No mama, No Papa Rolexes in Miami, etc.?

[thomaswentworth]

I read this article: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/16/s...egistries.html

And it mentions the phrase "no mama, no papa" which is supposedly used for the purpose of conveying that a watch has neither papers nor serial number.

According to a Los Angeles based dealer mentioned in the article, "no mama, no papa" watches are "very easy to trade." "After all, a gold Submariner is a gold Submariner." I cannot imagine wanting a Rolex with no serial number. How can they possibly be "easy to trade?"

I think it is against the law in some places to have an item with an altered serial number. Texas comes to mind.

Are Rolexes without serial numbers really as common as the article tries to imply? I thought it was an interesting article, but maybe a bit of a shill for the watch registry services mentioned.

[watchwatcher]

Originally Posted by thomaswentworth

According to a Los Angeles based dealer mentioned in the article, "no mama, no papa" watches are "very easy to trade." "After all, a gold Submariner is a gold Submariner." I cannot imagine wanting a Rolex with no serial number. How can they possibly be "easy to trade?"

You missed the point of the article. It said such watches used to be easy to trade.

As in, not any more.

[sub2013]

Interesting article, I never knew most stolen watches end up in Miami.

[DoctorA]

I want my Rolex to have it’s Mama, papa, cousins and all family members possible lol

[Max16013]

Originally Posted by DoctorA

I want my Rolex to have it’s Mama, papa, cousins and all family members possible lol

The cousins are the hang tags, yes?


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