The year was 1972 the place Vietnam, the watch a Rolex Submariner of course, the cigar a Cohiba.
Went to the local herb shop, yes herb shop they sold just about anything. Purchased the new Rolex for $127.00, then the owner of the shop said that i should celebrate with a nice Cuban cigar, i purchased a box of twenty and a lighter for $30, boy how times have changed.
I owned that watch for 30 years, then in 2002 i traded it in for a Rolex TT Blue Submariner, the dealer gave me $1700.00 for my Sub. The same year i was at an estate auction in Santa Barbara Ca. The owner of the estate was a doctor in his 90`s who had passed, well not expecting cigars i was surprised to find a huge room that was a humidor full of Cuban cigars, they were auctioned by brand in lots, myself and four others were interested in the cigars, before the auction we got together and agreed to what brand that we each wanted so we would not bid against each other so i managed to get 100 boxes of Cuban Cohibas for $1000.00. That was one sweat deal, $10.00 for a box of Cuban`s and $1700.00 for a watch that i paid $127.00 for 30 years earlier.
The cigars are long gone, depending on the day i smoke from 5-10 daily, the Rolex? still going strong.
Went to the local herb shop, yes herb shop they sold just about anything. Purchased the new Rolex for $127.00, then the owner of the shop said that i should celebrate with a nice Cuban cigar, i purchased a box of twenty and a lighter for $30, boy how times have changed.
I owned that watch for 30 years, then in 2002 i traded it in for a Rolex TT Blue Submariner, the dealer gave me $1700.00 for my Sub. The same year i was at an estate auction in Santa Barbara Ca. The owner of the estate was a doctor in his 90`s who had passed, well not expecting cigars i was surprised to find a huge room that was a humidor full of Cuban cigars, they were auctioned by brand in lots, myself and four others were interested in the cigars, before the auction we got together and agreed to what brand that we each wanted so we would not bid against each other so i managed to get 100 boxes of Cuban Cohibas for $1000.00. That was one sweat deal, $10.00 for a box of Cuban`s and $1700.00 for a watch that i paid $127.00 for 30 years earlier.
The cigars are long gone, depending on the day i smoke from 5-10 daily, the Rolex? still going strong.