This is the way to buy a mil sub ...

[metaljesus]

I love this photo.

Full story: http://www.tz-uk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=133412

[specialvat]

Customs: Can you explain this amount of currency sir ?

Buyer: Erm ? NO.

Hope he got that lot out of a bank, imagine if some of those 50's were blag.

Maybe thats my scouse sense kicking in

Thought banks would not allow you to withdraw such amounts to combat crime ?

[FxrAndy]

Great read

[Jkay]

Thanks for cross posting! I'm happy for the old fellow, and those certainly are a few huge bags of steaming cash.

[highoeyazmuhudee]

HOLY CRAP! but i mean... c'mon, you could build something extremely accurate for 1/100th the cost.

makes me wonder what ever happened to ian flemings bond sub

[redwatch]

Wow. Now that is definitely how you buy a Milsub watch! Nice to see the intermediary got some champagne out of the deal

[HauteHippie]

Wow. Mike Wood strikes again.

[Paneraibob]

Is this the transaction picture of the milsub we saw a few weeks ago from this posting

[StormTooper4]

Silly Silly money, Its insane , and to carry that cash around ,

[TeeJay]

Paying that much for a watch, is crazy... Having six identical mil-subs in a collection is OCD gone too far... A fun read, but I think I'll be sticking with reps

[pr0digy30]

Hey look.. he threw in a black NATO!

[dbutlerman]

Pretty cool watch with some real pedigree behind it.

[TeeJay]

Hey look.. he threw in a black NATO!

Customer care at it's very best

[wiesn089]

Cool find! Thanks for sharing!

[metaljesus]

Paying that much for a watch, is crazy... Having six identical mil-subs in a collection is OCD gone too far... A fun read, but I think I'll be sticking with reps

Acutally Mike Wood owns 18. Thats 18 of the estimated 200 left in the world ...

[TeeJay]

Acutally Mike Wood owns 18. Thats 18 of the estimated 200 left in the world ...

Crazy... I can understand collecting things, afterall, that's why we're all here, but multiples of identical items in a collection, that's a bit too extreme for me

[metaljesus]

I guess he takes pleasure in the very (VERY) small variations. And probably knowing the history of each one.

[pr0digy30]

Crazy... I can understand collecting things, afterall, that's why we're all here, but multiples of identical items in a collection, that's a bit too extreme for me

It's also smart business. Look at how DeBoers controls the diamond market.

All Mike Wood has to do is sell one or two of at an inflated price at auction to his friend, then his other 17 jump in value.

[sneed12]

He doesn't just collect milsubs either:

http://forums.watchuseek.com/attachments/f7/191896d1244144135-rolex-mil-sub-969-jpg

http://forums.watchuseek.com/attachments/f7/191899d1244144135-rolex-mil-sub-1024-jpg

[TeeJay]

It's also smart business. Look at how DeBoers controls the diamond market.

All Mike Wood has to do is sell one or two of at an inflated price at auction to his friend, then his other 17 jump in value.

Cunning

[TeeJay]

He doesn't just collect milsubs either:

http://forums.watchuseek.com/attachments/f7/191896d1244144135-rolex-mil-sub-969-jpg

http://forums.watchuseek.com/attachments/f7/191899d1244144135-rolex-mil-sub-1024-jpg

I have to admit, I think I'd rather just have the equivalent in bars of bullion

[Member X]

So ths buyer sent Mike Wood the money, and he handed it over?

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