Single-Owner 5512 Rolex Submariner Explorer Dial Sells for $250,000 USD

Gardiner Houlgate has just auctioned off a very rare Rolex Submariner for a staggering $250,000 USD. The special Submariner was purchased by a coal miner from Nottinghamshire England 56 years ago, and possess the rare 3-6-9 explorer dial. The watch was purchased by the single owner for his 40th birthday for £70 GBP ($90 USD) and was passed on to his daughter and son-in-law after his death in 1995. What makes this watch extra special -- on top of its full Watches of Switzerland paperwork and ori...