Was scrolling through the auction results and with a few exceptions the final price was well over the estimate. Does that mean the high end market is strong as ever? Or was the auction house playing coy with bidders?
I think the lovely brown 2915 price here was bizarre, exceptional and crazy but a nice break from the real world doom and gloom going on around us to be honest. I don’t think anyone seriously believes a new price expectation has been realised here, but I do think it was a pretty unique looking and rare watch.
On a serious note though, I do hope that it might curb the negative talk of bubbles bursting, overpriced Omegas and slow markets that I have been hearing about for the last 15 years, it just sucks the joy out of everything.
The news is bad enough to watch so a nice bit of escapism watching the crazy auctions is a nice break.
Cheers, Michael
Would not a geigercounter be helpful in differentiating the original lume from a relume?
145.022-69 PreMoon
Vintage Pulsometer, original papers and a bit of chrono creep.
20K CHF
https://www.phillips.com/detail/omega/CH080221/209
For 30 years? So you were bored of those talking down the values and calling top 20 years before they actually rose? Interesting.
I don’t know what you mean, do you really think crazy prices increases for vintage watches is a new phenomenon?
Do you think I’m making it up?
Really?
