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Old 1 April 2018, 01:13 AM   #1
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Gammeter singapore 1936-37 catalog

Dear all,

here enclosed an old catalog, price list and invoice I have found, can anyone help me to know more about this material ? history, rarity and eventually an idea about the value ?
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Old 2 April 2018, 12:07 PM   #2
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Interesting. Here's more info on Gammeter: https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=483355

The brochure in the top two pics seems to be from the Robinsons department store, which was a Rolex AD just before Gammeter. There may have been some crossover. I don't recognise the hand writen language in the letter.

Any story behind this material?

Shop is bottom left in this pic...
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Old 8 April 2018, 04:40 AM   #3
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Wow! Thanks for sharing !! A cool piece of Rolex history. It’s probably worth something. Where did you find it ?
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Old 8 April 2018, 04:44 AM   #4
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Well, my father buys and sells vintage old papers, photos, books, blueprints etc. about cars and motorcycles mostly, but recently he had this material from an old lady of Milan.
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Old 8 April 2018, 04:54 AM   #5
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Great to see such a Amazing catalogue....The letter is actually written in Tamil(1 of the Oldest Indian Language)which was quite common in Singapore and Malaysia...And in the bill its mentioned about the wstch and also packing charge.
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Old 8 April 2018, 05:04 AM   #6
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Thank you all for your help, effectively my father buys and sells old photos, blueprints and other old papers document mostly about cars and motorcycles.
This material has been recently found in Milano from an old lady.
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Old 8 April 2018, 05:06 AM   #7
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Nice!
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Old 8 April 2018, 05:33 AM   #8
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That is so cool. Thanks for sharing.
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Old 8 April 2018, 05:35 AM   #9
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Wonder IF there was a waiting list for the SS models?
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Old 8 April 2018, 06:59 AM   #10
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Very, very nice find.
That's real treasure!
Well done!
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Old 8 April 2018, 07:20 AM   #11
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I love this old marketing stuff. Great share.
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Old 8 April 2018, 08:29 AM   #12
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Very cool find. Thanks for sharing.
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Old 8 April 2018, 09:34 AM   #13
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This is sooooo cool!
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Old 9 April 2018, 01:38 PM   #14
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Cool stuff! Any history about Singapore is fascinating...
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Old 9 April 2018, 01:50 PM   #15
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It's really great that this came to light a few years ago that Gammeter was actually a STORE...people who found Rolex "Gammeter" watches thought "Gammeter" was a model.

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