--- title: "Watch this veteran’s reaction when he learns his Army souvenirs are worth mucho dinero" date: "2020-02-05" modified: "2020-10-21" authors: - name: "Logan Nye" job_title: "Senior Contributor, Army Veteran" link: "https://www.wearethemighty.com/authors/logan-nye/" url: "https://www.wearethemighty.com/mighty-trending/watch-this-veterans-reaction-when-he-learns-his-army-souvenirs-are-worth-mucho-dinero/" categories: - "Entertainment" --- # Watch this veteran’s reaction when he learns his Army souvenirs are worth mucho dinero ![]() An Army soldier stationed in Germany picked up two Rolexes from the PX before rotating back to the states in early 1960. One watch was to wear himself while the other was a gift for his dad. --- ![]() *Photo: PBS Facebook video screenshot* He had never heard of Rolex before and only bought them because his sergeant told him they were the best watches ever made. Almost 60 years later, both watches are still working and the sergeant's advice turned out to be spot on. The veteran recently appeared on PBS's Antiques Roadshow and learned that one of the watches, which he paid a little over a month's salary to buy in 1960, was "easily today, it's $65,000 to 75,000 on the market." See the full video from PBS below: \[fbvideo link="https://www.facebook.com/pbs/videos/10153634886707169/" width="500" height="400" onlyvideo="1"\] ## Author Logan was an Army journalist and paratrooper in the 82nd. Now, he's a freelance writer covering military history, culture, and technology. He has two upcoming podcasts and a Twitch channel focused on basic military literacy. ### Author social links [Twitter]() [Facebook]()