Granpa's Rolex circa 1970s

[MonBK]

Originally Posted by lsettle

The rope was over polished at some point. You can tell by the ends. But still has some nice patina. Worth about 7.50$ a foot.

The pawn shop business model- buy an item below actual value, resell item. The profit is the difference.


Lawrence

It was RSC (Rope Service Center) who did it.

[1675-David]

Mine says Hello!!

(The tape is unfortunately after market, added by a previous owner but I'm not anal about it)

[turpe]

Whilst I love vintage, for my needs, modern actually makes a little more sense. Here's my 'little collection':



The one on top was actually used in the Clint Eastwood movie 'The Eiger Sanction' - I have some provenance (on-set photos of him using the rope and a letter from the 2nd AD swearing that it's genuine); do you guys think that might affect the value? How much could I get for something like this?

[motoikkyu]

Eastwood-associated items vary greatly depending on which creative period on his life was involved. Witness the recent rise, then drop in the value of Eastwood-associated wooden chairs. I still think getting a qualified restoration center involved makes the most sense, fibers get damaged and core-cohesion may be affected by careless handling designed more to enhance function than to preserve the vintage character of the piece.