“MY FATHER WAS A ONE WATCH KIND OF GUY,” describes John Low, a former Research Scientist. “He bought the Tudor on Christmas Eve 1985 and has worn it throughout the entirety of his 30 year career. It was only when he retired that the Singapore Armed Forces gave him his and hers couples’ watch to wear with my mother that he eventually took this off his wrist.”
Widely issued to a range of military forces around the world, such was the success of Hans Wilsdorf’s vision – to develop affordable timepieces that are implanted in Rolex’s reputation for quality – that Marine Nationale Française (MN), and the US Navy (USN) would seek to supply elite units with them. Even military men in other countries, with their modest pay cheques, would seek them out for their own professional use.
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ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة Issue 167 من August Man SG.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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