Impressive, if not excessive.

That's a lot of money tied up in watches. To each, his own.

Myles

 

My best guess is he won the lottery at some point.......or inherited a fortune :'(

 

My best guess is he won the lottery at some point.......or inherited a fortune :'(

I couldn't afford to insure those, let alone buy them. It would be funny if he/she drove an '86 Toyota Tercel and lived in a mobile home (nothing wrong with either, by the way). My old mechanic lived in a mobile home. Parked outside was a trailer with his cigarette boat.

Myles

 

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Wow!!! He could buy a small country with that collection, quite impressive. He has a number of very rare pieces..... Comex Submariners, Double Reds, Single Reds, GMT with Bakelite bezel,
orange hands, and a number of vintage Daytonas, but alas, I did not see any Newmans, well, guess he is going to have to buy another case......

 

My best guess is he won the lottery at some point.......or inherited a fortune :'(

Nope, as far as I know he's a dealer. He supposedly bought a huge lot of ex-MOD Rolex MilSpecs that were being decommissioned (back before they were collectible) and go from there. I think all he does is eat, drink, sleep and dream Rolex watches.

He's also supposed to be extremely nice and helpful to other collectors. He's a regular over at MWR (among other forums).

 

I see no problem at all....a fellow WIS ;D

 

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(Speechless).

 

I see no problem at all....a fellow WIS ;D

A WIS par excellence

Good for him I say!

 

Yeh but i bet he doesn't own a bellmatic

 

That's part of Mike Woods personal collection, he has a lot more. Older stuff 1925 to 1955

One or two subs

Including Milsubs

Sea Dwellers

Not to mention Cosmographs, GMT's, Datejusts, Explorers, Migauss etc.

He is a dealer and a nicer guy you couldn't hope to meet. This is his shop.

http://www.theoldwatchshop.com

He knows his Rolex's!

 

That's part of Mike Woods personal collection, he has a lot more. Older stuff 1925 to 1955




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He should enter this month's photo competition !

 

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Yeh but i bet he doesn't own a bellmatic

 

He is a true WIS but you have to ask the question what does he do for a job to be able to afford something like this he must either had a lotto win or he is single and has a job that pulls in Half a million a year. at least.

Cheers
Mark.

 

He is a true WIS but you have to ask the question what does he do for a job to be able to afford something like this he must either had a lotto win or he is single and has a job that pulls in Half a million a year. at least.

Cheers
Mark.

Mark, as I mentioned before he sells watches, specifically Rolexes. He has done so for a long time. He took a chance a while back and bought a huge lot of Ex-MOD Rolex Milspecs before people were collecting them at considerable risk. He parlayed that lot, over quite a few years, into the collection you see now. He's not a rich playboy or trust fund baby. Nor is he the CEO of a multi-billion dollar company that pulls in a huge salary. He's just a guy who decided that he loves Rolexes so much that he would sell them, so he did. He's been helped in that regard by the general well being he has engendered in the watch collecting community by his vast knowledge and open willingness to share that knowledge over the years. He's basically living the WIS dream.

 

WOW!!! That's collecting in the extreme... 10 MilSub's? The mind boggles... Fair play to the man I say. Surprised there's no Newman Daytona's in the pictures but I guess he owns several of those too and keeps them in a separate case.

 

I don't know Mike, but I understand that when the odd unusual Rolex has appeared on the likes of Ebay (and the seller didn't know what they had), he has been known to offer helpful advice. By reputation, I understand that he's one of the good guys.

Thanks for putting those pics up - they always make me smile.

 

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Wow ! The last time I saw someone with these much Rolex was a rep shop in China !

 

Wow ! The last time I saw someone with these much Rolex was a rep shop in China !

)

 

Hmm, you'd have to have about $50K worth of safes to just store them in.

I guess that must not be an issue based on the value of his collection.

Wow.

 

Wow is all I can say. I would keep a couple and sell the rest to build my fantasy collection. I would still have a lot of dough leftover.

 

That's part of Mike Woods personal collection, he has a lot more. Older stuff 1925 to 1955



One or two subs



Including Milsubs



Sea Dwellers



Not to mention Cosmographs, GMT's, Datejusts, Explorers, Migauss etc.



He is a dealer and a nicer guy you couldn't hope to meet. This is his shop.

[url=http://www.theoldwatchshop.com]http://www.theoldwatchshop.com[/url]

He knows his Rolex's!
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Jeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeze :clap: :clap: :clap:

 

UNBELIEVABLE!

 

impressive...most impressive...

 

Seeing his collection always makes me think that good karma certainly has given back a whole lot for this guy.
I've seen his posts and he's not a snob at all. Very kind with his words.