iceclimber Posted September 11, 2010 Report Share Posted September 11, 2010 just came across this old submariner ad. had I known then what I know now....... By jeff_mann at 2010-09-11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alligoat Posted September 11, 2010 Report Share Posted September 11, 2010 $210! That's the price I saw on a 5513 or 5512 in the late 60's after watching Thunderball! It was at Sweeney's Jewelry Store here in Houston, Texas. I was 14 or maybe 15 and I actually had the money, but I just couldn't do it because I was afraid it would upset my parents. I ended up buying a Tissot instead- $50. I would wear it on the striped straps- red and black, green and blue- similar to the Natos these days, just w/o all the buckles. Forty years later I finally bought a gen Sub- a 1680! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lhooq Posted September 12, 2010 Report Share Posted September 12, 2010 $210 was also the advertised price for a Rolex Daytona in the mid-60s, so keep that in mind if you want your time travel to be more cost efficient! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pr0digy30 Posted September 12, 2010 Report Share Posted September 12, 2010 According to the Inflation Calculator at http://www.westegg.com/inflation/ using 1965 as the base says this What cost $210 in 1965 would cost $1413.05 in 2009. So me thinks Rolex is doing a little gouging these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lhooq Posted September 12, 2010 Report Share Posted September 12, 2010 And if you wanted to save a few bucks, there was always this option: Lower prices for tool watches? What ever happened to that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanuq Posted September 12, 2010 Report Share Posted September 12, 2010 You want to really feel sick? My friend paid $275 for this one brand new. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krpster Posted September 12, 2010 Report Share Posted September 12, 2010 Ouch...that hurts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceclimber Posted September 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2010 so which watches should we be hoarding now?? because unless I can fix my flux capacitor, I likely cannot cash in on the Rollies that we all know and love!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanuq Posted September 12, 2010 Report Share Posted September 12, 2010 Doxa. Pick up SUB 300 and 300T in any configuration, Sharkhunter, Pro or Searambler. Prices are going up, up, up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docdoc Posted September 12, 2010 Report Share Posted September 12, 2010 Lower prices for tool watches? What ever happened to that? And let have in mind that $1 in 1959 = $7.465 today ! Meaning you could have a gen for the price of a high quality rep (almost) today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dieselpower Posted September 14, 2010 Report Share Posted September 14, 2010 Nick Urul (of toolwatch book fame) once told me that he saw trays of V72 movements for sale for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panerai153 Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 I paid 500.00 USD for my first Rolex Submariner I believe around 1968. It was brand new and came from Hausman's Jewelers in New Orleans. They were sticklers about list price, wouldn't come off list one cent, but if you had a trade, they would "work with you" on the trade in!I kept that sub for about 5-6 years and wore it every day. I traded it on a SeaDweller. I don't remember ever paying over 1000.00 USD for a Rolex, until I bought a 18k Day Date in 1981. It listed for 4000.00 andI got it, tax included, for around 3200.00.If hindsight were 20/20 I would have a pretty nice little bunch of genuine Rolexes from the late 1960's through the late 80's. Unfortunately, back then they were just nice tool watches (Subs and SD's) Quite a few guys I dove with back then had Subs and SD's. Suprisingly in this part of the world, you never saw a Doxa. I suppose they just weren't that popular here.In the late 80's pretty much everyone was using Seikos. they were cheap, bulletproof and looked pretty nice as well. We sold Chronosport s in our Dive shop, I used up a UDT, sent it back to the folks in Conneticut several times until finally they said "It's worn out"!! Of course by then the prices of Rolex had gotten up to the point the average guy couldn't afford one, and if he could he wouldn't take it diving as they were so expensive (relatively speaking) That's my "blast from the past" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member X Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 Hindsight is a wonderful thing, if a little annoying... lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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