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12-14-23 morning... I put these pics up on the evening of 12-13-23 and forgot to tell what I was looking for when I found this small stash of odds and ends. I was looking for a bag of 'owner manuals' that come with new watches and I have not found them yet. I plan to match any of them with watches that I have but my guess is there may not be any matches because the watches I have left are probably older than the manuals. I have seen some of these manuals priced as high as $50 to $100 (or more) so I need to find them for that reason anyway. I have read that counterfeit copies are also being sold and one article on the subject tells how to spot the fakes by their inferior printing so if anyone has any of the manuals, look them over closely. Identifying fake Rolex owner's manuals and papers - GMT Forum 12-13-23... Ran across this stuff from the past when hunting for something in my closet: Leftovers from watches of the past. Medallions etc... The 'Give Your Rolex A Rolex' is a bracelet catalog from the late 1970s, I got it when I bought a new Speedking. Bromberg's is a Rolex AD in Alabama, the card is from the late 1980s when my wife bought a new lady DJ on 'The Rolex Plan' by mail. They had an ad in Southern Living Magazine and you called and told them what you wanted, they checked you out, and sent the watch. The card says"Jewelers For Over 151 Years." Now it has been 187 years, so the card is from around 1987. The 'Rolex Plan' = twelve months to pay, no interest, no tax (on out of state sales). All at list price of course. About Brombergs Bromberg's I have a lot of stuff left from my trading days (back when the watches were a LOT less $$), and I doubt I have many (if any) of the watches that came with the stuff above. I still have the Speedking though, and a 6694 that I bought on 'The Rolex Plan' in the mid to late 1980s. The 6694 was $925, no interest, no tax (had it sent out of state and returned). The Speedking was $125 cash including tax iirc. Edit...It was $125 plus tax so it was $132.50. Both still in nos condition and also have one other low mileage 6694 that is in very good condition. The LM 6694 is about 23 posts down: Rolex Wristies thread - Page 144 - The Rolex Area - RWG I did not find what I was looking for so maybe I will post a few more pics later on as I dig deeper. 12-17-23 Found some old boxes yesterday, here are a few of them... There are six 'Bufkor' type inner/outer box sets wrapped up behind the others. Here is what they look like: Prez 1803 box from December 18, 1967 with warranty and chrono certificate... Wonder where it is now? Maybe on an old gambler's arm in Atlantic City. Ha! What Happened on December 18, 1967 - On This Day Zenith Cosmo box from 1988... This one ended up in Florida. Long gone... It was $945 minus a $50 gift certificate = $895 no tax on December 24, 1977. What Happened on December 24, 1977 - On This Day From my Speedking, new from AD on Tuesday, May 23, 1978. Do not know why it was in a chronometer box, but it had the correct papers, receipt etc. Things were different back then, dealers were not careful about B/P like today. The repair guy was a friend and later sold me a 1675 GMT Master on June 10, 1997 for $325 and a like new Toot Monte Carlo on September 4, 1997 for $275. Both long gone. What Happened on May 23, 1978 - On This Day Old box from ?? Looked on the 'net and did not find one exactly like it. Another old box from a forgotten watch.... Never did find the owner manuals. I'll keep looking. Found some replica boxes out in the garage, forgot about them. Wood liners etc... Found some stuff. Yea! The brochures are still MIA. Boo! Meanwhile, The BIG Question still remains... Who has the best sub??

"There are also some other Tropic 12's available on Ebay, but they seem to be a hit and miss when it comes to shape and size." True. GS and Sternkreuz brands are usually Ok. From USA supply houses...Star Time generics always fit and Clark's have been good too. I have used a few GS PA 459-47 with good luck, do not know what the difference is between PA 459-47 and PA 459-57A. Correction: I should have said: "I have used a few GS PA 459-37 with good luck..." Have also sanded the sharp edge down a little bit on later style number 22 types but this only smoothes the top edge down, the flat sidewall remains. It looked a little better (to me) though. I mounted the case in a lathe with the crystal on it (no bezel), spun the case and sanded the edge, then polished it smooth like original. Sanding by hand may not give good results. If the crystal is not tight enough to stay on the case you have to use a bezel to hold it on and I have an old ratty bezel for that. I looked at a new Sternkreuz tropic 11 and it has a beveled top edge, part number XS 292.470 on the package. A Sternkreuz tropic 12 has a similar top edge and the p/n is XS 293.156 with 11 printed on the same line as the p/n but off at the edge of the envelope. Maybe it means it will work for 12 and 11?? Anyway, the beveled edge is not as sharply pronounced as genuine. Checked one from ST and it has the sharp top edge, p/n RCC 12...it looks like the later genuine models. Looked at one in a white envelope with a blue frame labled 'watch parts' across the top and do not know where it came from but it has a rounded top edge and it has p/n 5500 on it. You might spot one on eBay but I would not pay more than $6 or $8 for it with free shp. Looked at a new genuine rlx 25-22 and it looks exactly like the ST RCC 12...hard to tell for sure because it is sealed in a plastic envelope. My advice is not to waste $$ on a genuine crystal on watch projects. Why not? Because a cracked $100 crystal is worth exactly the same as a cracked $12 crystal. Ha!