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gmtuae · 7 June 2012, 01:28 PM

Recently purchased a GMTIIc here in the middle east and it didn't come with a Factory Service booklet or a "your oyster perpetual" booklet. Are these a US phenomenon only?

The Your Oyster booklet seems to no longer be included with any recent model but want to compare other experiences.

lefty1999 · 7 June 2012, 02:35 PM

Hey gmtuae, i can tell you that here in Arabia we dont have the Factory Service booklet, they are so cheap they dont even give us the extra ploishing cloth that i noticed they give folks in the USA

perpetualman88 · 7 June 2012, 04:38 PM

I have taken Rolexes in on trade that have been from europe and the middle east and as I recall they had the booklets

ujj · 7 June 2012, 04:44 PM

Just bought a SS Daytona for myself and a Datejust for my wife from an AD here in India and they didn't come with a Factory Service booklet either.
Just the warranty card, day tone/datejust booklet and the warranty translations booklet.

Time2time · 7 June 2012, 04:57 PM

In U.K we don't have the Factory booklet.
We do have Sub/oyster booklet and Warranty translation booklet and if course the warrantee card and cloth.

Sean.c · 7 June 2012, 06:15 PM

thats weird? why would it be different to anywhere else?

Puffy · 7 June 2012, 07:01 PM

i can never tell, it varies so much from country to country...

77T · 7 June 2012, 08:56 PM

Each market has different marketing management that chooses the collateral and packaging for their part of the world. Generally, this is true for most multi-national concerns - HQ goes along with their local decisions as long as they hit their numbers.

gmtuae · 7 June 2012, 09:44 PM

How about the "Your Oyster Perpetual" booklet? I don't see that it is really included in US purchases anymore either. Just the Submariner? Or all Oyster Perpetuals?

77T · 7 June 2012, 11:28 PM

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Originally Posted by gmtuae

How about the "Your Oyster Perpetual" booklet? I don't see that it is really included in US purchases anymore either. Just the Submariner? Or all Oyster Perpetuals?

It has been included but frankly the time is long overdue for Rolex to get into 21st Century - no books - just a warranty card with S/N, etc + a USB drive with all the pertinent instructions in PDF and demo video's of how to work the watch's various features.

azguy · 8 June 2012, 12:06 AM

I'm shocked, the booklets contina some useful information for the Rolex newbie...why would they not be included or on hand

gmtuae · 8 June 2012, 12:52 AM

Hmmm.. here's what I got:

Warranty/Chronometer Booklet
Warranty/Chronometer Card
Green leather wallet/sleeve
GMT Master II Instruction Booklet
Swiss Chronometer Hang Tag

No "Oyster Perpetual" book
No Factory Service book
No polishing cloth.

I bought this in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Did I miss out on something? Anyone else buy this model anywhere, or any model in UAE?

7 June 2012, 01:28 PM	#1
gmtuae "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Washington, USA Watch: 116610LN Posts: 29	Buying outside the US Recently purchased a GMTIIc here in the middle east and it didn't come with a Factory Service booklet or a "your oyster perpetual" booklet. Are these a US phenomenon only? The Your Oyster booklet seems to no longer be included with any recent model but want to compare other experiences.

7 June 2012, 07:01 PM	#7
Puffy "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Here and there Posts: 12,485	i can never tell, it varies so much from country to country... __________________ Fine Quality is Long Remembered After the Pain of Spending Money is Forgotten

7 June 2012, 08:56 PM	#8
77T 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Real Name: PaulG Location: Georgia Posts: 41,914	Each market has different marketing management that chooses the collateral and packaging for their part of the world. Generally, this is true for most multi-national concerns - HQ goes along with their local decisions as long as they hit their numbers. __________________ Does anyone really know what time it is?

7 June 2012, 02:35 PM	#2
lefty1999 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Arabia Watch: EXPII Posts: 150	Hey gmtuae, i can tell you that here in Arabia we dont have the Factory Service booklet, they are so cheap they dont even give us the extra ploishing cloth that i noticed they give folks in the USA

7 June 2012, 04:38 PM	#3
perpetualman88 2024 ROLEX SUBMARINER 41 Pledge Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Real Name: David Farkas Location: Los Angeles Watch: 116610, 5712/1A Posts: 8,172	I have taken Rolexes in on trade that have been from europe and the middle east and as I recall they had the booklets

7 June 2012, 04:44 PM	#4
ujj "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: New Delhi Posts: 107	Just bought a SS Daytona for myself and a Datejust for my wife from an AD here in India and they didn't come with a Factory Service booklet either. Just the warranty card, day tone/datejust booklet and the warranty translations booklet.

7 June 2012, 04:57 PM	#5
Time2time Banned Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: U.K Watch: Milgauss GV, Sub-C Posts: 2,178	In U.K we don't have the Factory booklet. We do have Sub/oyster booklet and Warranty translation booklet and if course the warrantee card and cloth.

7 June 2012, 06:15 PM	#6
Sean.c Banned Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Dubai / Ireland Watch: Sub date Posts: 505	thats weird? why would it be different to anywhere else?

7 June 2012, 09:44 PM	#9
gmtuae "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Washington, USA Watch: 116610LN Posts: 29	How about the "Your Oyster Perpetual" booklet? I don't see that it is really included in US purchases anymore either. Just the Submariner? Or all Oyster Perpetuals?

8 June 2012, 12:06 AM	#11
azguy Banned Join Date: Sep 2011 Real Name: ------- Location: ------- Watch: --------- Posts: 12,609	I'm shocked, the booklets contina some useful information for the Rolex newbie...why would they not be included or on hand

8 June 2012, 12:52 AM	#12
gmtuae "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Washington, USA Watch: 116610LN Posts: 29	Hmmm.. here's what I got: Warranty/Chronometer Booklet Warranty/Chronometer Card Green leather wallet/sleeve GMT Master II Instruction Booklet Swiss Chronometer Hang Tag No "Oyster Perpetual" book No Factory Service book No polishing cloth. I bought this in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Did I miss out on something? Anyone else buy this model anywhere, or any model in UAE?

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