Holy Connie-stellation, Batman! Someone really wanted it.

Didn't think they fetched that much in the real world. I've seen many really nice ones languish on eBay at that level.

I was thinking more like around $2K in value for these.

Nice job!
gatorcpa

 

I think the price was decent considering both dial and case condition. The fact it was rose gold kept it from being a bit lower. The watch I linked to from the seller based in Mexico was 14k but otherwise near mint (one of those rare situations where if anything the seller underdeclared the watch's merits) and the condition carried the day - as I said if anything the price may have been a bit on the low side.

 

Hey , who won the contest??

 

I'm slightly too drunk to do math right now, but the formula will be (how far off 1+2+3) and lowest total wins

 

Wow, deja vu: All three of the latest de Luxe, Night of the Connies, sale went to the same buy in the UK,

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I suppose these maybe considered a bargain compared to some local London prices, i.e., Bond/New Bond streets. Wonder if the buyer knows of the problems with this batch.

 

Hmmm...all three went to the same buyer? IIRC, the last batch were all highly bid on by one buyer as well.

Something is not passing the smell test here.

Might we be seeing these again real soon?
gatorcpa

 

Perhaps, but I have a feeling that these last 3 are going to end up in a shop in Burlington Arcade or somewhere similar for twice the sale price.

 

I wonder if we're going to see batch 3 before long, will have to keep an eye out

 

I think this seller is an ok guy. I believe these are likely legit sales probably to a UK dealer. No way a serious omega collector bids up that last batch to those prices.

 

Found: I located one of the watches sold in the first batch ; the RG one.

Oddly enough I found it in my own backyard, who would have thought



The greenhouse seems to be doing wonders for it , so far it has sprouted a new band and a new period crown.

 

Oh, your photography skills are not bad at all sir

It does however deserve its own thread, and considerably more photos

 

That watch is an early bumper omega and not a centenary - the case style is wrong for a centenary as are the hands and the movement (does not have some of the premium parts the centenary movement has).
Regarding the watch you sold - the case is ok but not great (the caseback shows a significant amount of wear that is evident in the pictures you took - in fact higher quality pictures of your watch may actually even hurt it a bit). If that 14k connie was in the same condition as the watch you sold, it would be worth half of the price it went for - when it comes to vintage (watches and others) the difference in price between a good to very good example and a near mint to mint example can be exponential rather than additive - the comic book market is the best example - the difference there between a comic book graded as fine vs. one graded as NM may be 5 to 10 fold (sometimes even more if it is a valuable comic book to begin with).