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I started sailing when I lived in Florida and fell in love with it. Back then I learned about solo non-stop circumnavigation of the world and thought that it was the ultimate sailing goal, one which I doubt I will achieve. Anyway, the first person to successfully achieve it was Sir Robin Knox-Johnston. Here is an article about his watch.

https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/sir-r ... orer-found

This is a great story indeed.


Thanks for letting us know.

Thanks for sharing, great read indeed

Nice reading, just when had a long train ride.

Thanks from the interesting article!

What a fantastic read! Thanks for sharing!

just to hilite the dial condition after nearly a year of sun exposed.

Looking at his Rolex Explorer, you can see evidence of its tough life at sea, most noticeably in the dial, which has faded almost entirely from its original black to the point that the Arabic numerals are all but disappearing.

Well, here is the previous related article.

https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/aroun ... -perpetual

I enjoy these stories. They give a new dimension to the term "tool watch."

I don't get it. What do you mean after "nearly a year"?

TUFF Stough wrote: ↑July 3rd, 2018, 4:08 am
just to hilite the dial condition after nearly a year of sun exposed.

Looking at his Rolex Explorer, you can see evidence of its tough life at sea, most noticeably in the dial, which has faded almost entirely from its original black to the point that the Arabic numerals are all but disappearing.

A year sailing around the world?