Wrist Check 2017

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Gunk

3,302 posts

158 months

Sunday 26th February 2017
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Always fancied a Monaco but they don't look that comfortable on the wrist

Master Bean

3,517 posts

119 months

Sunday 26th February 2017
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Boring


andy tims

5,574 posts

245 months

Sunday 26th February 2017
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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 laugh

Its such a great watch though, I just love the design and use of materials.
That usually means she wants something laugh
Agreed on both counts

andy tims

5,574 posts

245 months

Sunday 26th February 2017
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NDA said:
andy tims said:
PRS 18a on a bead blasted Strapcode bracelet



A great looking combo IMHO
Nice - but you wouldn't get that Patek of my wrist if it were mine. smile
I like to mix it up and I was working on the car today, so something less expensive was definitely called for.

andy tims

5,574 posts

245 months

Monday 27th February 2017
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sealtt

3,091 posts

157 months

Monday 27th February 2017
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No surprises here today..


Alex L

2,575 posts

253 months

Monday 27th February 2017
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sealtt said:
No surprises here today..

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.

sealtt

3,091 posts

157 months

Monday 27th February 2017
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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.

tuffer

8,849 posts

266 months

Monday 27th February 2017
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Old watch but removed the strap and put it back on the bracelet for a change:

dc2rr07

1,238 posts

230 months

Monday 27th February 2017
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andy tims said:


red lettering as well, I expected nothing less bowsmile

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 !

andy tims

5,574 posts

245 months

Monday 27th February 2017
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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.

dc2rr07

1,238 posts

230 months

Monday 27th February 2017
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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.
Thanks for the reply.

Zadkiel

390 posts

145 months

Monday 27th February 2017
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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?

Alex L

2,575 posts

253 months

Monday 27th February 2017
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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?
Depends if you pay full retail - the Navy is now circa £23k but Sealtt pointed me in the direction of a dealer with a new one for around £13k

sealtt

3,091 posts

157 months

Tuesday 28th February 2017
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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.

hilly10

7,076 posts

227 months

Tuesday 28th February 2017
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This today


Zadkiel

390 posts

145 months

Wednesday 1st March 2017
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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.

Rich_AR

1,958 posts

203 months

Wednesday 1st March 2017
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Tudor Black Bay catching some rays today:-


hilly10

7,076 posts

227 months

Wednesday 1st March 2017
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Bit of a change today and for the foreseeable


lostkiwi

4,584 posts

123 months

Wednesday 1st March 2017
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hilly10 said:
Bit of a change today and for the foreseeable

Nice.

Always been a fan of Oris - much underrated in my opinion (which is nice as it keeps prices down!)
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