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Old 15 May 2021, 12:00 PM   #1
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Some vintage Rolex paraphernalia
Sorry if there's another thread on this, I couldn't find anything active. I just picked up these two stands. What's hidden away or on display at your home?


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Old 15 May 2021, 12:18 PM   #2
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Looks nice

I got this stand and this GMT Ad.
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Old 15 May 2021, 12:34 PM   #3
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Old 16 May 2021, 02:47 AM   #4
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Old 16 May 2021, 09:19 AM   #5
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[QUOTE=Dan S;11454812]Sorry if there's another thread on this, I couldn't find anything active. I just picked up these two stands. What's hidden away or on display at your home?




Love them!

And want them too.
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Old 16 May 2021, 11:03 AM   #6
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Old 16 May 2021, 12:29 PM   #7
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Original unpolished condition.


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Old 16 May 2021, 12:52 PM   #8
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Patina ... literally.

The darker one has a really wide coronet. I wonder if that dates it.
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Old 16 May 2021, 01:31 PM   #9
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Patina ... literally.

The darker one has a really wide coronet. I wonder if that dates it.
Those are very cool Dan. It's the "unbreakable glass" that got me…
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Old 17 May 2021, 02:10 PM   #10
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Nice find on the stands.

I collect Vintage Rolex knick knacks too; like old leather items (notebooks), the anchors, spoons and especially Rolex boxes (though to some boxes may not qualify as paraphernalia).

Here is a Bufkor box from the early 1980s. It is my understanding the Bufkor box was sold exclusively only in the USA.
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Old 17 May 2021, 04:30 PM   #11
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Here is a Bufkor box from the early 1980s. It is my understanding the Bufkor box was sold exclusively only in the USA.
...and made there, too, as I recall.
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Old 17 May 2021, 09:31 PM   #12
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Old 17 May 2021, 11:44 PM   #13
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...and made there, too, as I recall.
Interesting, I didn't know that. Thank you.

The Bufkor is very distinct from the parallel era wood box.
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Interesting, I didn't know that. Thank you.

The Bufkor is very distinct from the parallel era wood box.
The company is still in business it seems...

https://bufkor.com/about-bufkor/
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Old 18 May 2021, 10:40 AM   #15
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Those stands are super; great find and thanks for sharing.
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Old 7 June 2021, 09:45 AM   #16
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Old 7 June 2021, 09:59 AM   #17
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I just picked up these two stands. What's hidden away or on display at your home?
Very cool, Dan. Stuff like this is very appealing to me and I sometimes think of picking some up, and then I think, "But what would I do with it?"

Do you use them to display stuff or are they just interesting artifacts?
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Sorry if there's another thread on this, I couldn't find anything active. I just picked up these two stands. What's hidden away or on display at your home?
Dang I would love a set of these. Nice find.
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Old 7 June 2021, 12:20 PM   #19
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Where did you find them?
They were part of a larger deal with another collector, but the rest of it wasn't Rolex-related.


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Do you use them to display stuff or are they just interesting artifacts?
So far they are just interesting artifacts. I find them decorative and honestly they don't take up much space.
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So far they are just interesting artifacts. I find them decorative and honestly they don't take up much space.
I guess it's my minimalist streak. I could grab my stuff and be out in 10 seconds if the house was on fire. The wife's stuff would be more like 10 days.
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The company is still in business it seems...

https://bufkor.com/about-bufkor/
Thank you for your comment, I am only seeing this nown and thinking of ordering some of their packages/boxes.
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Well....I'm lucky I guess....
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And to drive my British and Canadian friends over the edge..
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And to drive my British and Canadian friends over the edge..
Gosh darn, that's very cool.
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That's a really fun display!
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Old 9 June 2021, 03:45 AM   #27
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Nice find on the stands.

I collect Vintage Rolex knick knacks too; like old leather items (notebooks), the anchors, spoons and especially Rolex boxes (though to some boxes may not qualify as paraphernalia).

Here is a Bufkor box from the early 1980s. It is my understanding the Bufkor box was sold exclusively only in the USA.
Just for your own information, uhren917, that is the exact cardboard box and watch box that came with my Oyster Perpetual Date R150533. The watch was manufactured in March 1987.

So at least you now have one confirmed year of usage.
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