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·Personally I would have to stretch to put this as Good.
remember also chart is reflective not predictive, nor proscriptive, and that prices for this kind of watch are open to debate.
when a watch falls out of Very Good, it’s often got more than one minor originality queries as well as potentially serious “attraction” issues.
so we step away from box ticking for correctness and originality, and the value becomes dependent on how attractive it is. Often a large part of the attraction will be how cheap it is.
a fine 105002 might easily sell for $30,000 or more with provenance and accessories. So one with a few problems for $8,000 might be fun. It’s that middle ground price, 15k, which is getting harder and harder to justify, without something to make you look twice.
this watch, being sold on these photos, does not deserve a risky price - that means it’s about double what many here might want to offer, given the risk.
of course those who favour condition above all else will rightly dismiss it as not worth considering.
I am not sure the seller is ready to significantly drop the price thanks to all the feedbacks I got here. Main concern is the wrong (relumed) hands in place.
Generally speaking, it sounds quite difficult to find a nice example or get a "fair but rare" example at a fair price (like this 002 but without fair price).
And from the wish of getting a pre-moon Speedmaster, I started looking for 145.022-69. Then discovered the applied logo on 145.022-68. Then I have been offered a nice 145.012 and discovered the caliber 321. I went for it and gave it back because of a non-matching movement.
Then I discovered 105.012 CBs and -65 variations to finally got interest for straight lugs 105.003. And came this quite rare 105.002.
What is a bit difficult now is to turn back and look again for 105.012, not even talking about later versions.
So I'll be patient (as I am for 2 watches I am on waiting list for...for years) and keep an active eye on the market. I'll try to win a local auction this week or consider a very nice 105.003 offered by a well known member based in California.
