Is this Transitional worth €12,000?

ahantel

OF posts aren't the hateful comments section of a youtube video with racial slurs and ad hominem attacks but just good dialogue. I feel like much of the perceived offense taken at a comment here or there is often due to the lack of emotion and nuance within written/read text vis a vis speech (unless you count yourself amongst Joyce or Yeats and can pull that kind of thing off).

U ulackfocus

Well, we've had a dust-up or two in the past but nothing that got totally crazy. Most people stay within certain boundaries because they're either decent people or they don't want to get clanged upside the head with an aluminum bat*. Nobody wants to have a mod go Joizey on their ass.

*We keep several sizes in the ΩF Armory.

Kwijibo

The funny thing without any provocation is, so far, noone showed me an ad of a full set transitional in the same condition for sale for 8000 dollars. Still waiting.

Drechristian

This MINT B&P, listed for $8,5k. And I shit you not, it took 12 WEEKS for the seller to sold the watch. I was following it hoping for the seller to lower down the price. You can see his IG username there to confirm.

Drechristian

This MINT B&P, listed for $8,5k. And I shit you not, it took 12 WEEKS for the seller to sold the watch. I was following it hoping for the seller to lower down the price. You can see his IG username there to confirm.

watchknut

Finally!!! Thank you for digging that up...great comp.

Thomas P.

The real question is what did it actually sell for not what was the seller asking. This applies to any item.

Drechristian

That should satisfy OP's request regardless. The watch couldn't have sold for anymore than the $8,5k asking price, it could be sold less than $8k for all we know.

Drechristian

This MINT B&P, listed for $8,5k. And I shit you not, it took 12 WEEKS for the seller to sold the watch. I was following it hoping for the seller to lower down the price. You can see his IG username there to confirm.

Kwijibo

Hello

I see some issues with this watch.
1/ Bracelet is a 1171
2/ papers are form 1970 at list
3/ movement number starts with a 27 which makes it a late 1969 so not a transitional
4/ box should have a red canvas into it.
5/ no meanf of nowing if the crystal and crown are original.

cheers

dennisthemenace

Now you're starting to look a little bit silly, as well as desperate.

dennisthemenace

Now you're starting to look a little bit silly, as well as desperate.

watchknut

1171 bracelet vs. 1039...that is a $1k difference there, so $8k goes to $9k...

I don't know about boxes, but one would have to imagine that the watch sold had later boxes since it appears to have sat at the dealer for a couple of years...small difference, but to those in the know, might be a $200 difference.

Whilst all small details, it is the details that make collectors pay the big bucks.

Food for thought.

Davidt3449

The Instagram example is a genuine transitional - 273xxxxx is fine for a -68.

I agree that an 1171 is worth less than a 1039, but it's likely original as the papers show it sat around for a while and sold in 71. Also explains the 70's box. As such, the two pieces are comparable.

To be fair, the dial on your example is stunning and I completely agree that the lume looks original.

marturx

The watch' face looks much better now with your latest pics. The markers don't appear puffy anymore

There you see how important the presentation is. Even more when a very high price is being asked

GLWYS