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Buying advice - preowned B.R.M.

Darwin · 2017-06-21 18:35:17

So I'm half-thinking of buying a used B.R.M. chrono in the near future - they don't seem to hold their value well given their niche appeal. It's not intended to be a flipper so it's residual value down the line is not a deal breaker for me. BRM themselves sell some used examples, but nothing within my price range. I'm…

21-06-2017 6:35pm

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Darwin

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So I'm half-thinking of buying a used B.R.M. chrono in the near future - they don't seem to hold their value well given their niche appeal. It's not intended to be a flipper so it's residual value down the line is not a deal breaker for me.
BRM themselves sell some used examples, but nothing within my price range. I'm pretty fussy about which one I get as the designs of some do not appeal to me. I have seen one 7 year old V15 chrono advertised elsewhere at €2,800 - it looks pretty mint, comes with a full set plus a 2 year warranty from the seller (who are a watch repair business in Paris).
Given the brand in general, does it sound reasonable to expect some movement on price, such as 10%? Cheers...

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