Vintage catalogue scans?

[jlovda]

Make this a "sticky." Wonderful information! Thanks.

[topcat30093]

I have recently discovered my passion for Day Dates.
And the reproduction of the price lists and information.
By Lee took me straight back to my early 20's when I used to read and re-read them.
Blast from the past.

[miamiclay]

1M thanks to Lee, Darkner, & Styles!

Lee had posted the ‘72 price list before, and using it, the TRF hive-mind could determine that on the Day-Date, Rolex offered both the buckle and the hidden clasp President bracelets together from at least 1972 through 1994. (Link to that thread is here - https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=934537)

If requests are still acceptable, I’d love to see just the DD price lists for any (or all!) years through 2000. The photos are fun, but the price lists could answer a lot of basic questions about what was offered when, for which no public info is out there.

[toomuchtalk]

great thread

[TuRo]

Originally Posted by miamiclay

1M thanks to Lee, Darkner, & Styles!

Lee had posted the ‘72 price list before, and using it, the TRF hive-mind could determine that on the Day-Date, Rolex offered both the buckle and the hidden clasp President bracelets together from at least 1972 through 1994. (Link to that thread is here - https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=934537)

If requests are still acceptable, I’d love to see just the DD price lists for any (or all!) years through 2000. The photos are fun, but the price lists could answer a lot of basic questions about what was offered when, for which no public info is out there.

I've got 30 linear feet of old price lists catalogues etc 1953-2015 in a safe/bank vault in the city of London, and a very few 70s 80s 90s at home....so you are looking for 50-99 then, pls confirm ? - BTW years ago I, (tongue-in-cheek, offered Dan a plane ticket to come over and sort them out...they are in NO FLIPPING ORDER... ? I'll have a look at what's at home....

[southtexas]

Fascinating images. A few oddities I noticed:

No lug holes on that sub?


Odd shape on the triangle of that small hand?


GMT insert- is that where the fakers got the idea for the “hooked 2”?



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[Straphanger]

Thank you for this treasure trove of information.

[TuRo]

Originally Posted by miamiclay

1M thanks to Lee, Darkner, & Styles!

Lee had posted the ‘72 price list before, and using it, the TRF hive-mind could determine that on the Day-Date, Rolex offered both the buckle and the hidden clasp President bracelets together from at least 1972 through 1994. (Link to that thread is here - https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=934537)

If requests are still acceptable, I’d love to see just the DD price lists for any (or all!) years through 2000. The photos are fun, but the price lists could answer a lot of basic questions about what was offered when, for which no public info is out there.

Here we are MC.

To supplement Lee's/Darkner/Styles' et al rather excellent earlier catalogues/price lists ... DayDate pages of prices of some early 80s to early 90s brochures I had kicking about at home.

One day I’ll catalogue the whole shebang I have, bookending
1953-99.

The date of publication btw is bottom page of brochure and underneath price list.

Prices are in Uk sterling but Rolex had price parity in this period of circa +/- 5% to US, so just use a website £ to $ converter at time for year in question, into see approx US price for year in question.

Here's a website here
https://fxtop.com/en/historical-currency-converter.php

[Incroyable12]

Does anyone have the dealer catalogs for the 5 digit series?

[TuRo]

Originally Posted by Incroyable12

Does anyone have the dealer catalogs for the 5 digit series?

Yes a couple of hundred catologues for 5 digits in storage vault in City of London and a few at TuRo Towers..... Most in storage as I mentioned above, as they take up a lot of space.

I have a 1993, 1991, 1989, 1985, 1986 and 1981 five digits UK brochures and price lists.

What watch(es) photo and it's price(s) do you want from those 6 year periods.

[miamiclay]

Thanks 1M, Paul!

There’s all sorts of basic DD info I’d like to assemble - Dates for Tridors and the bark/Florentine/Morelli decorations, when the different gem set 181xx and 183xx models were offered, etc.

[Pete17]

Thanks Lee &Co for the pics, much appreciated!


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[Incroyable12]

Originally Posted by TuRo

Yes a couple of hundred catologues for 5 digits in storage vault in City of London and a few at TuRo Towers..... Most in storage as I mentioned above, as they take up a lot of space.

I have a 1993, 1991, 1989, 1985, 1986 and 1981 five digits UK brochures and price lists.

What watch(es) photo and it's price(s) do you want from those 6 year periods.

Would love to see the dial options for the late '80s/early '90s 5 digit Day-Dates if that's possible.

[lee fowler]

As previously mentioned I have most catalogues going back to 1951. If anyone wants any info please ask.

[TuRo]

Originally Posted by Incroyable12

Would love to see the dial options for the late '80s/early '90s 5 digit Day-Dates if that's possible.

Pleasure. Here’s 9 photos - first 3 1989, 2nd 3 early 1991 3rd 3 late 1992.

[Incroyable12]

It's interesting that the platinum Day-Date is always listed as POA.

Were platinum prices that variable in those days or was it a special order watch?