**** What's in a box ****

[is that my watch]

Done

thanks

[meijlinder]

Done

That was a very to the point 10000th post

[is that my watch]

That was a very to the point 10000th post

so final got some one to join my flaming star badge group I was feeling rather lonely at the group meetings

[geoffbot]

That was a very to the point 10000th post

Well a sotc post wouldn't be very interesting!

[shameless]

milestone of sorts anyway Geoff !!! congrats

[geoffbot]

Thanks Peter. I'm a quantity over quality kinda guy

[Sedi]

Couldn't care less about the box. Especially when you have more than just a few watches - they simply take up too much space and I never need them except when selling a watch. What's the point?

[watchdaddy1]

Depending on the watch it's VERY important & it will fetch an added price to have all box,doc's incl.
Prime example I just sold a watch for a premium that I purchased in 2010, didn't loose a dime because the box & doc's were incl.

[KennethRSloan]

Very much doubt you'll get the money back on the box in this case. As said earlier in some cases full b&p will increase value, but that's for more collectable pieces.

Fo me personally, it would be a nice extra to get an original box for a vintage piece like this, but I wouldn't pay extra for it. Two identical watches, one cheaper without box, one more expensive with. I would choose the one without.

The problem is - you *will* "pay extra" for the box. Personally, the box (and papers, etc.) have zero value to me. In fact, they are a negative (because I can't bring myself to discard them, but they have no value to me).