Who Watches the Watchmen (Our Chit Chat Thread)

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In case someone's of the same inclination here's a link.

Presumably the locker was broken into and not left open. Presumably your friend filed a report with the Gardai. And presumably he had the watch insured, then there isn't much to worry about, he'll be covered.

The more pertinent question is, why didn't he just wear his Rolex in the gym? 😂

(I know, I know, it's not as rugged as a sub / seadweller and it is precious metal and it doesn't have much in the way of bracelet adjustment - but it's still a sports Rolex)

Why wouldn't it be? Unless he left the locker unlocked or was careless with the key, etc. That's exactly what all risk insurance is for.

Absolutely reckless to be leaving anything of value in a gym locker .Even a regular homesafe isn’t secure enough for anything of value .

I don't know the victim, nor do I care that their watch was taken.

I just thought it was an interesting story.

a lot of depends here.. if its an automatic self winding then even without wear a service is probably a good idea every ten years.. if wearing all the time service if the time starts to drift out of accuracy or you find the watch being erratic.. others will vary on this.. you could probably do nothing with it if sitting in a drawer but a watch maker told me once the lubricants dry up eventually so need to be replaced.. again mileage varies.. re selling.. Breitling seem to be a hard sell from what ive seen... there's a for sale thread here which is a safe starting point.. looking on chrono24 for the same watch and it will give you an indication of price... take a bit off as they are usually inflated prices.. but you can also do a listing on chrono24 for free and they will give you a guidance on what the same watch has sold for recently... you could also list on adverts.ie and checkout places like watchfinder which will make you a trade offer on the watch. If you paid full price be prepared for a fairly big price hit.. probably at least 40% on a breitling.. Re service you could check out https://vintagewatchrepair.ie/ not sure if he does Breitling but has had some good feedback here and price is good. I've used https://watchempire.ie/?utm_source=gmb&utm_campaign=website in dublin and watchfix.ie - ok experience with both but they are bit more expensive. Before servicing id wear it for a week or so and see what the time is doing.

Best of luck with whatever you decide to do with it.

cheers,

Mick

As far as I can tell, a Chronoliner is based on the 7750 automatic chronograph movement. A service before sale would be good. But a full set (box, papers, watch and bracelet) tends to go for 4k and upwards in the European Union on Chrono24.

https://www.chrono24.com/search/index.htm?countryIds=DE&countryIds=BE&countryIds=FI&countryIds=PT&countryIds=BG&countryIds=DK&countryIds=LT&countryIds=LU&countryIds=HR&countryIds=LV&countryIds=FR&countryIds=HU&countryIds=SE&countryIds=SI&countryIds=SK&countryIds=IE&countryIds=EE&countryIds=MQ&countryIds=MT&countryIds=GP&countryIds=GR&countryIds=IT&countryIds=ES&countryIds=AT&countryIds=RE&countryIds=CY&countryIds=CZ&countryIds=PL&countryIds=RO&countryIds=NL&currencyId=EUR&dosearch=true&manufacturerIds=32&models=1681&pageSize=60&sortorder=1

Don’t think it matters where the stock is. If you buy on Amazon.co.uk once you check out there’s no additional taxes due.If they are they are included in the check out amount

Hi All,

I’m fairly new to this hobby and I caught the bug! I started with a Hamilton khaki field and I love it. However, I recently tried on this Longines Zulu GMT in Weirs the other day and I really liked it. Just wondering if anyone can point me in the direction of a similar looking/styles watch for under 2K?

I tried on the seiko 5 automatics there but I thought where a bit too blingy for me.

Thanks!

Folks, a conversation that comes up here with a fair degree of regularity and one I think that in the pre Vanilla days that I've even contributed to.

Insurance

From the standpoint of collections, not just of our watches but other ephemera such as art, collectibles and movie props and so on.

Now my home insurance renewal dropped in my inbox today and it dawned on me that as far as possessions are concerned? I am grossly under insured.

Chrono24 puts the watch collection at a conservative 25k which was a bit of a surprise. What really caught me on the hop tho, was valuations of Aviation and collectibles.

Replacement value on the Diecast collection is conservative at 35k and Comics and collectibles are in the €30k bracket too.

I'm thinking at this point that a specialist insurer is likely best option? I'm with Zurich for home and contents and have been on touch with them to see what they can offer.

Anyone using alternative insurers or brokers for their collections?

Thanks for that Cyrus. I've sent out a few emails and had some replies. What's struck me as a child of working class parents and a council estate? Is that each reply I've had to date has been from "head of high net worth" or a variation of same.

Part of me recoils a little from that label, before the saner part of me accepts that well yes. By no metric am I rich, but I am further from poverty than I have ever been in my life. That while I may not be liquidly wealthy, I am in a position where I can enjoy a few relatively pricey hobbies. 2 of which I've had 30 odd years in building a collection in, and with the watches being much more recent interest.

I know with the world in the state it's in now, that my slowly dawning realisation that I'm a class traitor 😳 doesn't matter a whit. Still I suppose it's time to get myself an insurance "relationship manager" 🤣