The papers, I got them with the watch. Even the original invoice, showing that the watch was bought from a Rolex AD in Tandil, Argentina, by a gentleman living in Mar Del Plata, Argentina, in May 1969, so three years after its production, which was, at that time, something quite normal.
COSC Papers, booklet, invoice... That's not a bad start.
Now, there were two things I had to do on that watch.
Finding a better insert. Done, last year, thanks to Bill.
The second challenge, tougher, was to find the right box, as I only missed the original box.
Tougher was to find the correct box in spanish, as the watch was delivered in Argentina.
Even tougher, due to the fact that the watch was shipped to the AD in 1966, the box had to have this mention ( 600 000 chronometers ).
How do I know that this mention ( 600 000 chronometers ) correspond to a 1965 / 1966 Rolex Chronometer? The warranty paper from 1966 states that in 1965, Rolex made 600 000 chronometers. So this mention is correct for Rolex Chronometers from 1965 / 1966.
I bought this watch in 2009 in Paris. and since then, I was hunting this box and outer box.
It is only a few weeks ago that a very good friend came and gifted it to me.
You well know my love for that GMT MASTER and its superb glossy dial plus these uneven indices, darker at 6, 9 and 12 o' clock.
The look is awesome. Warm, fascinating, bewitching. The " new " insert helped me a lot to better enjoy the whole watch.
As for the box and outer box, it is a different pleasure, a more intellectual one.
Let's say that IF I didn't have the papers, I wouldn't have madly hunted the box.
Since you have all these documents, finding the box and outer box becomes almost mandatory. Like if you had to go till the end of the adventure. Achieving to find them is extremely satisfactory.
The end of the journey? Almost... I will now have to find the original tag...
AND... Some other Rolex boxes and booklets for my other vintage Rolex with papers... Among them, my 6542 from III 1958, and here it will be a tough mission, as the box is really special, as well as the " Man with the Radio " booklet.
Collecting Vintage Rolex watches lead you to some unexpected and crazy experiences or adventures, for sure... But you will, sooner or later, learn that the Devil is in the details.
Best,
Nicolas
This message has been edited by pingtsai on 2017-11-01 10:40:03