Actually you left off the last word....very important....
Quote: " The hands all tick boxes. BUT !"
The actual link to the page, is this
http://speedmaster101.com/blog/watches-of-knightsbridge-sale-march-2016/
(The other link was to the top page of the blog, which will change if I ever get around to writing another...)
Interesting the reference to the speedmaster market "cooling"
I think what we are seeing is a breathing period, rather than cooling. A consolidation period while we all learn a little more, while unscrupulous sellers cobble together projects that we get better at recognising. I always refer back to the Daytona market, that I think leads speedmasters by about 10-15 years.
Most dealers offering speedmasters are ignorant. (I am not trying to be insulting). But they are learning. Some people seem to be driven to replicate a good watch by putting it together, this has not been the case for speedmasters in the last few years as the financial motivation was not there until now.
Private sources, the mainstay of my collection, have all but dried up. It's all now dealers, and a few collectors. However collectors, for the most part do not need money....especially when we see the value of the pieces rising on a monthly basis. So until the market stabilises, there is no incentive to sell a watch that's going to be worth more in a month.
This probably needs its own thread.
Back to the WoK watch. It's rubbish. But right now, it's the prettiest girl in the bar, so everyone is trying to take it home.
