Quote Originally Posted by meijlinder View Post
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).