Whenever we talk about selling a Rolex, we often stress the importance of selling with the box and paperwork. You might brush over this advice because the box might be somewhere in a storage chest, and you don’t know where to look for it. Alternatively, you may not have the full paperwork for the Rolex.
However, there are actually a lot of benefits to selling with the box and full paperwork. Let’s take a proper look at what these benefits are and see if they encourage you to dig out the box or try and get a replacement one to sell with.
Increases the Price
Obviously, the first thing that you will gain from having the box and paperwork for a Rolex is an increase in price. As a collector’s item, the value of your Rolex is much higher when all of the original components are present and correct.
The amount that the value of your item will increase depends on the condition of the box and the watch itself, but it is possible to see your Rolex sharply increase in value. We can definitely pay more for a watch that has its box and paperwork intact.
Authenticity
You might not know this, but there are a lot of fake Rolex watches being sold every day. There are many people who feel they can create a counterfeit watch that looks the same as the original, collect full price for it and cheat somebody out of their money. It’s a very deplorable action, but one that happens more than you think.
Obviously, you need to be able to prove that your watch is not fake, which is why having the paperwork and the box can help to authenticate the watch for collectors and buyers. We can check the authenticity of the paperwork and the watch, but having all of it makes it easier for us.
It Looks a Lot Better
The original box that your Rolex came in is just as much a piece of history as the watch itself, which is why it is important to try and safeguard it until you want to sell the watch.
You definitely need to keep this piece of history intact because it looks a lot better when you want to try and sell. Having a watch which is complete with the original box and paperwork looks better than just an ordinary watch sitting by itself.
Sell a Rolex Today
If you’re going to sell a Rolex, the best thing you can do is have the original box and paperwork. If you can’t find it, then it may be worth looking online to see if there are any replacement boxes being sold. Having a complete set helps to increase the value of your Rolex and authenticate it. It means that we can give you the best price if we buy the Rolex from you, so it’s well worth keeping the original box somewhere safe until you want to sell.
