{"id":11480,"date":"2024-06-18T12:12:59","date_gmt":"2024-06-18T12:12:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thisbiginfluence.com\/?p=11480"},"modified":"2024-06-18T12:12:59","modified_gmt":"2024-06-18T12:12:59","slug":"rolex-watch-eaten-by-cow-found-50-years-later-world-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thisbiginfluence.com\/?p=11480","title":{"rendered":"Rolex watch &#8216;eaten&#8217; by cow found 50 years later | World News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div> <amp-state id=\"showMoreState\">  <\/amp-state> <\/p>\n<p>Because of a metallic detectorist, a 95-year-old<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/topic\/britain\" rel=\"noopener\"> British<\/a> farmer&#8217;s prized Rolex watch, which he believed was eaten by a cow, has been reunited with the timepiece half a century later.<\/p>\n<figure> <amp-img alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/ht-img\/img\/2024\/06\/18\/550x309\/SWISS-WATCHES--48_1718710750317_1718710793536.JPG\" width=\"355\" height=\"199\" layout=\"responsive\"> <\/amp-img><figcaption> Because of a metallic detectorist, a 95-year-old British farmer&#8217;s prized Rolex watch, which he believed was eaten by a cow, has been reunited with the timepiece half a century later.(REUTERS) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<section amp-access=\"NOT userSubscribed AND NOT usCountry\"> <template amp-access-template=\"\" type=\"amp-mustache\"> {{^userSubscribed}}  {{\/userSubscribed}} <\/template> <\/section>\n<section amp-access=\"NOT userSubscribed AND usCountry\"> <template amp-access-template=\"\" type=\"amp-mustache\"> {{^userSubscribed}}  {{\/userSubscribed}} <\/template> <\/section>\n<p>James Steele mentioned he misplaced the watch within the early Seventies when he &#8220;all of the sudden realised&#8221; its bracelet had damaged.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mt10 mb10 storybtwTxt\">Now catch your favorite recreation on Crickit. Anytime Wherever. <a class=\"article_inline_track\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/cricket\/unlock-the-ultimate-cricket-experience-hindustan-times-brings-to-you-crick-it-catch-the-game-101717671888717.html\" data-vars-cta-text=\"Now catch your favourite game on Crickit. Anytime Anywhere. \" data-vars-current-url=\"\/world-news\/rolex-watch-eaten-by-cow-found-50-years-later-101718710261946.html\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/cricket\/unlock-the-ultimate-cricket-experience-hindustan-times-brings-to-you-crick-it-catch-the-game-101717671888717.html\" data-vars-section-name=\"world news\">Find out how<\/a><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;The cow might have eaten it with a mouthful of grass, the vet mentioned,&#8221; the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/topic\/BBC\" rel=\"noopener\">BBC<\/a> quoted Steele from Shropshire as saying.<\/p>\n<p>Now, a metallic detectorist has given again the watch to the proprietor of Treflach Corridor in Morda, Oswestry, after discovering it on his land.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ALSO READ|<\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/trending\/vietnam-veterans-1974-make-and-345-97-priced-rolex-daytona-now-valued-a-whopping-his-reaction-is-priceless-101696040665178.html\" rel=\"noopener\"> Vietnam veteran&#8217;s 1974 make and $345.97 priced Rolex Daytona now valued a whopping\u2026his reaction is priceless<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Steele described the invention as a &#8220;stroke of luck&#8221; and mentioned it was &#8220;wonderful&#8221; in spite of everything this time.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I used to be fairly happy as a result of I by no means thought I&#8217;d see the watch once more,&#8221; he mentioned.<\/p>\n<section amp-access=\"NOT userSubscribed AND NOT usCountry\"> <template amp-access-template=\"\" type=\"amp-mustache\"> {{^userSubscribed}}  {{\/userSubscribed}} <\/template> <\/section>\n<section amp-access=\"NOT userSubscribed AND usCountry\"> <template amp-access-template=\"\" type=\"amp-mustache\"> {{^userSubscribed}}  {{\/userSubscribed}} <\/template> <\/section>\n<p>&#8220;However I&#8217;ve obtained it now. I solely have half the bracelet &#8211; the opposite half will need to have disintegrated.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve the watch however it&#8217;s not going. The face has gone greenish however it has not rusted up.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Steele, praising the metallic detectorist who discovered the watch, mentioned he might have fairly simply not owned as much as his discovery.<\/p>\n<p>Extra valuables might nonetheless be discovered, the farmer mentioned, encouraging the metallic detectorist to maintain working his land.<\/p>\n<p>As for the watch, Steele mentioned it&#8217;ll now simply be a memento as it might &#8220;value a bomb&#8221; to do something with it.<\/p>\n<div class=\"followHT article_bottom_track\" data-vars-cta-text=\"Get Current Updates on &lt;a href=https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/world-news&gt;World News&lt;\/a&gt;,&lt;a href=https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/world-news\/us-news&gt; US News &lt;\/a&gt;, &lt;a href=https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/entertainment\/hollywood&gt; Hollywood News &lt;\/a&gt;, &lt;a href=https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/entertainment\/anime&gt; Anime &lt;\/a&gt;and Top Headlines&lt;\/a&gt; from around the world.\" data-vars-current-url=\"\/world-news\/rolex-watch-eaten-by-cow-found-50-years-later-101718710261946.html\" data-vars-click-url=\"null\" data-vars-section-name=\"world news\"> Get Present Updates on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/world-news\">World News<\/a>,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/world-news\/us-news\"> US News <\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/entertainment\/hollywood\"> Hollywood News <\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/entertainment\/anime\"> Anime <\/a>and High Headlines from all over the world.<\/div>\n<p>  <!-- slideSection about-authors Section -->    <\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/world-news\/rolex-watch-eaten-by-cow-found-50-years-later-101718710261946-amp.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Because of a metallic detectorist, a 95-year-old British farmer&#8217;s prized Rolex watch, which he believed was eaten by a cow, has been reunited with the timepiece half a century later. 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