Probably should elaborate a bit. My friend sent me a couple of poor pics for my opinion. Remember, he's a complete novice and really just wants a modern Rolex. This was offered to him and when he told me the price, I told him to buy it now. He still had some trepidation which I could understand. I told him I'd go with him to see it in person and split the cost with him if it checked out. It was more reassuring to him if I had some skin in the game.
His plan was to use any realized gains from a sale to put towards something modern. So it's probably going to be sold. Sort of tempting to buy out his position and keep it myself, but I wouldn't know how to put a fair value on it.
Thanks for all the replies. Lots to consider, but I'm sure my friend and I will agree on a path forward. A few things to note. It's my first vintage Rolex but I'm not new to vintage in general so no fear of me messing with it and hurting the value. As far as my friend's wishlist for a modern Rolex, he's mentioning all the usual suspects - Batman, Hulk etc. He's very new to watches and has been consuming YouTube watch channels with an obsession. So who knows where he'll finally land when he decides on something.
