Horological Meandering

watches without boxes and papers in an effort to cut down on waste.

You would need some sort of authenticity document

Are papers just a historical item no longer relevant 🤔

Yeah, they want clean oceans. A simply warranty certificate of authentic is enough. And, in my case i own a lot of watch cases. ...  

In case the electronic version gets lost

Box and papers for a fine watch are not "waste" More of a cost cutting move touted as something else to me.

I seem to remember the sales agent swiping a plastic card that came with the watch and then telling me the watch was now registered with Rolex. I assume the card would have to accompany the watch if I were to sell it. I have a bill of sale from the AD but...