I beleive the market for vintage Rolex is going to fall due to the amount of fakes in circulation. This is now a market full of very good copies with valjoux 72 movements etc. Its the riskiest one to buy in due to the fraud so people aren't taking the risk as much of buying in it. For an example try the crooks Auction site e-bay and see for yourself, hell you can buy every part to make one up.
Now would be the time to sell such a piece especially with history a photographic evidence that can reassure a buyer of authenticity.In fact it would be best to sell in Antiquorum
nic

: Peter: I am hardly the Daytona expert, but I
: have started trying to learn something about
: these chronographs. Seems that the
: "plain" ones start in the $20K to
: $25K range (reference 6239; plain non-screw
: down pushers, with non-exotic dial) . . .
: the exotic / Newman / screw-down guys seems
: to pick up at around the $30K mark, and move
: up very quickly from there.

: In terms of the racing provenance, I suppose
: the questions would be -- which driver?
: which team? which series? what event?

: check the sock drawer first, desk drawer might
: be next . . . let's hope it ain't at the
: bottom of the tool box!!

: have a super summer . . . will you be at
: Monterey this year? which marque will they
: honor?

: Jeff