Have been offered £4500 for my Patek

[michael gould]

Time to move my 2001 Patek Calatrava 3520D which is in mint condition with a new Patek strap. I purchased it from a Swiss dealer in 2012 but have purchased 2 Vacheron dress watches since then which I wear more. No point having such a stunning watch sitting in a safe and so it must go. Would be interested if any dealers on here think the price offered is fair and what it would retail at in Burlington Arcade where it will end up. It was serviced by the dealer in 2012....I think the equivalent watch today retails at 16k. I have the extract from the archive to accompany the watch and the original box.

Edited by michael gould on Friday 10th January 13:08

[Mr_Tickle]

Have a look on Chrono 24 for an idea.

[B17NNS]

That's some serious depreciation.

[michael gould]

I paid a little over 6k for it in 2012.......I might put it up on ebay for £5800 as I think the dealer will put it up for around 7k......sold my Chanel this way and the chap purchased it off ebay from me for cash so no ebay costs

[GCH]

Well at least it is better than the £450 watchfinder would offer you

[Podie]

GCH said:

Well at least it is better than the £450 watchfinder would offer you

You've had a comedy offer as well then!

[Miguel Alvarez]

Podie said:

GCH said:

Well at least it is better than the £450 watchfinder would offer you

You've had a comedy offer as well then!

Have they changed the way they do things? No affiliation in the slightest but I had an alright offer for one of my watches.

[SlackBladder]

Was thinking of flipping my DSSD for one of these but just imagine them to be too small at only 34mm

[Podie]

Miguel Alvarez said:

Podie said:

GCH said:

Well at least it is better than the £450 watchfinder would offer you

You've had a comedy offer as well then!

Have they changed the way they do things? No affiliation in the slightest but I had an alright offer for one of my watches.

No idea, I offered them a watch back in 2012 and they valued it "between £200 and £600" - I appreciate everyone has to make a margin, but I sold it to a dealer in London for £1600.

[Riff Raff]

SlackBladder said:

Was thinking of flipping my DSSD for one of these but just imagine them to be too small at only 34mm

You would need to try it on to confirm that. Big sports watches may well be the 'in' thing at the moment, but for me, a dress watch that is the size of a small dinner plate just looks wrong, in my view anyway. My dress watch is an Omega DeVille that is 37and a bit mm, and that looks about perfectly proportioned to me. It wears bigger than the size would suggest.

You really have to try in the flesh.

[Miguel Alvarez]

Podie said:

No idea, I offered them a watch back in 2012 and they valued it "between £200 and £600" - I appreciate everyone has to make a margin, but I sold it to a dealer in London for £1600.

Fair enough. I had a few issues with WF that were resolved but the offer they gave me wasn't one of them it was a nice offer. The company that is an old car and a catalogue your mum probably had on the other hand I'd never do business with based on my one interaction with them.

[michael gould]

NeMiSiS said:

Anything less than 38mm is a Ladies watch, don't hate me for it, they are the rules.

Some of us like dressing up at the weekends so it comes in handy

[hilly10]

NeMiSiS said:

Anything less than 38mm is a Ladies watch, don't hate me for it, they are the rules.

I totally agree. 34mm is minute could never wear that. My wife's Tudor ladies sub is 35 mm looking at it,it's a boys watch

[ellroy]

About £20-30 a half hour depending on the costume.

[yeti]

Private sale will get you all of your money back Michael, you shouldn't lose money on a Calatrava!!

It's lovely but my dress Breguet is 39mm... And that feels small at first!

[obob]

NeMiSiS said:

Each to their own, what do you dress up as ?

As a lady obviously, hence the ladies watch.

[Vvroom]

michael gould said:

. No point having such a stunning watch sitting in a safe and so it must go

Edited by michael gould on Friday 10th January 13:08

Must it? I know you have similar watches but for the sake of £4500 I'd keep it in the safe, OR, establish a 'rotation' and get the thing worn!

[erics]

Michael, may have an idea for you.

Pm'd you.

Cheers,
Eric.

[michael gould]

Vvroom said:

michael gould said:

. No point having such a stunning watch sitting in a safe and so it must go

Edited by michael gould on Friday 10th January 13:08

Must it? I know you have similar watches but for the sake of £4500 I'd keep it in the safe, OR, establish a 'rotation' and get the thing worn!

I think you might be right.......I have it on today and it is a loverly subtle thing to behold........if I sold it I would only end up spending it on a decent weekend in London

[Vvroom]

michael gould said:

I think you might be right.......I have it on today and it is a loverly subtle thing to behold........if I sold it I would only end up spending it on a decent weekend in London

My point exactly. If you had serious cash tied up in it- different issue. Such a lovely piece I know I'd regret moving it on.