An afternoon at the auction.

[LukeBird]

rog007 said:

Recession...what recession!

I think if you can justify that sort of cash on a watch, the recession is unlikely to be hitting your spending that much.
More likely you'll just be ordering a slightly cheaper helicopter than you had previously imagined!

[Dominic H]

Figas said:

Cheers Dominic. Good job I didn't head to London for that one :-)

A 16610 COMEX has turned up here....

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2926673.htm



Voila!

[CommanderJameson]

>thud<

I can see that the COMEX stuff adds provenance and all that jazz to a watch. But the thick end of £40K worth of provenance and all that jazz? Still, I suppose it's worth what someone will pay.

And, other than a COMEX diver, who could actually wear this without the risk of looking like a right Walt?

"Ah, I see you're a COMEX man. Where did you work? North Sea?"

"Actually, I can't even swim. But I made a few quid and bought this!"

"Oh..."