How are you going to fit Seiko in? They have a range that covers from Blanchy up to Fitz.
I find fashion fascinating but essentially it's 90% marketing.
This is something from one of my student's submissions - it's on fashion, which I know lighting about, but I thought it would be interesting to overlay watches instead of fashion brands. Any starters?
we are definitely in the insanity stage of watch collecting now.
There is a beautiful Duoface Reverso on Adverts at the moment, anyone from here?
https://www.adverts.ie/casual/jaeger-lecoultre-reverso-duoface/25653440
If you mean the Goldeneye quartz mine cost slightly less than that after discount from Brertons in Capel St. earlier this year. Good service from them if they have one which I doubt.
My long time grail has been the midsize Seamaster.
I would be happy enough with the quartz version tbh, what do the experts here reckon I would be looking at price wise to pick one up.
I have seen a few good examples recently, and they have been up around the £1900 mark. Too much unfortunately at that price, but they seem to be creeping up in price.
But what offer could potentially snag one?
When I pulled the trigger on the Seamaster GMT, I had an idea that it might pair well with the Aquaterra rubber strap.
It's an expensive strap to buy on a whim, so I've bought a Chinesium version from AliExpress to get a feel for how it would look on the watch head.
A bit galling that the seller offers the strap in both branded i.e completely fake version! Aswell as the unbranded homage version. We all know the fakery and IP infringement that goes on but it's blatant and nothing done about it.
still have it, no issues and its my go to dress watch
I got a bespoke tweed strap commissioned for it a while ago and really works with it
Watched about 30mins of TTWC doing a live stream with Watch Gringa and some other guy yesterday. Oisín was suggesting that the manufactured hype round this Nautilus was good for the 'watch collecting community' as it generated interest from the media. If you're holding a huge amount of expensive watches I can see how that argument has a certain appeal.
There was a short article in yesterday's Financial Times on the Patek release so that's probably what he's talking about. The FT weekend is great value at €4.50, loads of glossy ads for luxury goods (watches, jewellery, LV luggage, etc.) with a fair amount of wokism and eco-concern. I enjoy it as it gives me an insight into a different world.
I wonder is the invoice done as rrp plus a charitable contribution? A nice way of a huge tax write off it it is
I believe there was a charity element to this auction. So price may have been skewed somewhat then.
For these types of watches RRP is irrelevant.
Strange. I have benefited more than anyone on here with price rises in the last 3 years but I hate the watch market as it stands and the lack of any type of VFM in the “established” brands sees me looking further afield. One of the reasons I got a DDS as at least I can see where the ££££ goes on the finishing. That’s said I am working on a watch from a hype brand at the mo which may or may not happen.
"You'll be buying 64 of them so? Great value and almost as good as the original 😂"
Hardly likely as I don't even like the original. Duck egg blue never did it for me, too girlie. Might be your style?
If Jodi is to be believed, the real thing isn't all that great so this time I might stick to the homage. For a change!
Not that it won't be up on adverts after a few weeks, but that aside. 😂
The watch world has surely reached peak ridiculousness- it’s a stainless steel watch a with a coloured dial . We talk about Rolex sports models selling for twice retail, that Patek has gone for near 100 times its retail price .It’s not a vintage piece with history, it’s not a precious metal piece , what it is though is the ultimate example of watch hype .
it was always going to make big money but 5mill is madness
I look forward to the adverts listing. 😁
You'll be buying 64 of them so? Great value and almost as good as the original 😂
Talk about homages - I have a Seestern Doxa homage coming in, looking forward to wearing it!
Paulareis will have one out next week for €30.
First Tiffany 5711 just sold at auction for 5.35million Dollars (plus tax plus commission)….,,
(well we have had worse days rodders)
My wife's Bering quartz watch died a couple of weeks ago and I had a go at getting the back off but gave up and suggested she get it done somewhere in town and last week she brought it back to Weirs (downstairs where they sell shitters) but they said it would take two weeks for them to get the battery.
It's currently taking me about 6-7 days to get a battery delivered by Amazon and I'd have thought if they were selling quartz watches they should have a supply in stock anyway.
Weird.
Thanks appreciate the advice,the model you have is a stunner to be honest it's probably all the laureato anyone needs. And in an age where the AP and VC equivalent trade at 3 or 4 times retail it's value too.
Far from me to advise you on how to proceed considering the big hitters that are (were) in your possession, but having had the Laureato for the best part of two weeks now, all I can say is that from my experience I am 100% happy with it. It runs at a constant +4 seconds per day, so with some regulation, would be extremely accurate - if that is of importance to you. It is exceptionally light to wear but I find that for a 42mm, it does wear small. The bracelet is also light and does not feel as robust as an Oyster for example, but it does the job well.
The more you look at the watch though, the more you appreciate the level of finishing - it is exceptionally difficult to photograph but do have a look at the many available on-line reviews as their photography skills is not something I could ever match and they obviously do a far better job. One big surprise is that the casing is so accurately 'tapped' that the 'GP' on the winder is always aligned perfectly when in the 'screwed-in' position - something that is completely random with Rolex sports watches. I checked to see if I just got lucky, but seemingly this alignment is standard GP.
So all in all, I would highly recommend GP. I bought mine new on Chrono from a GP AD based in Italy, and the prices are negotiable - work towards getting 20% off RRP. Comes with 5 year warranty and boxes etc. are top quality also. Obviously, there will be 'but its not an AP' but having held both, 'pound-for pound' I would honestly pick the GP every time. Personally, I am not a fan of skeleton watches due mainly to lack of legibility, but if that is your preference, I don't think you will be disappointed with the GP. It looks a beautiful piece.
Best of luck with your search and look forward to seeing pictures on here if you do decide to purchase.
Koastals recent GP purchase has gotten me thinking again, i was very close to buying the same model blue dial Laureato a while back, but this skeleton version is playing on my mind at the moment,
financial suicide if you dont get it right though!
Nice Seiko catch IP! 🙂😎
BANNED. 😁
As what's starting to become a bit of a regular thing nowadays , I'll start off by apologizing for not being more active on here😟 Working in retail , along with other things going on at the moment, I just haven't been making time to keep up on the forums.
But (unfortunately for my wallet😁) I still make time to check the auctions!
This is on it's way from the UK😁
Another Bell! This one been a very special model, one I've been hunting in quite a while now. I'll post more when it arrives. In short, it's a 4006-7019 from October 1967 but what makes it special is the jewel count.
As shown on the dial, 21 Jewels. Bells started out with 27 Jewels, I believe like 5 if them just for show, not actually functional as it was a trend back then to have the highest Jewel count possible.
They eventually went down to 17 Jewels due to a tax, the 17 J models actually lost some important jewels in the process. But for a very brief period, they made a 21 Jewel model, the first was the 7019 in October 1967 and the other being the 7029 around March/April 1968.
I've come across 5 7029s alone this year, but in all the time, haven't seen a 7019. Richard Askham did a blog post which goes into more detail [Link]
Also have started to post on Instagram, here is my account if anyone is interested [Link]. Seems to be the "go to" place nowadays, personally I prefer the forums as it allows for more documentation that can be helpful in the future for research. Nevertheless, have already come across some big Seiko collectors on there with some rare models so it will be my new hunting ground!
I am really looking forward to Xmas! Feeling burned out!
Edit-sorry wibbs, wrong thread
I looked at the auction, there's a Rolex 67193 guiding 4550, and a puffy jacket for 1400. They do not warrant them as original, so very much buyer beware. Gas though if you paid full price for fake from the state, Joe Duffy time.
On the not wearing a watch, here's a guy talking watches, reckons a higher end GS might not be a good buy for that reason, his is way up the scale from my entry level piece.
https://youtu.be/JNP2nPfas6I
I wouldn’t trust or make any assumptions on anything from Auction.
Had a look at what's on offer and there's criminal levels of bad taste there.
