He Paid $345 for a Rolex in the '70s. Its Value Today Left This Antiques Roadshow Guest Collapsing in Shock

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A U.S. Air Force veteran collapsed on Antiques Roadshow upon hearing that his $345 Rolex watch was actually worth up to $700,000.
The man — identified only by his first name, David — said he ordered the watch, a 1971 Rolex Oyster Cosmograph, in 1974 while he was in the military, after noticing that many pilots wore watches from the same brand. He bought the Rolex for $345.97. That was about as much as the veteran's monthly salary from the military at the time, he recalled.