Found these two vintage Rolexes

[erling]

Hello. My friend´s father is a watchmaker. He´s 80 years old and is retiring. He is getting a bit senile.
He has a lot of old watches and I was asked by his family if those two were valuable. I leave it here for those who know something about this.
There were also hundreds of other watches, like Omegas etc.
I would appreciate if somebody could tell me something about those watches

[Old Expat Beast]

Very nice. Probably late 30s to 40s.

[southtexas]

The family probably has a LOT of money worth of old parts in the old-timer's desk drawer. Bear in mind a particular rare Rolex dial (just the dial!!) can be worth tens of thousands of dollars. Be cautious.


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[cornerstore]

Originally Posted by erling

Hello. My friend´s father is a watchmaker. He´s 80 years old and is retiring. He is getting a bit senile.
He has a lot of old watches and I was asked by his family if those two were valuable. I leave it here for those who know something about this.
There were also hundreds of other watches, like Omegas etc.
I would appreciate if somebody could tell me something about those watches

Here is some information and pics of a Royalite dismantled. http://watchtyme.net/rolex-oyster-royalite-observatory/

[statsman]

The old Omegas can have value. Also, old Universal Geneve watches (a defunct maker) can be a lot more valuable than you expect.

Why don't you post more pics. This forum has some knowledgeable folks who will have fun ohhing and aahing and sharing their tips.

[Gecko10]

I recently purchased a watch quite similar to the one pictured first. Mine has a slightly different dial and gold plated case and was called a Wellington. My research leads me to believe these watches are circa early-mid 1940s and were sold to members of the military of commonwealth countries through their Post Exchanges. IIRC the price was around $58.00 US