Vintage Rolex

Fabrice M

Actually there are quite a few, small and trustworthy dealers that sell complete packages, or at the very least will know the provenance of their watches... not that uncommon in the vintage world.. Anyhow, this is my opinion, if you like dealing with HQ Milton, then you should.

janice&fred

"in the vintage world"? how do you define vintage? how many dealers can provide complete sets to every 30 to 60 year old watch they handle? most were thrown away decades ago. also how do you define "provenance"? obviously a dealer will know who they bought their inventory from and without those precious items in your "complete packages" the person who sold the watch to the dealer could basically say anything they want about it's history.

most vintage dealers' inventory is not going to include much for provenance and complete sets are not the norm by a long shot. if you don't like a dealer for whatever reason you may, at least base your position on fact. over the years I have seen HQ Milton's ads and aside from their penchant for fluffing up their stock via polishing I never got the impression they sold junk. it's not fair to outright attack that business with your over-the-top statements. if it wasn't for vintage dealers this hobby would lose it's momentum.

Börn

I just purchased a beautiful timepiece from Omega Forum member slique12.

Here are some photos.

fergusm

Lovely watch, congrats! What reference is it?

Fabrice M

I personally dislike HQ Milton, I feel most of what they sell is junk. I am amazed what they can get away with. Most of their watch are over polished, sub par dials, , with no papers, no provenance info, etc... at very high prices. There are many other dealers with much better quality offerings.