Diving instructor found Rolex lost in the Pacific Ocean for two years and reunited it with its owner before turning down $2,000 reward

This Rolex watch had an underwater adventure when it was dropped by a diver in the Pacific Ocean, who pleaded for its return along with a $2,000.

The diver was visiting Hawaii when he sadly lost his 2002 Rolex Datejust during a deep-sea dive.

After going back down to try and find it, the owner had no success and was losing hope.

But, in a heartwarming turn of events, a fellow diver found the timepiece and returned it out of the goodness of his heart.

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The Rolex Datejust – an icon of the watch world

In the luxury watch world, Rolex is the epitome of opulence, and one stand-out model is the Rolex Datejust.

Originally launched in 1945, this Rolex model was the first ever self-winding, waterproof chronometer wristwatch that displayed the date on the dial.

In 1953, the Rolex look we all recognize came together with the introduction of the magnified Cyclops lens on the watch’s display, making it a must-have for watch collectors and avid wearers.

But for one owner of a 2002 edition of the Rolex Datejust, disaster struck.

Gregory Greer explained how his watch was lost off the coast of Kauai to Hawaii News Now.

The watch fell to the bottom of the ocean off Kauai’s south shore in December 2023, and after a few attempts, the search for the timepiece was fruitless.

Labeling it his ‘folklore’, the experienced diver was on a trip to Hawaii from Virginia.

The Rolex owner decided to report the watch missing to the cops and even offered a whopping $2,000 reward for whoever handed it in.

Twenty long months passed with no news, until one day, when Greer was on a trip to the Bahamas, his phone lit up.

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The watch’s depth was no match for this driving instructor

Diving instructor Logan Barnard was on a tour, diving in the Pacific Ocean, and spotted it, with Greer receiving a text stating that ‘we found your Rolex’.

Due to the face of the watch being cracked, the instructor mistook it for a lost treasure.

After retrieving the watch, Barnard decribed how he found the Rolex, and others at the dive shop recognized the location, explaining Gregory’s watch situation.

“Can you imagine the story that would tell if there had been a micro-camera in that watch?

“And taking pictures of everything everywhere it went in these last 18-plus months?” Gregory explained.

The Rolex find really was an act of kindness, with the diver not expecting a single dollar of the $2,000 reward money.

“If I can brighten his day by getting this watch back to him, that’s priority,” said Barnard

Barnard has now mailed the watch back to Greer, and the Rolex is set to be fixed and worn again after its deep-sea adventure.

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