I viewed the sale and came to slightly different conclusions to those formed by viewing online.
The Ed White was so polished the lugs had no definition, and were like knives. The dial had been re lumed around the left side plots. This was a terrible example but it sold for £5,500+24% so less than you need to pay for a decent one. It was cheap, but it needed to be.
The blue was correct, certified and one of the best blue dials I have seen.
The 145.012 that sold for £9000 was one of the nicest examples I have seen, with a very clean dial and good case. It was very, very attractive as the price showed.
The other Speedmasters were priced a bit high for what they are.
Anyone buy anything?
I didn't go for the Spedmaster's but had a nibble at the Blue Snowflake (lot 188) which hammered at £8,500. I did buy lot 209, a 16600 Swiss only Rolex Sea-dweller, pretty much a full set. Saw it in hand and it was pretty mint.
I liked the snowflake. It was very good in the metal
I bought the 145.012 as it had the nicest dial on a 145.012 I have seen for a long time. Bit expensive, but I haven’t seen a better dial. And the blue. Of course I bought the blue. It was spectacularly inexpensive.
I bought the 145.012 as it had the nicest dial on a 145.012 I have seen for a long time. Bit expensive, but I haven’t seen a better dial. And the blue. Of course I bought the blue. It was spectacularly inexpensive.
I liked the snowflake. It was very good in the metal
I bought the 145.012 as it had the nicest dial on a 145.012 I have seen for a long time. Bit expensive, but I haven’t seen a better dial. And the blue. Of course I bought the blue. It was spectacularly inexpensive.
I bought the 145.012 as it had the nicest dial on a 145.012 I have seen for a long time. Bit expensive, but I haven’t seen a better dial. And the blue. Of course I bought the blue. It was spectacularly inexpensive.
Lot 144, the brownie, Was the damage on the crystal or dial?
Anyone see it in person and can comment.
Anyone buy anything?
For me, I am sorry to say, this watch was something i could not live with. The colour of the dial was attractive however the plots were green and even worse was the 1 o’clock marker. I just could not un-see that damage. The market is almost missing and does not match the rest.
I found each time I looked at the watch, my eye landed on the ugly marker.
If you ask me a dealer bought it and will return to market with new lume. It was that bad
