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With Rolex Certificate dated September 2007 stating that the watch is a Special Reconnaissance Regiment Rolex Time Piece. The Certificate states further that the recipient of the watch, a ranking officer in the regiment, received this watch with serial number 113. The document is signed by both the recipient and the Adjutant of the regiment. The watch is further accompanied by the International Guarantee card dated October 2007 and naming the purchaser as Special Reconnaissance Regiment, Rolex Explorer II instructions, Rolex Oyster literature, fitted green presentation box and outer packaging.
The present watch has been consigned by the original owner and has never been used. It is part of a limited edition of 139 examples, made for the Special Reconnaissance Regiment, or SRR. The backs of these watches were engraved with the cap badge of the Special Reconnaissance Regiment and the individual issue number of the watch.
A unit of the British Armed Forces, the Special Reconnaissance Regiment was created in 2005. Its roots derive from the 14 Intelligence Company, also known as "The Det". The unit was reported to have carried out undercover surveillance work in Northern Ireland during the Troubles.
The present watch has been consigned by the original owner and has never been used. It is part of a limited edition of 139 examples, made for the Special Reconnaissance Regiment, or SRR. The backs of these watches were engraved with the cap badge of the Special Reconnaissance Regiment and the individual issue number of the watch.
A unit of the British Armed Forces, the Special Reconnaissance Regiment was created in 2005. Its roots derive from the 14 Intelligence Company, also known as "The Det". The unit was reported to have carried out undercover surveillance work in Northern Ireland during the Troubles.