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jeichs · 7 October 2019, 12:12 AM

Hey guys! I bought my 16600 just over 10 years ago. It's awesome and I love it...but I just went to look at the original receipt and it's super faded!

I've got a full set and kept the receipt from its service last year...but just wondering if there's anything you guys do to preserve the ink on the receipt???

Thanks!!

Jason

Frakis · 7 October 2019, 12:15 AM

Scan your receipt so you always have a copy.

beshannon · 7 October 2019, 12:16 AM

How is the time keeping performance of your watch?

dori · 7 October 2019, 12:17 AM

I lost mine and just had the AD send me via mail a copy of it... now I have it digitally and it’s all good my G

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watchmework · 7 October 2019, 12:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Frakis

Scan your receipt so you always have a copy.

Good advice here!

stylinleems · 7 October 2019, 12:24 AM

Scan or take a picture of it

Speedbird-1 · 7 October 2019, 12:27 AM

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Originally Posted by watchmework

Good advice here!

Agree

Also,....keep the original flat, and in the dark.

Without seeing the original, I think a Photoshop wizard, might be able to scan and enhance the text.

Speedbird-1 · 7 October 2019, 12:32 AM

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Originally Posted by beshannon

How is the time keeping performance of your watch?

Does the timekeeping affect the fading of the receipt?

jeichs · 7 October 2019, 12:36 AM

That's Cool! I will reach out to the AD. Hope they keep records from March 2009��

As far as the timekeeping...no idea. I had Rolex service it a little over a year ago so I'm sure it's fine.

mobster600 · 7 October 2019, 12:38 AM

just take a picture on your phone or make a photo copy.....i dont think laminating it or doing anything physically to it can stop the fading.....maybe store it in a book???

kieselguhr · 7 October 2019, 01:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frakis

Scan your receipt so you always have a copy.

Tools · 7 October 2019, 02:13 AM

A scanned receipt is no longer original..... it's fake.

SoTaxLaw · 7 October 2019, 02:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jeichs

Hey guys! I bought my 16600 just over 10 years ago. It's awesome and I love it...but I just went to look at the original receipt and it's super faded!

I've got a full set and kept the receipt from its service last year...but just wondering if there's anything you guys do to preserve the ink on the receipt???

Thanks!!

Jason

Find a DeLorean, go back in time, and do what must be done. First world problems!

timeldn · 7 October 2019, 02:18 AM

I always scan my receipt. The receipt will fade as the years go by.

padi56 · 7 October 2019, 02:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Tools

A scanned receipt is no longer original..... it's fake.

Have to agree Larry and in the real world a ten year old receipt is just a ten year old receipt to a watch made in there hundreds of thousands.

emtee · 7 October 2019, 03:13 AM

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Originally Posted by padi56

Have to agree Larry and in the real world a ten year old receipt is just a ten year old receipt to a watch made in there hundreds of thousands.

It does have some value. If it says bought from WOS (for example) it adds providence. Yes I realise you could fake a receipt but on the assumption the watch is genuine an original receipt is nice to have. I’ve kept all mine in the box.

TimeToWatch · 7 October 2019, 03:18 AM

This is a big deal?

Bluepilot15 · 7 October 2019, 03:21 AM

I sent my receipt to the Dallas RSC. It came back perfect. They did a really nice job.

GolfJunkie · 7 October 2019, 03:22 AM

Real "superlative" Rolex, now the receipts don't even last >10 years...

Stew7 · 7 October 2019, 03:22 AM

Maybe that patina will add value to the receipt?

dan993 · 7 October 2019, 03:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by padi56

Have to agree Larry and in the real world a ten year old receipt is just a ten year old receipt to a watch made in there hundreds of thousands.

A receipt is a receipt regardless of how many watches or anything that has been made it refers to. It provides provenance and I would always keep it, as we always say buy the seller and any additional information a seller keeps for me would be important.

Brew · 7 October 2019, 03:57 AM

Isn't this what the stickers are for?

Cloudchaser · 7 October 2019, 04:39 AM

Seal it up in a colored ziploc bag (sandwich or gallon depending on the size of the receipt). It will fade less and last longer.

Seibei · 7 October 2019, 05:54 AM

Just don't expose it to light and keep it in a dry low oxygen environment. It will look the same 100 years from now.

Nikrnic · 7 October 2019, 05:57 AM

Trace over it. That's not cheating. It's just restoring.

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Robtayham · 7 October 2019, 06:13 AM

Michael Young does a great job restoring them. It will come back like new!

1665fan · 7 October 2019, 06:48 AM

Does that mean It’s a redial????lol

springer · 7 October 2019, 06:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Cloudchaser

Seal it up in a colored ziploc bag (sandwich or gallon depending on the size of the receipt). It will fade less and last longer.

This...and don't forget to add a bag of rice. My receipt is fading...wow! What's next - I got a nick on my outer box lid!!!

Rocket_Man · 7 October 2019, 07:33 AM

I take pics of all my watches and warranty cards and keep them on my phone. That way if I'm ever away and there is any question about the watch I can always prove it is mine by looking up the pics on my phone. Never had to, but who knows.

Oxfordian · 7 October 2019, 07:54 AM

Like you my receipt from my first big watch purchase 10 years ago has faded, I can just make out where the watch came from and very faint price £1900 but no real detail.

So lesson learnt, I now photograph all my receipts, I print a hard copy and file separately from the original, I photograph the watch with the cards, the watch with the receipts, the watch with the cards and receipt, the receipts with the cards. All are printed and filed in a fireproof box separate from the cards and original receipts which are in another fireproof box.

It didn't cross my mind 10 years ago to do this it is only recently that I have realised that I may need this info.

7 October 2019, 12:12 AM	#1
jeichs "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: USA Posts: 4	Original receipt fading🤬 Hey guys! I bought my 16600 just over 10 years ago. It's awesome and I love it...but I just went to look at the original receipt and it's super faded! I've got a full set and kept the receipt from its service last year...but just wondering if there's anything you guys do to preserve the ink on the receipt??? Thanks!! Jason

7 October 2019, 12:15 AM	#2
Frakis 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: USA Posts: 2,839	Scan your receipt so you always have a copy. __________________ Two Factor Authentication Enabled On My Account.

7 October 2019, 12:16 AM	#3
beshannon "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Real Name: Brian Location: Northern Virginia Watch: One of Not Many Posts: 17,892	How is the time keeping performance of your watch? __________________ Vacheron Constantin Traditionnelle Complete Calendar, Glashutte PanoInverse, Glashutte SeaQ Panorama Date, Omega Aqua Terra 150, Omega CK 859, Omega Speedmaster 3861 Moonwatch, Glashutte Senator Exellence, Breitling Superocean Steelfish, JLC Atmos Transparent

7 October 2019, 12:24 AM	#6
stylinleems 2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 X2 Pledge Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: N/A Posts: 3,188	Scan or take a picture of it __________________ Rolex: 126334 (BL) \| 116610LN \| 116500LN (WT) \| 116500LN (BK) \| 126710BLRO \| 116610LV \| 116710BLNR

7 October 2019, 02:13 AM	#12
Tools TRF Moderator & 2024 DATE-JUST41 Patron Join Date: May 2007 Real Name: Larry Location: Mojave Desert Watch: GMT's Posts: 43,160	A scanned receipt is no longer original..... it's fake. __________________ (Chill ... It's just a watch Forum.....) NAWCC Member

7 October 2019, 12:17 AM	#4
dori Banned Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: israel Posts: 372	I lost mine and just had the AD send me via mail a copy of it... now I have it digitally and it’s all good my G Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

7 October 2019, 12:36 AM	#9
jeichs "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: USA Posts: 4	That's Cool! I will reach out to the AD. Hope they keep records from March 2009�� As far as the timekeeping...no idea. I had Rolex service it a little over a year ago so I'm sure it's fine.

7 October 2019, 12:38 AM	#10
mobster600 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: USA Watch: Yes Posts: 1,481	just take a picture on your phone or make a photo copy.....i dont think laminating it or doing anything physically to it can stop the fading.....maybe store it in a book???

7 October 2019, 02:18 AM	#14
timeldn "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: London Posts: 606	I always scan my receipt. The receipt will fade as the years go by.

7 October 2019, 03:18 AM	#17
TimeToWatch Banned Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: TRF Watch: Rolex & AP Posts: 1,757	This is a big deal?

7 October 2019, 03:21 AM	#18
Bluepilot15 "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2018 Real Name: Troy Location: NH Watch: 16710A Posts: 151	I sent my receipt to the Dallas RSC. It came back perfect. They did a really nice job.

7 October 2019, 03:22 AM	#19
GolfJunkie 2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 X2 Pledge Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Real Name: Eric Location: USA Watch: 252 Posts: 4,858	Real "superlative" Rolex, now the receipts don't even last >10 years...

7 October 2019, 03:22 AM	#20
Stew7 "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: MA, US Watch: Omega, Rolex Posts: 338	Maybe that patina will add value to the receipt?

7 October 2019, 03:57 AM	#22
Brew "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2018 Real Name: Larry Location: Finger Lakes Posts: 6,007	Isn't this what the stickers are for?

7 October 2019, 04:39 AM	#23
Cloudchaser "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: Wild Wild West Watch: Watching Posts: 1,755	Ziploc Bag Seal it up in a colored ziploc bag (sandwich or gallon depending on the size of the receipt). It will fade less and last longer.

7 October 2019, 05:54 AM	#24
Seibei Banned Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: New Zealand Watch: 114060 Posts: 2,630	Just don't expose it to light and keep it in a dry low oxygen environment. It will look the same 100 years from now.

7 October 2019, 05:57 AM	#25
Nikrnic "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2017 Real Name: Louis Nick Ric Location: Michigan, USA Watch: Blnr, Expll, Subs, Posts: 10,161	Trace over it. That's not cheating. It's just restoring. Sent from my SM-G970U using Tapatalk

7 October 2019, 06:13 AM	#26
Robtayham "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2019 Location: Texas Posts: 532	Michael Young does a great job restoring them. It will come back like new!

7 October 2019, 06:48 AM	#27
1665fan "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: East coast Posts: 6,628	Does that mean It’s a redial????lol

7 October 2019, 07:33 AM	#29
Rocket_Man "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Houston TX Posts: 1,328	I take pics of all my watches and warranty cards and keep them on my phone. That way if I'm ever away and there is any question about the watch I can always prove it is mine by looking up the pics on my phone. Never had to, but who knows.

7 October 2019, 07:54 AM	#30
Oxfordian "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2019 Real Name: Martin Location: England Watch: 124060 Submariner Posts: 2,871	Like you my receipt from my first big watch purchase 10 years ago has faded, I can just make out where the watch came from and very faint price £1900 but no real detail. So lesson learnt, I now photograph all my receipts, I print a hard copy and file separately from the original, I photograph the watch with the cards, the watch with the receipts, the watch with the cards and receipt, the receipts with the cards. All are printed and filed in a fireproof box separate from the cards and original receipts which are in another fireproof box. It didn't cross my mind 10 years ago to do this it is only recently that I have realised that I may need this info. __________________ Martin Small Rolex, Omega, Seiko and Oris Collection

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