Hi there,

another somewhat "philosophical" thread ...

what do I mean by inversion: when something that is/was objectively cheaper/inferior gets more expensive than the "superior" product.

example within the same family:

a DJ 1600 flat bezel fetches on average more $$$$...



.... than a similar DJ 1601 (w whitegold or YG bezel)



again, I am talking "market" level not those individual watches


other examples? ss RLX sub vs. ttone sub? I dont know ...



cheers
Al

 

The two pictures above explain it easy.
Not everyone is a fan of the coin edge bezel. I am not.

 

Given the choice between a white gold fluted bezel and a yellow gold fluted bezel, I'd go for the white gold. It is rather odd that, in some instances, the karat gold version of a stainless steel watch often brings a difference equivalent only of the scrap value of the gold!

 

oh; that flat bezel looks great. never did like the "coin bezel". that may be the reason omegas are more popular?

 

The market sets the value. Sure, there are always outliers, but it is what is is.

"Under appreciated" yes...

"Under valued" - the market (idiotic though it may be) currently says no.

Tomorrow could be different, so "you pays your money and you takes your chances".

 

I presently own more Omegas than I do Rolex. But I'd like to put in a word in defence of those who collect Rolex, and who are prepared to shell out to buy the Rolex they prefer, as not being "idiots"! The old adage, "diff'rent strokes" seems to apply.

 

odd - I find that the RLX 18xx are pretty undervalued by itself ...

I - for one - cannot for the life of me like the pie-pan connies (dog knows, I tried) ... but give me an traditional oyster beauty (ss or yg) and my eyes light up ...

donno - the classical connies are grandfather watches, whereas the OPs are timeless

cheers, Al

 

which makes perfectly sense ... let me argue a strictly "commercial" angle: how much do you think you can get out of a RLX vintage movement, esp. if its compatible to 55xx subs ???

so - buying a fugged up 18xx for cheap GUARANTEES you:

- X$ for gold scrap
- Y$ for a movement

(don't have values for X and Y on hand b/c that's not my area of interes)

that very fact - in my book - is a win-win proposition as there is literally no worst-case scenario

cheers
Al

 

yeah - u r right ... the day-complication ;-)

but my point was m/l ... the fact that its a RLX movement means that it has an intrinsic value ...

 

I have posted this before, some interesting reading on historical RLX retail prices


https://www.minus4plus6.com/PriceEvolution.php