Rolex “complete kit” question

[Chad M]

A serial 16610. What, if anything is missing from the complete kit?




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[tjbender]

all kits would be assembled by the AD/whatever they had on hand. Your set is definitely complete. The only other thing, that only made it out of the AD in some cases, would be a bezel protector. Looks like you also have a service booklet - if you really wanted to nerd out you can track down a period correct service pouch/box (which is dependent on year of service and only sometimes delivered back to client depending on who did the work)

[offrdmania]

Did bezel protectors exist yet back in 1999?

[lee fowler]

Originally Posted by offrdmania

Did bezel protectors exist yet back in 1999?

Yes!

[Filipão]

Originally Posted by lee fowler

Yes!

1996 too? Thanks Lee

[Andad]

Do you have a pix of the white outer sleeve?

[joli160]

original invoice nice set

[thesharkfactor]

The caseback sticker. Can't recall if it's a hologram or a greeen stciker with a gold crown for that exact serial, I think the switch to the hologram came around that time.

[brandrea]

Originally Posted by joli160

original invoice nice set

This ^^^

Nice looking set Op, about as complete as they come

[cm70]

You just miss the bezel protector n. 6

[cm70]

Originally Posted by Filipão

1996 too? Thanks Lee

I would say yes for Daytonas … not sure about Subs ….

[FrenchBigCrown]

Originally Posted by Chad M

A serial 16610. What, if anything is missing from the complete kit?




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Nice set.

[swish77]

The set is complete, but is it all correct? The books/manuals have years and months printed on them. You want to make sure they're dated at least several months up to a couple of years before the watch was sold.

I've bought a couple of "complete" sets through the years only to find out the booklets were dated after the watch's "birth," meaning they were assembled after the fact. Nerdy, I know, but it still bothered me.

[Kingface66]

Originally Posted by swish77

The set is complete, but is it all correct? The books/manuals have years and months printed on them. You want to make sure they're dated at least several months up to a couple of years before the watch was sold.

I've bought a couple of "complete" sets through the years only to find out the booklets were dated after the watch's "birth," meaning they were assembled after the fact. Nerdy, I know, but it still bothered me.

Aaron, I understand what you’re saying, but since we know dealers put together the sets when they sell the watch, say the dealer’s had a 1978 1680 siting around his shop for two years. Finally it gets sold and the dealer grabs whatever latest version of the booklets he’s got. Possibly dated a year or two after the date of the watch. Wouldn’t that constitute a correct set?

[swish77]

Originally Posted by Kingface66

Aaron, I understand what you’re saying, but since we know dealers put together the sets when they sell the watch, say the dealer’s had a 1978 1680 siting around his shop for two years. Finally it gets sold and the dealer grabs whatever latest version of the booklets he’s got. Possibly dated a year or two after the date of the watch. Wouldn’t that constitute a correct set?

For me, yes it would, but it would depend on the level of a collector's OCD. As long as the booklets are dated well before the sale date, I'm good with that. The problem is not all guarantee papers are dated, of course, so it can become a gray area.

You can also go nuts analyzing the box types. There are different versions even of the same boxes. When I bought my 6263 set, I analyzed the box down to the grain on the top of the lid (there are two types of grain for late ' 70s into the '80s U.S. boxes, even though otherwise they look identical.)

Just depends how picky you are about such things. The goal, of course, is to try to make sure the bits and pieces all originally came with the watch, although sometimes it's impossible to tell.

[Kingface66]

Originally Posted by swish77

For me, yes it would, but it would depend on the level of a collector's OCD. As long as the booklets are dated well before the sale date, I'm good with that. The problem is not all guarantee papers are dated, of course, so it can become a gray area.

Agreed!

[sah]

Was the screwdriver tool and diver extension only for the Sea Dweller?

[EagleBear]

Perfect only thing missing is a shipping label with my info printed on it ;) beautiful set well done

[swaini3]

Originally Posted by sah

Was the screwdriver tool and diver extension only for the Sea Dweller?

Yes

[dbhak22]

Originally Posted by sah

Was the screwdriver tool and diver extension only for the Sea Dweller?

Yes, that is my understanding. Also, the Sub bracelet has a diver extension. The one that comes with Sea-Dweller is an extra? But the screwdriver/springbar tool is cool.

[lee fowler]

Originally Posted by Filipão

1996 too? Thanks Lee

Yes, I have a 1991 and 1996 GMT and both have bezel protectors.

[mailman]

Originally Posted by thesharkfactor

The caseback sticker. Can't recall if it's a hologram or a greeen stciker with a gold crown for that exact serial, I think the switch to the hologram came around that time.

Green sticker with gold crown from my experience.