Sean McDevitt

Submariner

Austin Rogers, writing for GQ, has a heartbreaking story I loved about a stuntman and a watch.

Nestled off a short dirt road in the Adirondack Mountains, just beyond the reach of cellular service, lies Trout Lake. Overlooking the water is a cabin owned by 48-year-old Hollywood stuntman Tom Place, something of a local legend, known more in this small Upstate New York community for his weekend recreational activities than his formidable IMDb credits he’s racked up as a Hollywood stuntman. Because for many years now, Place has been routinely diving beneath the lake’s surface in search of something he lost more than three decades ago: his Rolex Submariner.

After all this time, I’m actually kind of surprised he hasn’t found it yet. I hope he does.

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