Navy diver's rare Rolex sold at auction for £155,000

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The 1970s watch was kept in a drawer in Perthshire for more than 25 years.

A rare 1970s Rolex watch which had been sitting in its owner's drawer for more than 25 years has sold for £155,000 at auction.

Starting at a £60,000 bid, the watch sold over its expected price in about two minutes at the Bonhams auction. He previously described the item as "one of the rarest and one of the most collectable watches today".

 

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