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For those that thought that DON bezels were getting expensive....

  1. cristos71 Ω 2

    cristos71 Apr 9, 2015

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  2. AAAKK

    AAAKK First listing in the ΩF B2B phone book Apr 9, 2015

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    I've been pretty much indifferent to all the talk of the rising price of cal 321 Speedmasters, DON bezels, etc; my take has been that it is what it is. But this certainly caught my attention....
     
  3. JohnSteed

    JohnSteed Apr 9, 2015

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  4. CajunTiger

    CajunTiger Cajuns and Gators can't read newspapers! Apr 9, 2015

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  5. oddboy

    oddboy Zero to Grail+2998 In Six Months Apr 9, 2015

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    Good Golly!

    When will Omega re-release #6s or DON bezels?
     
  6. yinzerniner

    yinzerniner Apr 9, 2015

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    Pretty sure the per weight price of that end link is higher than a conflict free diamond. Just insanity out there ...
     
  7. Joe K. Ω 1

    Joe K. Curious about this text thingy below his avatar Apr 9, 2015

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    Suddenly the extra 200$ I threw in to get the 1039 with 6 endlinks doesn't seem like a bad decision......
     
  8. MSNWatch Ω 2

    MSNWatch Vintage Omega Aficionado Staff Member Apr 10, 2015

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    The price for the endlinks is expensive for the 105.003 owner who needs it just about right for the 2998-1 owner who needs it and a bargain for the 2915-1 owner who needs it.
     
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  9. dsio Ω 2

    dsio Ash @ ΩF Staff Member Apr 10, 2015

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    If you've got a 105.003 those modern 617s with a bit of rejigging are looking mighty attractive about now
     
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  10. cristos71 Ω 2

    cristos71 Apr 10, 2015

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    I'm sorry but 550 euros for one endlink can never be described as a bargain.

    Let's not forget these endlinks are also necessary for 14755 and 165.014 owners too. I would say they have been as good as priced out of the market now with a loose 7912 and a pair of endlinks running to +/- 50% the value of the watch.
     
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  11. MSNWatch Ω 2

    MSNWatch Vintage Omega Aficionado Staff Member Apr 10, 2015

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    I think it's a bargain because on a 2915-1 the difference in price with the correct #6 endlinks and 7077 bracelet might be $5kUSD. (say you charge $100k for the watch instead of $95k).
     
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  12. cristos71 Ω 2

    cristos71 Apr 10, 2015

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    I see your point, however for me a bargain is always something that has been bought at less than its usual cost.
     
  13. yinzerniner

    yinzerniner Apr 10, 2015

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    Bargains can also be had for value created in the future, no? Like if you paid $500 for something that usually costs $100 but ended up saving and or making you $1000, in hindsight that $500 spent was a bargain IMO.
     
  14. cristos71 Ω 2

    cristos71 Apr 10, 2015

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    I ' ve never paid 5 x market for something and then called it a bargain of the future.

    I'm not sure of your point here. If I buy something for a bargain price then that is always under the market price.

    If I pay 5 x market for something and in the future make money on it then I would call that lucky and certainly not a bargain.
     
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  15. MSNWatch Ω 2

    MSNWatch Vintage Omega Aficionado Staff Member Apr 10, 2015

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    I see your point about bargains but I will say that my biggest regrets are those that I didn't stretch to overpay at the time - 2915-2 (2 of them that I missed!), near mint rose gold seamaster XVI with olympic dial, black dial 18k WG excellent condition constellation, central tourbillon omega and the biggest one - a near mint rose gold cloisonne dial (observatory dial) connie. How I wish I pulled the trigger and just paid above and beyond in every single one of these instances! In hindsight they would all be bargains!
     
  16. dsio Ω 2

    dsio Ash @ ΩF Staff Member Apr 10, 2015

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    You passed an observatory cloisonne in rose gold?!? :eek:
     
  17. MSNWatch Ω 2

    MSNWatch Vintage Omega Aficionado Staff Member Apr 10, 2015

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    I was a relative newbie - this was probably in 2009, the asking was $50,000 and the watch was in Australia. I didn't really say no but wanted an Extract of the Archives stating the dial was original to the watch (which may not have been possible at all but I didn't know this then) and was trying to figure out how payment was going to be arranged and of course someone else got it while I was working on these details.
     
  18. dsio Ω 2

    dsio Ash @ ΩF Staff Member Apr 10, 2015

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    Is it... still in Australia? :coffee:
     
  19. MSNWatch Ω 2

    MSNWatch Vintage Omega Aficionado Staff Member Apr 10, 2015

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    Don't know - lost track and even the old email exchange with the original seller.
     
  20. BASE1000

    BASE1000 Prolific Speedmaster Hoarder Apr 10, 2015

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    The day I get 100k for the 2915-1 I might be tended to let it go :)

    ... and I also had a 2915-2 on the hook, already bought on ebay but was in switzerland and could not pay as quick as the seller wished. So I gave up. Even today I am said when I think of it ...