, which is easy since there is something engraved on the back. We've just been super unlucky locating her/him.

First time metal detecting in months and I ticked off a bucket list find, in spectacular fashion. A 1971 Rolex Submariner Ref: 5513. The only damage is the crystal, bezel insert, and the dial, otherwise it started running in my pocket, crown unscrews and sets and winds, and there seems.

Found in the pacific with a the Minelab Manticore, rang up a perfect 47. Settings are beach low conductors, 0gb, noise cancel -9, recovery 3, sensitivity 27, all metal, ferrous volume 2, prospect tone, upper ferrous limit 3, lower ferrous limit 1. Found at a super low tide very wet sand about 30-40 yard off the dry area. It was about 8 -10 inches down under the nice sand in the mucky, stinky, black layer.

Also found a Tiffany ring and a few square whole Japanese coins.

 

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[Blackfoot58]

That is a classy, classic timepiece. Congrats 👍🏼

 

[Terry Soloman]

SWEET!

 

[potsherd_creek]

That Submariner certainly lived up to its name. Great find

 

[IDAu]

Holy cow. I don’t know if they did it back then, but Rolex may have a record of the customer if you can get the SN to an AD.

I’d be hanging onto it if it were me. But good on you for being willing to give it back.

 

[Chilli]

They should use that in an add for how tough they are.

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

A fantastic find - congrats !