Vintage Samples - Collection Overview
Ready to discover some very rare vintage elements ?
This unique legacy was "forgotten" for 30+ years, and only re-discovered after a recent warehousing relocation.
These items presented below, are only some samples of the entire collection, as there is still a lot to unpack and ID before it can be added, so stay tuned, come back soon and, Please mail or call us ( GMT+1) if you want to know more, or need a particular part for the restauration of your watch or be interested in acquiring any piece for your collection.
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PRET A DECOUVRIR DE RARES ELEMENTS VINTAGE ?
Oublié depuis près de 30 ans, ce lot unique a été récemment redécouvert suite à un déménagement,
Seulement une petite partie de la collection est actuellement en ligne, il reste encore beaucoup de cartons à ouvrir, de pièces à identifier avant de pouvoir les ajouter.
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About how this collection grew.
PPN has always been conservative, handy, and could help and repair almost everything.
His way of surviving a war had made him keep everything for eventual further use.
So he kept every part that was replaced, parts left over after repairs, parts used temporary during custom engraving of a watch-back, parts almost new replaced during timed maintenance, and so, got a whole stock of spares, some partly reusable after a small reshape, many in very good state, and some as good as new.
He also bought parts for repairing his own watches and finally accumulated a quantity of parts now becoming vintage and collectibles.
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100th anniversary year of H.W. birth Gold medal insert in leather notebook set
with French commemorative gold signed cardboard.
Gold medal 10.1grs in 22k
15.000 ex.
1981
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Vintage Original Oyster opening tools
- older waterproof opening tool #7 : 17.8mm
- tool #2 : diam. 22.5mm & 26.5mm
- tool #1 : diam. 28.3mm & 29.5mm
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Submariner anchor
1953 first edition set of 200m / 660ft engraved.
Original in mint state
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Very rare collector vintage ROLCO ( Queen ) watch ( by RWC)
X shape two tone quatrefoil ( batwing or bowtie ) dial with railroad design for minutes
Unique Blued "pencil" hands à la mode "cocktail" from the 30's
round 17mm steel with golden 4.9mm flat crown
thickness = 6.4mm
Black leather strap with steel buckle ( may be not original )
1927-1945 Art deco ( most probably between 1927 and 1933).
back engraved : 311-328 149 ( model 311 variant 328 serial 149 ? )
last serviced in the 80's with new Rolex glass
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Fine Silk crowned pocket tissue
300*300 mm
(pre-owned)
one small spot stain (1mm)
made in Swiss by Fisba
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6mm Steel crown
original genuine factory fresh
ref 600/0
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175$ pricing is suggestive only for NOS.
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6mm Steel crown original genuine (pre-owned)
ref 600/0
ref 600/0
various state and sizes
optional : 14mm Original gold plated or steel buckle
sizes : 115 & 75 mm for 14mm buckle
material : Alligator Brown havana turtle gloss color
inseam : matching brown leather embossed with gold logo
possibly "Made in Italy" around or before 1975 by Bucherer.
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Havana brown original vintage leather strap (with or without original steel buckle illustrated ) and it's original matching color sewing thread.
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Original factory fresh or pre owned parts for various calibers.
Thousands of references.
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Orchid box only
dimensions : 125*110*65mm
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Original b/w large picture ( 235*178mm)
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Original spiral edition booklet from 1952
"Les principaux types de chronographes expliqués par leurs cadrans" by "les fabriquants suisses d'horlogerie"
sponsored by "Ebauches SA" Neuchatel.
19 color pictures
20 pages in colors by Haefeli&Co La chaux-de-fonds.
213*150*8mm
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16mm steel buckle (pre-owned)
Many other sizes in steel or gold plated available, NOS or pre-owned
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"Watchword of the world" vintage pocket notebook
2 fold plastic with central page holder
transparent page holder with top opening at the back
Rolex personalized white pages
118*85mm
1980+-
pre owned in various states
- some with dimmed logo with only one page.
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Vintage original from 1962
Garantie Tudor par Rolex Geneve original blank one year warranty booklet
Ref. TP.534.III.62.5M.
optional : original assorted burgundy plastic pouch
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Original vintage cellophane factory sealed
2 wheels ( reversing wheel : new ref # 1488-1? )
ref : 2650
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Original vintage Oyster-quartz "tutone" bracelet link
( pre-owned ? )
18kt / stainless steel
particularity : no screw !
width 15.5mm add 10mm
weight 3grs
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Transparent crowned flat plastic bags
years : late 70ies
pre-owned
adhesive pad ( below crown )
135*44mm
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original swiss made part ref 4479 for cal.2030 (5 pcs)
in various packing forms :
- factory sealed set of 2 wheels (2)
- opened factory pack 2 set of wheels
- vintage new old stock in original alu/glass round box, set of 2 wheels in cello pack
- incomplete set with only the red wheel in an opened original factory pack
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18k gold watchback
ref: 9081
serial : 97470
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side view
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accesoiries for "arrondisseuse" ( 2 wooden boxes )
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Arrondisseuse de ressorts
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Top view
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L'histoire de Rolex 1905-1948 ( french)
Vintage Original Book from December 1948
Story written by H.Wilsdorf in the first person
polychrome cover
28 pages in dual colors
205*145mm
prepared in UK by J.Walter Thomson Company Limited
printed by WS Cowell Ltd, Butter Market, Ipswitch
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Original branded leather & suede watchstraps bracelets
with or without buckle
various makes, colors, sizes <22mm
lot of assorted steel or gold buckles available
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Book : "in the spirit of enterprise" from the Rolex awards
dedicace with signature p2
hard cover 1978 edition with color paper cover & insert page by Rolex
380 pages
Wilsdorf Hans Freeman & Company usa
615grs
ISBN 0-7167-1035-8
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Fancy flat & domed gold crowns for older references/calibers
various sizes and makes
ex.:
- 24-603603 cal. 650
- 24-600600 cal. 1100
- 24-41802 cal. 1210
- 24-26B401 cal.1400
- 24-26823 cal.1600
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Oysterquartz Electronic module
NOS
factory tested box 'controlé'
ref 6005
cal 5035
for refs : 17000,17013,17014,19018,19019
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Horological books :
Vade mecum jubilé Rolex (French)
2nd édition ( probably 1945.)
"série numérotée xxx de 1000 exemplaires".
4 booklets in it's original cardboard sleeve
A unique knowledge base at the time.
b1 30pages
b2 27p.
b3 26p.
b4 41p
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4 tomes :
1. D'étape en étape.
2. Le développement de la chronométrie de petit format.
3. Comment la montre étanche fut créée.
4. Histoire de la montre automatique.
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Old Rolex Logo
Vivid burgundy red sleeve
sleeve dimensions : 215*152*20mm
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Steel bezel for 17000
Original Oyster-quartz
New Old Stock
packed in it's original cellophane bag
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Stainless chrome steel set in wooden box
Steiner JACOT
Mechanical pivot-making lathe ( manual )
"Tour à pivoter"
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4mm
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In it's wooden box with all original accesoires
dimensions : 280*135*30mm
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Vintage original Square watchbox
Silk & suede inside
back embossed marking : "BOX MADE IN SWITZERLAND"
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Original vintage yellow gold winders ( 2 lots in originals small round alu/glass boxes )
6.10mm
ref 110/100
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Photo book "Rolex Geneve "
kept under vintage plastic cover
1945 ? or early mid forties ( >1949 max.)
26 pages
285*215*18mm
ex page content exemples:
- Planche 14 Réf. 4454 (Modèle déposé ) Réf. 4401
- Planche 25 Réf. 4467 ( Modèle < Jubilé > déposé )
models referenced : 4281,4407,4394,4396,3771,4484,4473,4374,4491,4495
4496,4493,4381,4391,4405,4211,4454,4401,4289,4294,4487,4457,4456,4061,
4205,3540,4363,4029,4330,4437,4360,4270,43653923,4364,3869,3772,3372,
4408, 4467,4114,4262,4116
all original 35 b&w photographs are still missing.
Importer photobook containing originally lifelike size pictures of the new introduced models that year, and actual line up, intended to display resellers with attractive images.
pre owned used and annotated pages as ninth first pages were used as PPN private photo album in 1957.
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New year best wishes booklet
Original vintage Rolex Brussels subsidiary edition
Comic strip themed blue white printed
Artisanal made in Belgium
Late nineties
with personal handwritten note
12 pages
127*127mm
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Vintage scarcity Ball locking knife with leather pouch ( recent )
Rolex in arabic engraved on the reverse side
Inox steel
14mm wide, open 125mm with a 45mm blade
Made by Paul A Henckels Solingen Germany in 1954
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6542 backelite insert & creneled bezel
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Service bezel in backelite ( >1959) for GMT master
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Ultra-violet sulfur zinc with tritium activator.
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Original sealed factory bags set
6mm steel crown with crown tube and tube joint
ref 6000 (600)
ref 600/0
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Springs
original factory sealed pack
refs : 4420/420 cal 2030
xxxxx spring ref:4516 cal 2035
our box ref 1177E
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Vintage original genuine watchstrap steel buckles
many makes, models, sizes, state
mostly pre-owned
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12mm Red GMT hand small silver top arrow with radium lume
15mm full size
13.5mm from axis
pre owned in good condition
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Vintage Black alligator strap with 16mm crowned (4.2mm) inox steel buckle
Genuine lizard embossed marking ( longest )
back black leather gold crowned "ROLEX OF GENEVA"
lengths 115mm +75mm (+-)
62.5mm horns width
optional : original vintage plastic strap box with transparent top cover
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Original Steel barrel bridge
New old stock
1959-64
ref: 7822
cal. : 1530 1570 1556 GMT 7822
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Mode d'emploi ( Userman )
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Micro stella booklet (2500 ex.)
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French central page
Micro-stella userman
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copyright 1960
RC297. XI. 60. 2500M
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Vintage Silver casebacks rings from the fifties ( before rubber & silicone )
various thickness, sizes and diameters.
- for cal. 5002 / 5004
- for Rolex Oyster cal.710 6082 & Tudor Prince 7808 diameter 34mm
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Dealer vintage leather notebook with 18mm golden buckle
pre-owned
Original paper with crowned pages
ref: -71-06-04 ( back )
Crowned embossed marking : MONTRES ROLEX S.A. -GENEVE SUISSE
size 210*140*25mm
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Red vintage original leather watchbox
gold stamped "Rolex Créations Geneve" on wooden interior
period <1975
stamped " BOX MADE IN SWITZERLAND MODELE DEPOSE"
180*130*75mm
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Original Black Submariner Mk6 insert
fat font with fuzzy 4
originally from 1975 "red sub" / "single red" cal 1575
with it's original pearl pip tritium dot
for 5513-1680
pre-owned 1975->1986 in very good condition
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Vintage genuine original
Daytona balance wheel with Breguet hairspring timed
ref 6239
part 722A ( cal. 13)
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Front page of a printed booklet of the discourse Mr H.W. made march 22nd, 1956 for his 75th birthday in Wilsdorf foundation, Geneva.
He was born at 23.30hrs... !
Oyster was born in july 1926, ...
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75th anniversary of H.W. booklet centerfold
This is a color reproduction of an "enamel paint" of Mr H.W, hand-made by Poluzzi in 1956.
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22 march 1956 : 75th anniversary of H.W.
booklet back
"The strongest world production of Officially Controlled Chronometers"
printed in switzerland
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New old stock
Suede black strap with steel buckle
original, OEM and
factory unbranded originals
(from left to right)
many different other models in various colors are in the collection.
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Original part box in aluminium (empty)
size : 65*50*15mm
made in switzerland
many other models & sizes in the collection.
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Very old ( 1905>) hands for pocket chain watches.
Hundreds of different types, state, made, and models are in the collection.
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Du temps et des hommes <1975
Book ( French )
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26 pages
dimensions : 209*148*3mm
The cover depicts the Hans Erni statue, in the center of the Geneva head office.
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Brochure printed in Switzerland to accompany the movie with the same title, produced to cope with high demand and production delays.
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End of 1975, 2.250.000 officially certified chronometers were produced. (p23)
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When arrived for the first time in Geneva head office, prior to meet his attentive host, PPN was given a pearl tie pin as welcome gift & souvenir.
It is remembered that the person in the middle was Mr W. assistant, presumably from UK.
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Original watchbox
made in switzerland around 1950
central watch holder missing
mostly used as eyeglass box afterwards
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Empty cardboard box with 600.000 chronometer sticker
ref: 1003 ( 1002 corrected manually )
serial(?) 984458?
18ct jaune with round gold sticker on the right side
dimensions :160*75*35mm
perfectly dimension matching with green vintage watchbox from 1950+-
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interior in soft suede
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Vintage Oyster PLUS gold crown.
many other crown from same period in the collection, in gold or steel.
various diameters 5mm->7mm
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Original sewing kit
complete set with mint plastic pouch.
ref #1 / 4
more in various conditions or incomplete in collection
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6mm Steel crown
refs : 600/0 - 21.1 6.00 - 600/8 -
many available in various packing :
- pre-owned in perfect state
- pre-owned in various used states
- New old stock bulk without any packing
- NOS in factory fresh sealed bag
- pre-owned in factory opened bag
- with or without tube joint ref "6000 (600)" in factory sealed bag or bulk
- with box tube in factory opened bag
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Original vintage document / warranty holder / Plastic wallet
ref. 100.00.41
gold faded crown
year 1970-80 (+-)
4 transparent pockets
closed : 86*115mm
open 115-173mm
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Tudor 802 35mm watch
original steel caseback
model 1950-60
serial 638523 = +- 1968-70 ( according to Millenary watches)
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GMT Master Red Arrows
NEW Rare 1960 vintage 24h hands.
Tritium lume
GMT1675
cal 1570...
many other makes and types in the collection
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Book "the Anatomy of time"
monochrome
original first illustrated edition from +- 1946
( there were several re-editions later, distributed freely via simple mail request ! )
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Printed by Jesse Broad & co ltd Manchester, England.
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page IX. : 23 monochrome illustrations
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p51. with the first Oyster Perpetual
( this page was modified in later editions )
dimensions: 218*143*9mm
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Original vintage empty watch box
1950 +-
guilt embossing
faux alligator skin look paper on cardboard
outside sizes : 230*72*33mm
inside sizes :224*67*30mm
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Original silk small scarf or tissue made by Fisba-Stoffels for Rolex.
hand rolled made during the sixties and in a very small production batch, so a real rarity.
dimensions +- = 24*24cm / 9.5 * 9.5 inch
Mrs Stoeffels had a shop in Klosters Grisons Switzerland
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New old stock
Thousands of parts, references
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Some for cal. 2030 - 2035
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Mostly in original sealed factory bags
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Daytona Pusher parts ( pre owned ) multiple assortments
Steel / Gold
various parts, models, makes, ...
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Vintage original (Pre owned or new old stock ) Gold plated strap buckle
various sizes & states
10-22mm
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Vintage 5513 steel hand set
in original factory cellophane bag ( Blue logo )
tritium lumes
Curved mercedes
12mm lolipop
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Rolex vintage pocket Pearl in Oyster catalogue 1976
"Il me faut une montre"
ref: 24-374-45 Haefeli
152*67mm
+ pricelist ( be )
ref:32.600001
152*64mm
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Original vintage from years 60ties
Adhesive tape roll
roll diameter : 100mm
roll width : 32mm
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New old stock set of steel hands ( 3pcs )
vintage +-1965
ref 1220
Oyster date precision 6694
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Vintage Multilingual pages notepad "with the compliments of" and a custom Rolex 'Bic' in his central holder
+ transparent name card holder
pre-owned ( some pages missing )
260*200 mm
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Cellini KING MIDAS vintage book
full color + gold
edition 1976
extended 8 golden pages cover with two page holders
20.7*19.2mm
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ref 12
various conditions:
- factory sealed bag
- new old stock in opened bag
- perfect state without bag
- or pre-owned light wear & small traces
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Daytona Pusher 244-24-P302-0
complete set including joint
factory opened bag
pre-owned very good state
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Vintage Leather knitted document/warranty translation holder
inside wave like modern tissue
Golden logo crown
2 transparent plastic pockets
closed 108*85mm
opend 172*85mm
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rare vintage Feldex Watchmaker pocket knife and watch opening blade
custom made for Rolex sa Geneve in Backelite
1950's +-
open 173mm
big blade : 56mm
small "watch" blade : 31mm engraved NOVOCOLOR
width : 15mm
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Vintage original genuine "Mercedes" Hands (pre-owned ) to relume
- steel, gilt, flat curved...
- various makes, states,
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Submariner "Mercedes" gilt hand (flat)
original genuine new old stock (1959-68 ?)
"Glowie" tritium lume in perfect state under UV.
8mm (pictured) painted chrome
various sizes, age, lume material, ...
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Vintage branded "Crowned" tissue ( worn knitted on workshop dust apron )
60*76mm
golden sewing thread
years 1950-60
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Hans Wilsdorf Collection
French - English
62 pages
215*140mm
books ( 2 pcs )
- mint state
- pre-owned
2 of 15.000 ex.
printed 1970
details see below
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Hommage reconnaissant à
Hans Wilsdorf
La fondation Hans Wilsdorf,
Montres Rolex sa et ses 18 sociétés en Suisse et à l'étranger
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p50. Love Viol
inside is a musical box automaton
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p41. French "restauration" period pistol watch
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printed in april 1970
ROTO-SADAG sa Geneve
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