How much is a LV Submariner going to set me back today?

[Maxf]

Ok, I'm thinking of scratching the LV Submariner itch. What sort of money is a nice used example going to set me back (boxed with papers)?

I could have bought a new one from a Jewellers window in Grimsby of all places last week (they also had black and white Milgausses), but want a cheaper, used example. I'd sooner do a private deal than pay a premium at a dealers.

[Titanium lover]

are you 100% sure you will know if all the parts are genuine ? at least with a dealer you get some 'come back'

try T-Z forum they also can be good (if they let you join !!!)

Auctions are good but again you might find something is 'wrong"

Like a crown or Bezel etc

[Dominic H]

A certain purple 996er may have the required excess, cherished horological article.....

DH.

Edited by Dominic H on Monday 2nd March 18:49

[Soovy]

Dominic H said:

A certain purple 996er may have the required excess, cherished horological article.....

DH.

Edited by Dominic H on Monday 2nd March 18:49

Thanks mate. It went to the trade a couple of weeks ago. Damn it!!

[Maxf]

Soovy said:

Dominic H said:

A certain purple 996er may have the required excess, cherished horological article.....

DH.

Edited by Dominic H on Monday 2nd March 18:49

Thanks mate. It went to the trade a couple of weeks ago. Damn it!!

Bugger. It was you offering it to someone on here which piqued my interest. Get anything nice to replace it with?

[Soovy]

Maxf said:

Soovy said:

Dominic H said:

A certain purple 996er may have the required excess, cherished horological article.....

DH.

Edited by Dominic H on Monday 2nd March 18:49

Thanks mate. It went to the trade a couple of weeks ago. Damn it!!

Bugger. It was you offering it to someone on here which piqued my interest. Get anything nice to replace it with?

Yes sir. But details to follow.

Richard Mille

[Ikemi]

Soovy said:

Maxf said:

Soovy said:

Dominic H said:

A certain purple 996er may have the required excess, cherished horological article.....

DH.

Edited by Dominic H on Monday 2nd March 18:49

Thanks mate. It went to the trade a couple of weeks ago. Damn it!!

Bugger. It was you offering it to someone on here which piqued my interest. Get anything nice to replace it with?

Yes sir. But details to follow.

Richard Mille

Specialness! Need some photos!

[Soovy]

Soovy said:

Ikemi said:

Soovy said:

Maxf said:

Soovy said:

Dominic H said:

A certain purple 996er may have the required excess, cherished horological article.....

DH.

Edited by Dominic H on Monday 2nd March 18:49

Thanks mate. It went to the trade a couple of weeks ago. Damn it!!

Bugger. It was you offering it to someone on here which piqued my interest. Get anything nice to replace it with?

Yes sir. But details to follow.

Richard Mille

Specialness! Need some photos!

Deal not done yet........ It's only 7/10 cosmetically, the bloke didn't seem to care about it. Mad.

But, it gets me into something very very special which I totally can't afford!!




And scratches and dents polish out!!

Edited by Soovy on Monday 2nd March 22:21

[Maxf]

So, does anyone know what I'd be able to pick an early LV up for - I think 2003 was the first year they were released?

ETA Soovy you git. Richard Mille is on my list of 'one day' watches. Probably not one day anytime soon though!

Edited by Maxf on Tuesday 3rd March 12:41

[andy tims]

Why bother - just get a "good quality" fake one

Plenty of sound advice on the other thread

[Maxf]

andy tims said:

Why bother - just get a "good quality" fake one

Plenty of sound advice on the other thread

Because there is a difference in wanting to pay the best price for something to stop you getting your pants pulled down come resale time (me) and someone who wants to look the part without paying the price (not me).

All of this thinking about Rolexes reminded me I have a SS Oysterdate at Rolex being serviced - they wrote to me a year ago to tell me it's ready! I hope they haven't binned it!

[Soovy]

Maxf said:

andy tims said:

Why bother - just get a "good quality" fake one

Plenty of sound advice on the other thread

Because there is a difference in wanting to pay the best price for something to stop you getting your pants pulled down come resale time (me) and someone who wants to look the part without paying the price (not me).

All of this thinking about Rolexes reminded me I have a SS Oysterdate at Rolex being serviced - they wrote to me a year ago to tell me it's ready! I hope they haven't binned it!

FFS you nobber.

[andy tims]

Maxf said:

andy tims said:

Why bother - just get a "good quality" fake one

Because there is a difference in wanting to pay the best price for something to stop you getting your pants pulled down come resale time (me) and someone who wants to look the part without paying the price (not me).

Didn't you see the ? It's often used when someone is joking / being sarcastic on an internet forum as I'd have thought someone with over 5k posts would have known.

Edited by andy tims on Tuesday 3rd March 22:43

[Maxf]

andy tims said:

Maxf said:

andy tims said:

Why bother - just get a "good quality" fake one

Because there is a difference in wanting to pay the best price for something to stop you getting your pants pulled down come resale time (me) and someone who wants to look the part without paying the price (not me).

Didn't you see the ? It's often used when someone is joking / being sarcastic on an internet forum as I'd have thought someone with over 5k posts would have known.

Edited by andy tims on Tuesday 3rd March 22:43

Crap joke though And an even worse thread, which I ended up reading.

On a positive note, I found my paperwork from Rolex (2 years since I dropped it off) and am picking it up tomorrow. What a muppet.

[Ikemi]

Out of sheer interest, how much are Richard Mille watches to buy? I guess by asking that question alone, I'll never afford one! lol

[mcgus]

Ikemi said:

Out of sheer interest, how much are Richard Mille watches to buy? I guess by asking that question alone, I'll never afford one! lol

think they kick off around the 30k mark. I last looked at them in the flesh in the boutique in Paris where they couldn't have been more helpful despite me saying my cars would have to go first! the RM10 in rose gold is stunning. Problem is they don't hold their value very well sadly.

[Soovy]

mcgus said:

Ikemi said:

Out of sheer interest, how much are Richard Mille watches to buy? I guess by asking that question alone, I'll never afford one! lol

think they kick off around the 30k mark. I last looked at them in the flesh in the boutique in Paris where they couldn't have been more helpful despite me saying my cars would have to go first! the RM10 in rose gold is stunning. Problem is they don't hold their value very well sadly.

Exactly.....!!

Particularly when the seller has NO IDEA what they're selling!

[Ikemi]

This doesn't seem to be a bad substitute and a lot less than a RM! http://www.watchshopuk.com/mens-rotary-editions-ov...

Hmmm!

[cyberface]

Soovy said:

mcgus said:

Ikemi said:

Out of sheer interest, how much are Richard Mille watches to buy? I guess by asking that question alone, I'll never afford one! lol

think they kick off around the 30k mark. I last looked at them in the flesh in the boutique in Paris where they couldn't have been more helpful despite me saying my cars would have to go first! the RM10 in rose gold is stunning. Problem is they don't hold their value very well sadly.

Exactly.....!!

Particularly when the seller has NO IDEA what they're selling!

You are one lucky bugger if that's the case.

I've always wanted a RM, preferably the simple RM005 or similar rather than the over-complicated blingery that you see Felipe Massa wearing. Buying new isn't going to happen unless something drastic happens to me financially, however I can at least aspire to saving up for a used one.

Of course, if you find someone who's loaded, doesn't give a damn, doesn't know what these watches trade for second-hand, and just wants rid, then you're laughing...

The difficulty is finding someone like that in the first place. People who buy the more subtle Richard Milles are likely to be watch enthusiasts, I'd have thought, and enthusiasts with good taste who are unlikely to give it away. Perhaps the footballer types may have the more 'in-yer-face' models like the RM025 with the tourbillon, or one of the chronographs in gold, but the technology and materials science in the RM watches IMO dictates that the case should be titanium, special steel or something other than gold or platinum, but that's just me

[CommanderJameson]

Are RM watches in the "Fearsomely expensive when new, depreciate like nothing else on earth" category?