Nice and unusual to have all the ‘bits’ probably do a quick check on Chrono24 and find similar for sale but sure MW or HM will offer an opinion.
Hi Guys,
I need some price advice please.
A very good friend of mine has a 1955 Rolex bubble back, stainless steel, original box, original papers, original sales receipt as the watch was bought with war tokens for £75. He is the 2nd owner after the original purchaser and the watch is in mint condition.
My friend is facing a divorce and is liquidating to pay solicitors etc, any ideas on a value?
Thanks!
Last edited by Boarder1; 17th July 2018 at 11:45. Reason: Further Pictures added
Nice and unusual to have all the ‘bits’ probably do a quick check on Chrono24 and find similar for sale but sure MW or HM will offer an opinion.
Do you have the reference number for the watch? 1955 is late for a bubbleback, IIRC in the mid-50s Rolex was coming to the end of its production run of semi-bubblebacks.
The movement number is: 2/F14843 and the case number is: 50270.
Purchased July 14th, 1955. The Rolex papers (Controle official de la Marche de Montres) is dated 12th November 1954.
Thanks
Mark
Did the numbers provided help any further with an idea of value?
Yes, I have pics of everything.
Unfortunately I'm away on business at the moment, so will post when I get back in a couple days.
Mark
Pics added!
Any help here people?
Thanks
Mark
Sadly, fantastic provenance inflates only so far the value of a model that isn't commercially the most desirable.
Do you know the model number, visible between the lugs at 12 o'clock?
I anticipate the papers etc here will add several hundred pounds at most.
Haywood
Hi Haywood,
Thanks for the reply, I don't know the model number as only have the details from the pictures.
Will try and find out.
Mark
That would be one hell of a birth year watch for someone born in 1954 though.
If it's for the divorce, £75,
then now a whopping £750.
Not worth any more.
Then try again when the divorce has been settled.
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Rolex made you promise not to resell back in 1955!!!!
Today it's cards and papers back then they made you sign a contract...
That paperwork is absolutely wonderful.
The price is in US Dollar.
The exchange rate was around 1.3 to 1.5 according to Google, therefore it was £50 well spent.
So I now have the watch in my possession and have taken some more pictures:
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Even got a paper about the Army owner.