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Thats a good point SJX...

 

When I look at vintage watches for sale on the net, especially for pieces I'm very familiar with I've often noticed that they will sell a watch with a period correct box, but its often not the box for that specific model of watch.  I had not thought of this with regard to auctions.  I may have presumed when they say with original box its the "correct original box" that the watch was sold with rather than merely a box from the period that the watch was made.  This becomes more difficult to determine on much older vintage watches that are older than I am (since I never saw a new one with correct packaging) and there are few survivors out there with all of their correct original boxes and papers.   I will definitely be thinking about this the next time I look at auction items that do not have their papers.  Thanks SJX.

Best regards,

Dino

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Cartier Tank sells for a record $135,000 at Patrizzi & Co New York auction

 
By: SJX : March 12th, 2010-03:24
Vintage Cartier watches and clocks regular achieve outstanding results at auction. Especially valuable are the early 20th century Cartier watches with extremely fine European Watch & Clock Company (EWC) movements supplied by LeCoultre. Nonetheless, the re...  

These are such exceptional pieces

 
By: Geo : March 12th, 2010-05:28
Good to see that these pieces did so well at the auction. Especially the platinum Tank with the 'basketweave mesh' bracelet is só extra ordinary. Watches are a little bigger these days, but I do hope that Cartier will bring back some of the great bracelet... 

The mesh bracelet

 
By: SJX : March 12th, 2010-18:48
Reminds me of a gold Cartier Tank, pre-CPCP, with a similar bracelet a friend of mine just bought as new old stock. I will get a photo of it. - SJX

Great results...

 
By: Dino944 : March 12th, 2010-07:04
The auction results are very impressive. Its nice to see a strong appreciation for vintage Cartier watches. These all appeared to be beautiful examples and its nice to see they had their original boxes. I love seeing vintage pieces that have original item... 

Boxes

 
By: SJX : March 12th, 2010-18:47
Hi Dino, Very often when vintage watches are presented with "original" boxes, but no documentation, I wonder if they are period correct boxes or actually the original boxes that were sold with the watch. I wonder too in this case. - SJX

Thats a good point SJX...

 
By: Dino944 : March 15th, 2010-09:38
When I look at vintage watches for sale on the net, especially for pieces I'm very familiar with I've often noticed that they will sell a watch with a period correct box, but its often not the box for that specific model of watch. I had not thought of thi... 

I always found it strange

 
By: SJX : March 15th, 2010-09:48
That a 80 year old watch has the "original" box but not the papers. The original owner(s) would presumably have kept the papers with the box since boxes from that period tended to have slots or compartments for the papers, or the papers would be folded or... 

On the other hand....

 
By: MiniCooper : March 15th, 2010-10:53
sometimes papers are misplaced..... it has happened to me once, when I tried to sell a watch of mine and could not find its papers.... usually I keep them together.... but that time.... cheers ps I found the papers a few days after I sold it....