In what appears to be a series first, a guess appearing on the “Antiques Roadshow” collapsed backwards after learning that a watch he purchased in 1974 for about $345 was now worth about 2,000 times as much.
The contestant, known only as “David,” told appraiser Peter Planes that he had seen the Rolex watch when he was in the Air Force and stationed in Thailand nearly 50 years ago, The Washington Post reported. David was helping to clear land mines from the roads and to clean up munition storage areas. While working, he noticed the airline pilots were wearing fancy watches that he could not afford.
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