A Synchrobeat on eBay!

asrnj77

The seller is known for shill bidding so they’ll get what they want for it or else it’ll just keep getting relisted like all of their no-reserve Rolex’s that “have never left the safe”.

wsfarrell

The listing is "buy it now or best offer," not an auction

Scarecrow Boat

The same watch from the same seller in the OP from @Tony C. is auction

Bill Sohne

OH Tony !

Bill Sohne

Funny

i have one missing the jump seconds parts ,and sweep seconds hand... my case is nicer and the dial ..... go figure

Good Hunting
Bill

Tony C.

Not something that one sees everyday. I don't ordinarily link to desirable watches in auctions, but this one won't remain under the radar in any case.

Condition not great, and to my eye, a rather unattractive dedication on the back. How high will it go?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Extremely-Rare-Omega-Dead-Seconds-Synchrobeat-Cal-372-Chronometer-18k-Gold/333882017255?hash=item4dbceb45e7:g:i5QAAOSwCbVgC0td&LH_ItemCondition=4

Maskelyne

There are no evidence of chill bidding, and that's a serious accusation. A collector could have bought it for the buy it now price which in my opinion is (was) way too high. The dial has damages and the engraved case back is a minus. A piece in better condition would have been sold almost instantly.

My guess is that it will be sold for approx US $10-15.000. Dear OF folks take a guess at the final price ☕

asrnj77

Ive been following their auctions for a few years. If you’d like to run a home test for yourself, watch one of their Rolex auctions starting at $1. You’ll see it listed several times. The bidding history is set to private so you can’t see how it ended but they’ll post something along the lines of “don’t worry this watch never left our safe” to address concerns that the watch was sold and returned due to some defect or issue. It’s certainly possible that 95% of their no reserve auctions go to non-paying winners but I tend to think otherwise. I think eBay turns a blind eye because they’re a huge seller and the re-listing seems to only occur on desirable watches which makes up a portion of their sales. So I don’t have evidence but rather an opinion after watching 75 or so auctions over 3 years.

asrnj77

Ive been following their auctions for a few years. If you’d like to run a home test for yourself, watch one of their Rolex auctions starting at $1. You’ll see it listed several times. The bidding history is set to private so you can’t see how it ended but they’ll post something along the lines of “don’t worry this watch never left our safe” to address concerns that the watch was sold and returned due to some defect or issue. It’s certainly possible that 95% of their no reserve auctions go to non-paying winners but I tend to think otherwise. I think eBay turns a blind eye because they’re a huge seller and the re-listing seems to only occur on desirable watches which makes up a portion of their sales. So I don’t have evidence but rather an opinion after watching 75 or so auctions over 3 years.