AP Royal Oak 15300

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What are people's thoughts on price for this watch (steel)? There seems a lot of variation out there but I was expecting £6-7k for a good example - am I being optimistic?

Also, is there anyone that could reliably source one?

[yeti]

Perhaps slightly optimistic; recent ones with the 3120 movement seem to have a trade price of 6-7k. Depends if you find a desperate seller

Dom H on here will certainly be able to help, he also has a lovely Offshore in stock right now...

[michael gould]

Classic and classy watch......chrono24 should give you a good price guide but I think your looking at 7k+
Good luck with your search

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Thanks all. £7k sounds more realistic.

What are service costs like?

[michael gould]

Lots ...... So don't have it serviced

[Mr Aston Martin]

Like most high end brands you continue to pay throughout the lifetime of the product.......................

[jshell]

Mr Aston Martin said:

Like most high end brands you continue to pay throughout the lifetime of the product.......................

And therein lies the true reason for exclusivity! Like Lambos and Ferraris, if you can't afford the requisite level of servicing, then quite frankly, you can't afford the item in the first place...

[michael gould]

jshell said:

Mr Aston Martin said:

Like most high end brands you continue to pay throughout the lifetime of the product.......................

And therein lies the true reason for exclusivity! Like Lambos and Ferraris, if you can't afford the requisite level of servicing, then quite frankly, you can't afford the item in the first place...

im not sure this is so true these days....... I'm lucky enough to own an Aston DB9 but I mange the costs with regards to repairs and servicing, I never accept the price my local Aston dealer first quotes as there is always a deal to be done. in the past 5 years its cost me an average of £700 a year for servicing.

I dont believe you have to have a watch serviced every 3 or 5 years .....my last Rolex sub was 25 years old and hadn't been serviced for more than 10 and kept perfect time. I'm sure there are many local master watch repairers who are capable of dropping the odd bit of fresh oil into a movement and adjusting a watch.

I recently purchased a JLC Geographic with an hinged back plate covering the exhibition back. The pin was broken on the hinge and the JLC boutique in London told me it would have to go back to Switzerland. I assume the cost would have been north of £500. My local watch repairer did a perfect job on it for £20.

To the OP...don't worry about the on-going costs get the bloody thing bought ....its a beautiful watch if not iconic

[jshell]

michael gould said:

jshell said:

Mr Aston Martin said:

Like most high end brands you continue to pay throughout the lifetime of the product.......................

And therein lies the true reason for exclusivity! Like Lambos and Ferraris, if you can't afford the requisite level of servicing, then quite frankly, you can't afford the item in the first place...

im not sure this is so true these days....... I'm lucky enough to own an Aston DB9 but I mange the costs with regards to repairs and servicing, I never accept the price my local Aston dealer first quotes as there is always a deal to be done. in the past 5 years its cost me an average of £700 a year for servicing.

I dont believe you have to have a watch serviced every 3 or 5 years .....my last Rolex sub was 25 years old and hadn't been serviced for more than 10 and kept perfect time. I'm sure there are many local master watch repairers who are capable of dropping the odd bit of fresh oil into a movement and adjusting a watch.

I recently purchased a JLC Geographic with an hinged back plate covering the exhibition back. The pin was broken on the hinge and the JLC boutique in London told me it would have to go back to Switzerland. I assume the cost would have been north of £500. My local watch repairer did a perfect job on it for £20.

To the OP...don't worry about the on-going costs get the bloody thing bought ....its a beautiful watch if not iconic

You've just shown you can afford the servicing though....

[michael gould]

jshell said:

michael gould said:

jshell said:

Mr Aston Martin said:

Like most high end brands you continue to pay throughout the lifetime of the product.......................

And therein lies the true reason for exclusivity! Like Lambos and Ferraris, if you can't afford the requisite level of servicing, then quite frankly, you can't afford the item in the first place...

im not sure this is so true these days....... I'm lucky enough to own an Aston DB9 but I mange the costs with regards to repairs and servicing, I never accept the price my local Aston dealer first quotes as there is always a deal to be done. in the past 5 years its cost me an average of £700 a year for servicing.

I dont believe you have to have a watch serviced every 3 or 5 years .....my last Rolex sub was 25 years old and hadn't been serviced for more than 10 and kept perfect time. I'm sure there are many local master watch repairers who are capable of dropping the odd bit of fresh oil into a movement and adjusting a watch.

I recently purchased a JLC Geographic with an hinged back plate covering the exhibition back. The pin was broken on the hinge and the JLC boutique in London told me it would have to go back to Switzerland. I assume the cost would have been north of £500. My local watch repairer did a perfect job on it for £20.

To the OP...don't worry about the on-going costs get the bloody thing bought ....its a beautiful watch if not iconic

You've just shown you can afford the servicing though....

well you could argue i can't as a standard service for a DB9 is £900 to £1600 and I pay £700......the point I was trying to make was there are alternatives to paying full price and in the case of a watch ...pay nothing

[Zingari]

Too true the above. The only service that counts is the last one before you sell it and I doubt then you'll recover £1k+ if you let AP service it.

For example I've been quoted £85 to service an old Rolex ExpII I've got lying about after picking it up cheap.

I'd only go the authorised dealer route if I didn't have original papers. The service would validate the watch and give you the AD paperwork to support a sale

[tertius]

That shop on Liverpool St (can't remember the name and have never used them) has a 15300 in the window for under 7k.

Walked past it last Friday.

[tertius]

Wurls said:

tertius said:

That shop on Liverpool St (can't remember the name and have never used them) has a 15300 in the window for under 7k.

Walked past it last Friday.

Carr on Liverpool Street have a 14790 at 6900. It is a Royal Oak but smaller than the 15300. 36mm I think.

That must be what I saw then my mistake. White dial, steel case?