10k to spend, which watch would you choose?

10k to spend, which watch would you choose?

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Mark300zx

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1,387 posts

258 months

Sunday 27th November 2016
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Fire away smile

hosedoctor

664 posts

223 months

Sunday 27th November 2016
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For investment or to enjoy?? If investment gotta be a Daytona??
Gotta say I do love my D blue though!!

Mark300zx

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1,387 posts

258 months

Sunday 27th November 2016
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I like a daytona but could be swayed either way!

T6 vanman

3,139 posts

105 months

Sunday 27th November 2016
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I'll just leave this here

An awful lot for only one hand rofl

Prohibiting

1,758 posts

124 months

Sunday 27th November 2016
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Vintage Rolex Sub 1680 with the red text.



Edited by Prohibiting on Sunday 27th November 23:43

simong800

2,663 posts

113 months

Monday 28th November 2016
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Used AP Royal Oak without hesitation for me.


jshell

11,306 posts

211 months

Monday 28th November 2016
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simong800 said:
Used AP Royal Oak without hesitation for me.

Lovely. Just blows the Nautilus out of the water!

For £10k, though I think I'd try to track down a VC Overseas Chrono!

traffman

2,263 posts

215 months

Monday 28th November 2016
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Prohibiting said:
Vintage Rolex Sub 1680 with the red text.



Edited by Prohibiting on Sunday 27th November 23:43
Be quick though!

For me a Daytona , you can just about slip a Audemars in under ten thousand aswell.

Wills2

24,132 posts

181 months

Monday 28th November 2016
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It isn't going hold its money but I love the new Omega deep black PO with Sedna Gold trim.





Mark300zx

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258 months

Monday 28th November 2016
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Love the daytona but it will be too danty on my tree trunk wrists frown

trowelhead

1,867 posts

127 months

Tuesday 29th November 2016
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simong800 said:
Used AP Royal Oak without hesitation for me.

This is next on my wish list!

I like the vintage red sub too

Daytona a good shout

What about a 116610LV aka Kermit?

MarcelM6

568 posts

112 months

Tuesday 29th November 2016
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Stainless Daytona under 10K will require bit of searching, prices are rocketing.

Vintage sub would do it for me, although I've always fancied a Jaeger Master Compressor with alarm

Singh911

957 posts

247 months

Wednesday 30th November 2016
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I would go for IWC Big Pilot. Or Rolex deepsea deepblue.

Chad_Hugo

655 posts

184 months

Wednesday 30th November 2016
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Depends on a few things, mainly:

-what else do you have in your collection?

-will it be a daily wearer?

-sports watch/dress/either?

-does the movement matter to you- do you want something with an interesting complication?

If you want a sports watch and want something other than a Rolex go for a AP royal oak offshore- still can get a ss watch for 10K. Retail today on current model new is around 20k, so will hold value well. Stunning watch, you just need to try one on and it's levels up in quality compared with a daytona.

If you want something more dressy look into a date just II- can be worn daily will hold value, wears a lot bigger than a daytona and is a very nice piece for quite a bit less than a Daytona too- 6k-6.5k for a mint 41 mm version.

For something more interesting/complicated- Jaeger Lecoultre Master Calendar Moon Phase. Around 5k-5.5k, lovely watch, fantastic movement and will leave you with quite a bit left for something else too.

Mark300zx

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1,387 posts

258 months

Wednesday 30th November 2016
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Depends on a few things, mainly:

-what else do you have in your collection? This will be my first venture into more expensive watches, my most expensive prior to this is an Omega Seamaster

-will it be a daily wearer? It will be worn regularly, I live in London so depending on which part I may be travelling through will be a factor

-sports watch/dress/either? I prefer a sports watch/chronograph.

-does the movement matter to you- do you want something with an interesting complication? No

If you want a sports watch and want something other than a Rolex go for a AP royal oak offshore- still can get a ss watch for 10K. Retail today on current model new is around 20k, so will hold value well. Stunning watch, you just need to try one on and it's levels up in quality compared with a daytona.

If you want something more dressy look into a date just II- can be worn daily will hold value, wears a lot bigger than a daytona and is a very nice piece for quite a bit less than a Daytona too- 6k-6.5k for a mint 41 mm version.

For something more interesting/complicated- Jaeger Lecoultre Master Calendar Moon Phase. Around 5k-5.5k, lovely watch, fantastic movement and will leave you with quite a bit left for something else too.

Just one caveat, I have chunky wrists so anything below 43/44 mm doesn't look good.

Porsche911R

21,146 posts

271 months

Wednesday 30th November 2016
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Mark300zx said:
Depends on a few things, mainly:


Just one caveat, I have chunky wrists so anything below 43/44 mm doesn't look good.
are you sure ?, watches have not been this big for that long, it's a new trend these clown watch's

I am 6.75 wrist, yes maybe a small wrist but can wear a 34/36mm watch no issue and it looks great.

most wrist shots in this forum look , well bloody stupid imo lol I don't get this massive size watch trend, it has no class and is a bit "look at me" but that's the same with every thing today "bigger is better" and all that.

The AP shot and the Omega Shot while nice to look at, do look a bit daft on the wrist imo.
and do have that "look at me " shout about them !

but then you can never buy class :-)


Edited by Porsche911R on Wednesday 30th November 12:43

Dave46

454 posts

145 months

Wednesday 30th November 2016
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Omega Speedmaster Dark Side of the Moon....

and a TAG Heuer Carrera RS2 Calibre 17 if there's enough left over

Mark300zx

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Wednesday 30th November 2016
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Porsche911R said:
are you sure ?, watches have not been this big for that long, it's a new trend these clown watch's

I am 6.75 wrist, yes maybe a small wrist but can wear a 34/36mm watch no issue and it looks great.

most wrist shots in this forum look , well bloody stupid imo lol I don't get this massive size watch trend, it has no class and is a bit "look at me" but that's the same with every thing today "bigger is better" and all that.

The AP shot and the Omega Shot while nice to look at, do look a bit daft on the wrist imo.
and do have that "look at me " shout about them !

but then you can never buy class :-)


Edited by Porsche911R on Wednesday 30th November 12:43
7 3/4 inch wrist size, love the daytona chrono but it would look silly, not in favour of clown watches but the bare minimum would have to be Omega SM size!


Edited by Mark300zx on Wednesday 30th November 16:07

ascayman

12,898 posts

222 months

Wednesday 30th November 2016
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Wills2

24,132 posts

181 months

Wednesday 30th November 2016
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Dave46 said:
Omega Speedmaster Dark Side of the Moon....


Lovely watch, just lovely, 8.2k list IIRC with a deployment clasp.