I find that some-one who is prepared to explain as M4tt does his reasoning is rare in the forum world and others just like the sound of their own, often unfounded, opinion.
Cheers M4tt.
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I find that some-one who is prepared to explain as M4tt does his reasoning is rare in the forum world and others just like the sound of their own, often unfounded, opinion.
Cheers M4tt.
I am suprised they bother, their watches really do stand any scrutiny and they do not need to stoop this way.
Funny though, i had saved money for an explorer and when the time came spent it...
Because if you say it often enough you can make it the truth.
Well, if it helps put in context for the age, my grandfather always said he carried his watch through the war, he started with pocket watches, wore a wrist watch in the war and finished with a pocket...
Presumption. People use differing phrasing. So 'most definately on his wrist' would be just as valid.
Tha rabid Rolex fan boys will bring this topic up continually in the hope of re-writing...
M4tt. Got it, so the Rolex went up there with Tensing.
So it got me wondering. As neither of the two ...for 30 years.. did not declare which laid the first foot on the top, why did Smiths...
First published 2012. Not sure it does.
I do not think we will ever know regardless now what people say.
Supposition on your part or fact?
I ask as Rolex do not seem to be stating this. Yet Smiths do via the advert seen below. A watch given a year before and kept as a momento, this does not mean he...
But who remembers the 1952 expedition. It is all about what went up in 1953.
Oh gosh yes....terribly. :smug:
As I understand it for 30 years neither man stated who reached the top first, so I doubt we will ever really know. Tensings sons say he stated to them he did and after Tensings death Hillary stated...