Incoming… what do you have? (Vol. 3)

[mackie1]

I just realised I didn't post a pic of my bargain Precisionist (96B155) so I was inspired to take this shot:

[aeropilot]

taaffy said:

Blown2CV said:

i can see this is a losing battle. In my defence, no-one who has actually just bought one as a pretend rolex is going to admit that, are they...

I'll concede that some people may buy them or a homage type diver because it may be similar to a Rolex and give the impression of Rolex ownership.

In my case however I love dive watches and I especially love the modern retro Tudor look which is why I chose them rather than a sea dweller which I could easily have afforded.. so I am definitely in the 1%.

Stick me in the 1% as well....love the BB as it's much closer to the original Tudor Sub than the current Rolex Sub is to the original Rolex Sub.....and I do also own a 16610 Sub
2CV...I'd say you've got your figures arse about tit....I reckon it's about 90% buying BB's for what it is, and maybe only 10% (if that tbh)that are buying for what others think it maybe......
You don't pay 2k for a BB as a Rolex 'copy', you pay 300 quid for a Steinhart or 50 quid for a full on far east fake job.

[Caruso]

I bought myself a little Christmas present on Ebay, a bit of an impulse buy so didn't do any research.

Sellers pic:

With the age and price I suspect it may be a frankenwatch, but it's got exactly the look I wanted namely gold plate case with no date.

[andy tims]

Well, I thought I was done with buying watches for a while, but one of these came up for sale this morning and I was unable to resist.



Solen pic (from a mate)

This will be my 3rd MM300, but the SBDX012 is a 1000 piece LE, so comparatively rare.

[CardShark]

andy tims said:

Well, I thought I was done with buying watches for a while, but one of these came up for sale this morning and I was unable to resist.



Solen pic (from a mate)

This will be my 3rd MM300, but the SBDX012 is a 1000 piece LE, so comparatively rare.

Nice. In time before Oz or will it be waiting for you on your return?

[andy tims]

CardShark said:

Nice. In time before Oz or will it be waiting for you on your return?

The latter unfortunately.

[ed335d]

andy tims said:

Well, I thought I was done with buying watches for a while, but one of these came up for sale this morning and I was unable to resist.



Solen pic (from a mate)

This will be my 3rd MM300, but the SBDX012 is a 1000 piece LE, so comparatively rare.

Very nice Andy! Enjoy Aus, just got here myself!

[Lunja]

Currently considering a Christopher Ward C8 automatic, a potential bargain at under £250. Thoughts?



http://www.christopherward.co.uk/sale-winter2015/w...

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Edited by Lunja on Thursday 31st December 12:27

[lostkiwi]

Lunja said:

Currently considering a Christopher Ward C8 automatic, a potential bargain at under £250. Thoughts?



http://www.christopherward.co.uk/sale-winter2015/w...

|http://thumbsnap.com/Myxq68Un[/url]

Edited by Lunja on Thursday 31st December 12:27

I've been thinking about them as well. My mate bought one (with the vintage colouring on the dial), fitted it with a Nato strap and its rather lovely.

[AB]

Do it, don't do it, do it, don't do it...

Did it...



Should be here next week.

[benny.c]

Fortis B42 day/date for £225 on TZ-UK. Bargain IMHO

(photo nicked from the net until it arrives)

[ColdoRS]

benny.c said:

Fortis B42 day/date for £225 on TZ-UK. Bargain IMHO

(photo nicked from the net until it arrives)

I seen that on TZ. Great watch for relatively little money. Enjoy!

[benny.c]

I've had few B42s in various guises over the years and they are good watches. This one will be a great holiday/pub watch I reckon.

[The Beast of Codfin]

ColdoRS said:

benny.c said:

Fortis B42 day/date for £225 on TZ-UK. Bargain IMHO

(photo nicked from the net until it arrives)

I seen that on TZ. Great watch for relatively little money. Enjoy!

Saw.

[sealtt]

michael gould said:

5110R ...great watch but ain't no 5205.....hope you get it

Placed the order with my local AD, will have it by the end of the month.

Too many photos like this online to resist

[shopper150]

sealtt said:

Placed the order with my local AD, will have it by the end of the month.

Too many photos like this online to resist

Wow! Do you mind if I ask how much that beauty is?
What is the depreciation like?

[Blown2CV]

I imagine it doesn't depreciate and I'd be surprised if he got much change from £40k

[shopper150]

What model Patek is it? It's stunning

[Hobojim]

shopper150 said:

Wow! Do you mind if I ask how much that beauty is?
What is the depreciation like?

and he's buying it actually in Geneva. I think that's the Rolex building over the river?

[sealtt]

shopper150 said:

What model Patek is it? It's stunning

Absolutely! The first time I tried it on, I knew it was 'the one'. The model is the 5205R-010. I haven't actually got mine yet, that was a pic from the net (pretty sure it is Geneva) - mine is on order and I should pick it up this month.

The watch is costing £31.5k new from a Patek dealer - so if you bought from a grey market dealer or used you could certainly get it cheaper, maybe around £27k. As I want to keep this one forever though I was happy to pay list price to get a brand new one from my local dealer, my name on the docs, plus for the peace of mind at this price point. Pateks hold their value pretty well, but after dealer margin and depreciation expect a 20%-25% hit on a brand new watch from an AD, probably only 10% buying used.