DIVING WATCH STORIES

Milsub give away
In 1980 I was serving on the Portsmouth bomb disposal team, one of my roles was team storeman, I had 4 milsubs ( Military issue Rolex submariners ) in one of the drawers for ages, I tried to get some of the other members of my team to wear them, no body was interested because they didnt look cool. You could buy a really cool looking Seiko back then for about £30. I eventually gave them back to the main store in Vernon. I know the whereabouts of just one of them.

For sale Comex Rolex
In 1993 I was a bit skint and tried to sell my Comex Rolex, i only wanted the £500 that I'd paid for it. Noone was really interested, my good friend Mike Young from www.solscreen.com turned it down after consulting main Rolex main agent in Portsmouth, they advised him not to touch it with a bargepole. I offered it to Gavin Morris he tried to chip me down on price, I thought £500 was a fair price, it ended up with Steve Gorton, he knew a good deal when he saw one and was happy to pay me £1000, so I had doubled my money. I now have Steve Gortons Rail dial sea dweller. Ive lost track of Steve , so if anyone knows where he is, tell him to get in touch.

£20 for a Milsub
Shorty Lougher recalls going to the diving stores to sign for his Military issue Rolex submariner. The Head of stores was ex Navy officer Wilbur Dodds, Wilbur gave most of the divers a hard time when drawing equipment, he gave us all the impression that it all belonged to him personally. He made shorty sign 3 times for the watch, once for the watch, once for the strap and once for the bezel and spring.
Shorty also recalls losing a Milsub when serving in Scotland. and had £20 taken from his wages, that was a serious ammount of beer money back
in the 70's