The gap between the day it arrives at the AD and the day it is sold is several years, a common phenomenon, at that time. The most impressive gap: 19 years, for a vintage Milgauss 1019!
If you are lucky, you can find a nice vintage Rolex with box and papers, full set. In the full set, the cherry on the cake is to also get the original invoice. For a watch, made in 1966, sold in 1969, it is not often that you get the invoice. Here is the ...
Thanks for sharing it Nicolas. It takes me back to the seventies when it was not difficult to see those boxes, invoices, and warranty cards in middle-class homes in Italy! Enjoy that beauty!
It's amazing to think that a watch that is nearly 60 years old has managed to keep everything it came with and in such great condition. I can never quite get my head around it when I see watches that are only a couple of years old yet have neither box or ...
not the least of which is that such a beautiful Rolex GMT once sat in the AD’s display for several YEARS before being purchased. My goodness, those were the days ;-)