This is perhaps a better photograph of some of the pieces in Miltons’ special selection. It was taken at the end of 2013, since when a number of significant pieces have joined those shown here.
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Rolex “Disco Dial” Explorer II, model 1655. A rare model, made for speleologists ( cave-explorers ). Note the large, orange 24-hour hand and original, plain seconds hand without a luminous dot. Despite its confusing dial, this is a very collectible watch today. The bezel would appear to have been replaced later during service by Rolex.
This military-issue Rolex Submariner model 5513 was supplied to the Royal Marines in 1975. Note the peculiar hands, specified by HM Government. These watches were fitted not on bracelets but on a nylon strap secured over fixed bars between the lugs. At the end of his service the navy diver in this instance chose to fit a generic bracelet over the fixed bars. Originally it will also have had a bezel marked with full 60-minute divisions, but these were often lost during active service and replaced with a standard, civilian bezel as here. Even so, in this condition it remains a watch worth tens of thousands of pounds.