Skeletons In My Closet...

automatico · December 14, 2023

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. :snorkel:

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:

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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.