Buy or not ??? HELP!!!!

This one is actually hard. If you really like the watch 2500 isn’t entirely unreasonable for one of these but it’s not a good deal either. It’s a smaller / midsized 36mm watch, so are you aware of and ok with that, and are you also specifically into a 1990s 18k gold Seamaster?

The movements are solid and it’ll be cheap to service but just be sure this is a watch you really want because if you buy it, it’s likely to be hard to move on if you change your mind later.

For not too much more, you could get one of these. Stainless steel as opposed to gold, but it's a really great watch and a tremendous value.
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The weight of the gold isn't an important factor for me since I don't buy watches to scrap them. If I want gold, I buy bullion. If you love it as a watch, then buy it. To answer your specific question ... no, I wouldn't buy it because it doesn't appeal to me.

It's common for sellers to advertise the amount of gold, but I don't think it generally has a direct affect on value, except perhaps for very poor examples. For example, we have seen the price of gold increase by 50% in recent years, but that doesn't influence the value of collectible gold watch proportionately. Similarly, one can't value a gold watch by taking the value of the equivalent SS version and adding the value of the gold. It just doesn't work that way.

The only real relevance in my mind would be if the watch were ruined because it got wet or destroyed somehow. Then at least you would still have the gold value. I guess that an "extra advantage", but not one that is very compelling to me personally.

^ I think the one thought on solid 18k is that the price of gold will probably help the watch keep its value. I couldn’t say if $2500 is what I’d be willing to pay personally.

I haven’t seen one of these on a wrist and in good light so I can’t say if I’d personally buy it but like everyone else said, if you like it go for it.