How much would you pay for stickers?

[tyler1980]

Originally Posted by padi56

.After all any sane person would remove stickers before wearing..

i fully agree with this

However as a member of the sticker police there are a lot of people on this forum who leave them on and wear their watch that way. Its like fingernails on a chalk board for me.

[FTX I]

Originally Posted by brandrea

Not worth it to me Flavio.

As long as the watch is full set and brand new condition, keep the stickers

I agree with you my friend. I wouldn't feel comfortable spending that much just to have stickers on a new watch.

[24 nights]

Originally Posted by crew

I’ve been hearing that for awhile now. However, 3 weeks ago I bought a new Sub from an AD and he asked me if I wanted him to remove the stickers. I declined and said I’d do it, but I asked for the plastic bezel protector. He said that Rolex did not allow them to include the protector, which I had not heard before.

I feel lucky, my AD let me keep the bezel protector and not the stickers

[037]

Originally Posted by HAL330

stickers are nothing but proof that the watch is new and never worn...

...unless the watch came from the showcase and has been tried on by many. It's still sold as new despite being a showroom model.

Stickers don't prove anything unless you buy it new from an AD and are there to remove it from the coffin. If buying second-hand, stickers can't guarantee the watch has never been worn.

[037]

No matter what, this will always be a sticky topic. Some will adhere to it with fierce grip and others will fall away with little effort.

[tyler1980]

Originally Posted by HAL330

stickers are nothing but proof that the watch is new and never worn....

have you seen the grungy stickers people here leave attached to their watch? I saw a Daytona one time with what was probably a 15 year old case back sticker still attached on a regularly worn watch. Imagine what a bacterial analysis would show

[MinMay]

sounds like a business opportunity...someone should start creating the sticker and sell them for premium :) . I'll buy some :)

[Redstapler7]

Originally Posted by 037

No matter what, this will always be a sticky topic. Some will adhere to it with fierce grip and some will fall away with little effort.

Haha! Nice!


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[nikesupremedunk]

If I’m buying a watch that I know won’t be worn (which I can’t see myself doing) I will buy one with stickers for a little more. But if I’m going to rip it off myself anyway I’m not paying more just for that “experience”. Hell, I even bought my last 2 watches pre owned because having my name on the warranty card wasn’t worth paying $1-2k more.

[CDNWatchNut]

I’d pay maybe $5 more for the pleasure of peeling stickers, but more than that, no. A watch just isn’t that precious.

[c41006]

Certainly there is some value to knowing every blemish was put on the watch by you but it isn’t more than a couple hundred bucks

[jrs146]

Originally Posted by Mystro

Many people value the “experience of buying a new watch”. Stickers are paramount to this. The same goes with buying a new dream car. I see many want every plastic sticker or manufacturing tag. I kept all my stickers just for fun. This hobby has changed so much over the last few years that you never know if the stickers may be considered part of a ”full set” in the future.

That’s pretty much how I am. If I buy from an AD I want to peel the stickers myself. It’s part of the fun. The last one I bought however the AD said if I wanted to peel them I’d have to peel them in the store. I laughed and just told them to do it while sizing it.

Now if I’m not buying from an AD... I’d never pay more for stickers.


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[GB-man]

Nada. I don’t need em!

[SeaAndSky]

Remember, you’re buying the trusted gouger, err, seller along with the timepiece.

[misterbass]

Originally Posted by Chunky

I'm picking up my new BLNR Friday coming. If anyone wants my stickers please contact me and I'll give them a fair deal

Aaahahahahahaha!!!!

[kalo925]

Originally Posted by HL65

Same goes for bezel protectors now as well. As I stated whether or not they follow depends on AD and customer. They will likely bend for people they know well but not new people as you never know if it’s a mystery shopper.

Some people (ADs) never follow the rules!

[Louis (Toronto)]

Buying from a trusted seller with stickers in ensures that the watch has not had a light polish to make it look pristine in the photos.

I would not pay more for a fully stickerd vs unworn condition/ Dealer removed stickers but I would pay a few hundred dollars more for a fully stickered model compared to a Pre-Owned one in excellent condition that had a light polish......

[alexxelor]

with stickers, of course

the problem is. are you sure the one without stickers has not been polished? because if it were, the watch will never be the same

the polished watches do not make sense to me, you look at them and you're sad

[MTdweller]

I would not pay more than a couple hundred $ for stickers, and only for the peace of mind knowing that the surfaces underneath are pristine. Unfortunately, scratches are going to show quickly on 18k PCLs no matter how careful the wearer is . . .

[uber]

but we all remember when papa got his first Rolex...

[Jim Smyth]

Originally Posted by MinMay

sounds like a business opportunity...someone should start creating the sticker and sell them for premium :) . I'll buy some :)

Hahahhaahaa I was thinking the same thing. All the stickers for said watch in one packet for the low price of #@&%$!.

[Fleetlord]

Stickers are more and more important to collectors...

So much so, that not just the presence of the stickers is valued, but the CONDITION of each and every one that is adhered to the watch. They need to be individually graded for condition. Not every stickered watch is the same level of minty.

[Gary.]

If I've bought a watch from an AD and I know that the watch is brand new, then I can live with them removing the stickers (though I'd prefer to remove them myself) as long as I've seen the watch stickered and new.

I don't buy from grey dealers but, if I did, the stickers might reassure me that I'm genuinely the first person to wear the watch. Maybe that's why greys charge the premium.

Ultimately, anything that reduces the ridiculous grey market which is poisoning the well at the moment is something I can get onboard with.

[RHIII]

Originally Posted by padi56

IMHO anyone paying extra for sticky back plastic must be sixpence short of a shilling.After all any sane person would remove stickers before wearing.And just because a watch has stickers on dont mean its never been worn or brand new..

Truer words have never been spoken.


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[tmo8320]

Yeah,

My AD had to remove to QR code one and I was totally fine with that. We took off a few of the other stickers in the store (again - fine with that).

I don’t know if this is the universal requirement now for all ADs or if it was because I was picking up a SD43.

I don’t care - I am never letting go of this watch (until I pass it down to my nephew, when he is an adult).


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[viper]

To those who value it, it's the experience, not the cost.

Represents you're the first to touch it.

I don't care much about them. If both are NIB I'll take the one that is less

[codecow]

I’d pay nothing.

[Duey]

It used to be $500 was the difference for papers and a couple hundred for stickers (that you get to peel off) now it's just out of control.

[Sarosh]

In short, they are there to protect against scuffs or marks in transit or when being handled, once it’s on my wrist, they’re off! Once they start peeling that makes a 10k watch look very cheap! IMO.....

[tac34vt]

Originally Posted by Fleetlord

Stickers are more and more important to collectors...

So much so, that not just the presence of the stickers is valued, but the CONDITION of each and every one that is adhered to the watch. They need to be individually graded for condition. Not every stickered watch is the same level of minty.

Yep. Maybe soon we'll start seeing threads like this --> "While inspecting my watch with my jeweler's loupe, I noticed a scratch on my sticker. Will RSC replace? Under warranty? "

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