Rolex accessories - A trip down memory lane (Image heavy)

[RW16610]

I've been thinking of the good old days with this hobby more and more lately. That made me properly go through the humble collection of Rolex accessories I've collected since 2007.

A lot of them were gifts from friends on this forum and a lot of others have amazing stories about the chance, meeting amazing people (sellers), and sniping a few eBay auctions

Can't really fit all in one shot








I've got a thing for Anchors




A few watch bezels (and protectors) I keep in this case


1987 Submariner brochure




One of the forum members that sent this to me many years ago


This one came all the way from Yorkshire. A fellow named Dave Some of you here must know him


My first letter to (and response received) from Rolex in Geneva


I've got too many catalogs and couldn't go through most but did flip though this one


Ah, the good old days!






Now for a slightly more detailed look at some of the anchors


















Now for a closer look at the Sea-Dweller tool kit that isn't factory sealed still














I'll never open this one



Hopefully one day I'll be able to get better pictures and provide more of a write-up on the history behind each and my personal story.

Feel free to share some of your collection here too! It'll be nice to also hear from other collectors and learn more about rare items I've never seen (potentially).

[THC]

Wow awesome, I have the wallet, the white hat, a glove, travel pouch, hanky, and all that came with my current watch, but you could give Jocke a run for his Rolex accessory money

[RW16610]

Originally Posted by THC

Wow awesome, I have the wallet, the white hat, a glove, travel pouch, hanky, and all that came with my current watch, but you could give Jocke a run for his Rolex accessory money

Awesome! Please post pictures if / when you can! I've always wanted one of the pocket knives but could never justify it at the time (especially the silver one).

Jocke is both the king of photography and Rolex accessories lol. I'll always try my best to catch him though

[tkc324]

I don’t think you have enough anchors.... lol.
Great collection!

[grymg]

Awesome niche collection!! My wife is into the whole minimalist wave so she would literally kill me if I kept that much stuff around the house =)

[timepieceluvr]

Wow! What a cool collection.


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[RW16610]

Originally Posted by tkc324

I don’t think you have enough anchors.... lol.
Great collection!

Thanks, Tom Almost, I don't have one of the "gold plated" ones that came with the 18K Submariner ref. 16618. Maybe some day one will come up for sale and I'll be able to justify getting it.

Originally Posted by grymg

Awesome niche collection!! My wife is into the whole minimalist wave so she would literally kill me if I kept that much stuff around the house =)

Thanks, grymg I can only imagine Luckily all of this stuff packs up into a neat little package (sort of). The catalogs (6 or so not shown) stack up nicely and all of the other items are fairly small. That being said though, there's a good reason I don't take it all out like this very often at all. I'll rather admire the pictures in some cases than go through the hassle of unpacking it all from the safe

Originally Posted by timepieceluvr

Wow! What a cool collection.


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Thanks, timepieceluvr A part of me even wishes I took screenshots of the Rolex site over the years to have a timeline of that. I guess the catalogs are the next best thing but the site had some (seemingly) exclusive content on it many years back.

[Starhutch]

Really cool, thanks for sharing

[1st amg]

Wow, what an incredible collection! Blown away with all those anchors. Great job


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[RW16610]

Originally Posted by Starhutch

Really cool, thanks for sharing

Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed looking, Hutch

Originally Posted by 1st amg

Wow, what an incredible collection! Blown away with all those anchors. Great job


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Thanks, Nick Anytime I take them out to have a look pleasant feelings of nostalgia hit me. Every moment spent obtaining those was without a doubt cherished.

[TswaneNguni]

Nice !!

[BNA/LION]

Wow! You have been busy! Congratulations on the collection.

[RW16610]

Here are the other large catalogs. The green one was shown already but had to capture them all together:

Originally Posted by TswaneNguni

Nice !!

Thanks!

Originally Posted by BNA/LION

Wow! You have been busy! Congratulations on the collection.

Thanks, Larry! I've got some Omega items also but sold most of those. It just isn't the same to me but I do love the brand!

[AJM914]

Cool collection!

[crowncollection]

nice goodies cheers

[Brny11]

Post is making me a bit jealous! I want the anchor... And the white glove... and the polishing cloth... Well, basically everything!!

Thanks for sharing this!

[Boaters]

Lots of cool stuff

[sensui]

Such rich history with all sorts of swag along the way.

[TheVTCGuy]

Wow! That is absolutely amazing! Very nice collection!!!!!!

[VegasMilgauss]

Thanks for sharing- great collection

[xelor63]

Originally Posted by RW16610

Awesome! Please post pictures if / when you can! I've always wanted one of the pocket knives but could never justify it at the time (especially the silver one).



Jocke is both the king of photography and Rolex accessories lol. I'll always try my best to catch him though

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[RW16610]

Originally Posted by AJM914

Cool collection!

Thanks, AJ!

Originally Posted by crowncollection

nice goodies cheers

Thanks, David!

Originally Posted by Brny11

Post is making me a bit jealous! I want the anchor... And the white glove... and the polishing cloth... Well, basically everything!!

Thanks for sharing this!

That's exactly how I felt many years ago before getting this collection started, so beware. Thanks, Brian!

Originally Posted by Boaters

Lots of cool stuff

Glad you enjoyed looking, Mike!

Originally Posted by sensui

Such rich history with all sorts of swag along the way.

Indeed! To me they're almost as important as the actual watches in some cases. When they discontinued the anchors at some point in 2005 (if I recall correctly) that was my chance to start getting my hands on as many as I could.

Originally Posted by TheVTCGuy

Wow! That is absolutely amazing! Very nice collection!!!!!!

Thanks, Paul! I remember seeing pictures Jocke posted of his insane (in a good way) collection many years back. He certainly did inspire me

Originally Posted by VegasMilgauss

Thanks for sharing- great collection

Glad you enjoyed looking

Originally Posted by xelor63

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That's the one!!! On the right is the exact one I remember from back in the day. The green one with the traditional Wenger plastic sides didn't appeal to me as much but is very cool, nonetheless.

The one on the left came out more recently I'm assuming?

[RichM]

Very cool. Got enough stuff there to fund another watch.

Great collection. Thanks for sharing.

[colpol]

V impressive

[Carry The Interest]

Wow! Some truly awesome stuff here that you just can't rush - must come naturally after years and years of collecting.

Were the anchors from an AD at one point in time? I have never seen those before. As someone who sails (as a hobby) and is on the water a lot, I absolutely love those!

[Ticknaway]

Very nice! I’m a bit jealous

[justjay82]

Quite the collection!


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[Fmnunes2803]

That’s really awesome. Thanks for sharing

[RW16610]

Originally Posted by Rich Mickol

Very cool. Got enough stuff there to fund another watch.

Great collection. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks, Ritchie! I never really thought of it that was but totally see this now Rolex was my favourite brand for so many reasons. All brands have some sort of "accessories" but it seems like Rolex had the most over the years.

Originally Posted by colpol

V impressive

Glad you enjoyed looking That plastic service container is actually from across the pond! Someone very special bought that one for me.

Originally Posted by Carry The Interest

Wow! Some truly awesome stuff here that you just can't rush - must come naturally after years and years of collecting.

Were the anchors from an AD at one point in time? I have never seen those before. As someone who sails (as a hobby) and is on the water a lot, I absolutely love those!

You've got that right, Joey! I got very lucky with pretty much all of these. The funny thing is, back in the day (2007-2008) it was very common to see for sale listings on both eBay and various watch forums.

That's correct, back in the 1950's (I believe) these started out as additional hang tags to indicate the watch was indeed for divers. The tradition remained for quite some time and eventually they included the anchor in the plastic sleeves you see mine in until sometime in 2005 when they were discontinued.

Like the boxes, Sea-Dweller tool kits, and other items they shipped to the AD's separately. I was fortunate enough to become friends with someone who's family had an authorized Rolex dealer at one point.

The link below gives a pretty good general summary.

http://luxurytyme.com/en/rolex-relat...weller-anchor/

https://www.watchprosite.com/rolex/r...88558.6930913/

Originally Posted by Ticknaway

Very nice! I’m a bit jealous

Thanks, Dave! If Jocke posts his I think the entire forum will be jealous, me especially

Originally Posted by justjay82

Quite the collection!


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Thanks, Jay!

Originally Posted by Fmnunes2803

That’s really awesome. Thanks for sharing

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed looking

[xelor63]

Just check my IG @xelor63 lots of Rolex stuff

XELOR