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Old 3 January 2012, 03:48 AM   #1
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rolex box identification

first off, it's been three years since i've been active in watches, and having to relearn a lot i knew,

a seller has offered me the two boxes below, indicating they are for subs from the 60s & 70s

appreciate if someone can confirm and maybe identify the exact years



tks in advance

box 1 has been represented as from the 60s



next one is supposed to be from early 70s

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Old 4 January 2012, 12:00 AM   #2
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in case this helps jog folks memories

so far i have been collecting / reviewing / saving all ad listings from reputable dealers offering vintage rolexs displayed with their respective boxes

while the dealers are reputable, their descriptions never really state "original" box, just "box & papers", so i can't be certain the box displayed isn't one the dealer combined with the watch after he received it.

for the record, figured i would add a shot of the interior of my inbound boxes - both are identical




and this interior shot below, from one reputable dealer's sales listing, seems to confirm a similiar box was used for the 1968 5513 rolex sub



below shot taken from a rome dealer's web. But there are no shots of the box's lid. And from what i've "gathered" so far, it appears the same box was used throughout the 70s and into the 80s, with the text "rolex" added to the bottom right corner of the lid's underside, sometime in the mid 70s, as in the photo below. But this observation is only from viewing dealers' sale photos, no real authentication.

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Old 4 January 2012, 12:19 PM   #3
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Check http://www.rolexephemera.com/ great info.
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Old 4 January 2012, 01:06 PM   #4
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super reference link

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