Timespec or secondtimeround

[ADP68]

I'm after a ladies Rolex for my wife and saw two during my lunchbreak in Gray's Antique Market, one from Timespec and another from second time round. The former was about £500 cheaper for what looked like an identical watch, but without the papers.
Does the lack of papers mean that a £3.5k watch should be £3k? (although now I'm on second time round's website, they are cheaper online than walking in off the street!)
Has anyone dealt with either of these shops?
thank you

[audidoody]

Yep. Full set of Rolex papers (i.e.original guarantee, box, tags, chromo certificate) is reckoned to be worth around £500 on the selling price

[toohuge]

On a ladies Rolex, the box and papers do not add as much value as on a steel sports, like a submariner for example. If you can get 500 off for a lack of box and papers then you are doing well.

Chris

[ADP68]

thank you both. I've never heard of timespec before and never noticed them at Gray's either. Has anyone here dealt with them?

[ellroy]

Of course, the papers are really only worth £500 if you are intending to sell at some point.