Wrist Check 2017
Discussion
dc2rr07 said:
sealtt said:
traffman said:
Thats a pretty serious impulse buy!
Well I had my fiancée there telling me to go for it, not as if I had much choice of walking away Its such a great watch though, I just love the design and use of materials.
Alex L said:
Very nice, one of these days I'll bite the bullet and buy one. I still fancy the APRO Navy - which I recall you also own.
They are awesome watches, superb finishing. i'd decide on the model you like best, find a good deal and go for it.good memory I did have the Navy ROO before, but sold it a couple of months ago. It's very nice but I got a bit bored of the blue after a while. Also I think a ceramic dial is a must have for me as it's a bit of a scratch magnet and the steel got scuffed up quickly when used daily.
dc2rr07 said:
I do have a question though, as someone who has we could say a few watches when they are not been worn do you let them come to a stop or do you have winders for them all !
I just let them run down when not being worn.I don't believe in winders or leaving watches out on display where a thief might find them.
andy tims said:
dc2rr07 said:
I do have a question though, as someone who has we could say a few watches when they are not been worn do you let them come to a stop or do you have winders for them all !
I just let them run down when not being worn.I don't believe in winders or leaving watches out on display where a thief might find them.
sealtt said:
They are awesome watches, superb finishing. i'd decide on the model you like best, find a good deal and go for it.
good memory I did have the Navy ROO before, but sold it a couple of months ago. It's very nice but I got a bit bored of the blue after a while. Also I think a ceramic dial is a must have for me as it's a bit of a scratch magnet and the steel got scuffed up quickly when used daily.
If you don't mind me asking what is it like selling a high end watch like that, is the value retention good or poor? Are we talking losing 10% of value or 50% say?good memory I did have the Navy ROO before, but sold it a couple of months ago. It's very nice but I got a bit bored of the blue after a while. Also I think a ceramic dial is a must have for me as it's a bit of a scratch magnet and the steel got scuffed up quickly when used daily.
Zadkiel said:
sealtt said:
They are awesome watches, superb finishing. i'd decide on the model you like best, find a good deal and go for it.
good memory I did have the Navy ROO before, but sold it a couple of months ago. It's very nice but I got a bit bored of the blue after a while. Also I think a ceramic dial is a must have for me as it's a bit of a scratch magnet and the steel got scuffed up quickly when used daily.
If you don't mind me asking what is it like selling a high end watch like that, is the value retention good or poor? Are we talking losing 10% of value or 50% say?good memory I did have the Navy ROO before, but sold it a couple of months ago. It's very nice but I got a bit bored of the blue after a while. Also I think a ceramic dial is a must have for me as it's a bit of a scratch magnet and the steel got scuffed up quickly when used daily.
It all depends on how and what you buy.
Like Alex said, the Navy ROO I bought for £14k grey market new and sold for I think £12k a year or two later. So let's say a 15% cost over 2 years. Don't think you would find one close to that price new now though.
My new ceramic black 44mm I was offered a couple of £k over UK retail for today which is a good bit more than I paid. But not worth flipping for a few bucks as it's such an awesome watch. Hopefully in a year or two when I fancy a change I'll still come out flat. So maybe a 0% cost over 1-2 years, worst case scenario 10% loss.
Not really good investments by any means, but not terribly expensive to own other than the chunk of capital tied up. I only buy when the price is no more than 20% above the lowest price on Chrono24. That way you know you aren't going to get too badly burned.
Like Alex said, the Navy ROO I bought for £14k grey market new and sold for I think £12k a year or two later. So let's say a 15% cost over 2 years. Don't think you would find one close to that price new now though.
My new ceramic black 44mm I was offered a couple of £k over UK retail for today which is a good bit more than I paid. But not worth flipping for a few bucks as it's such an awesome watch. Hopefully in a year or two when I fancy a change I'll still come out flat. So maybe a 0% cost over 1-2 years, worst case scenario 10% loss.
Not really good investments by any means, but not terribly expensive to own other than the chunk of capital tied up. I only buy when the price is no more than 20% above the lowest price on Chrono24. That way you know you aren't going to get too badly burned.
sealtt said:
It all depends on how and what you buy.
Like Alex said, the Navy ROO I bought for £14k grey market new and sold for I think £12k a year or two later. So let's say a 15% cost over 2 years. Don't think you would find one close to that price new now though.
My new ceramic black 44mm I was offered a couple of £k over UK retail for today which is a good bit more than I paid. But not worth flipping for a few bucks as it's such an awesome watch. Hopefully in a year or two when I fancy a change I'll still come out flat. So maybe a 0% cost over 1-2 years, worst case scenario 10% loss.
Not really good investments by any means, but not terribly expensive to own other than the chunk of capital tied up. I only buy when the price is no more than 20% above the lowest price on Chrono24. That way you know you aren't going to get too badly burned.
Thanks for that, what counts as grey market? Is it like just not a main dealer? I'm always worried about buying expensive things like watches through channels that aren't 100% known quantities to me.Like Alex said, the Navy ROO I bought for £14k grey market new and sold for I think £12k a year or two later. So let's say a 15% cost over 2 years. Don't think you would find one close to that price new now though.
My new ceramic black 44mm I was offered a couple of £k over UK retail for today which is a good bit more than I paid. But not worth flipping for a few bucks as it's such an awesome watch. Hopefully in a year or two when I fancy a change I'll still come out flat. So maybe a 0% cost over 1-2 years, worst case scenario 10% loss.
Not really good investments by any means, but not terribly expensive to own other than the chunk of capital tied up. I only buy when the price is no more than 20% above the lowest price on Chrono24. That way you know you aren't going to get too badly burned.
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