1963 Rolex Price List ! Travel back 50 years !

[Ian Limm]

Found this very interesting 1963 Rolex Price List!

hundreds of vintage Rolex models and their prices quoted in Hong Kong dollars.

now would anyone remember what the HongKong /Singapore Dollar exchange rate was back in 1963! I have not arrived in this planet yet

[Ian Limm]

Look at the price of a 6694! based on current exhange rate a 6694 in 1963 will be $70 sing dollar ?!

[Ian Limm]

In this price list I also found the answer I have been looking for since I started collecting day dates....

No wonder we see so many 1803 without the 18K bracelet,the 1803 was actually sold with leather straps!

price was HKD2000 so sing dollar $400.

[seiko.citizen]

cool!! very nice. i wonder how much a sub cost back then

[Ian Limm]

the model listed here is the 5512 for HKD500.
I like the reference to the bracelet number so next time you buy make sure the bracelet model match your vintage watch!

[EMboss]

Great find there! Interesting to have a complete list of rolex price and model for the 60s.

[KuchingKu]

Now. The 7206 bracelet alone would cost more than the 1963 price for whole watch. But back then think exchange only around 1 to 3!

In comparison, my friend's house in serangoon gardens cost $17000 in 1970. Now, 2m. Ha

[xela]

Imagine if only our grandfathers or father had bought a few and stashed it in their Milo tins...haha

[KuchingKu]

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Imagine if only our grandfathers or father had bought a few and stashed it in their Milo tins...haha

My grandfather did and passed me a 1601. But this was the cause of me spending many thousands for the years to come.

I wished my granddad had bought a Paul Newman instead of the 1601. They were quite similiar in price back then!

[seiko.citizen]

i wish my old man bought a vintage milgauss instead of the 6694 similar design, but worth a hell of a lot more today

[taxico]

In this price list I also found the answer I have been looking for since I started collecting day dates....

No wonder we see so many 1803 without the 18K bracelet,the 1803 was actually sold with leather straps!

price was HKD2000 so sing dollar $400.

the HKD in 1963 may not be SGD x 5.

IIRC, US$1 in the 60s was about SG$2~3 and HK$5~6.

all dress models in the past, especially precious metal ones, could be purchased with a strap. some sport models had options too, like the sub and the tropic.

for dress gold/plat models, you could also mix and match many different styles of bracelets (in matching metal) that rolex used to make. VRF is a treasure trove of such information.

example:





another reason why the 180x watches you see rarely come with bracelet is because many of them were smelted due to rising gold prices and/or because the condition is bad.

replacements were not always purchased because... well, you know why!

i'm still looking to buy an 18mm YG rolex buckle from you!

[SamGMT]

Awesome! Thanks for sharing!!

[taxico]

in case you don't already know about the book...

http://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=76238

[Ian Limm]

in case you don't already know about the book...

http://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=76238

Thanks!
now I got to buy this book and with this book more addiction ...

[Seventh Son]

I wish my old man bought some land along Orchard Rd, Bukit timah back then. I'll be driving around collect rents in my Pagani! Haha!