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··Prolific Speedmaster Hoarder2998 got so wet the hands shrunk.😁
That made me laugh in public.
Speedmasters in Christies Online Finishing Today
That made me laugh in public.
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wouter van wijk
·Christies? As in, a really well known auction house...
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dsio
··Ash @ ΩFChristies? As in, a really well known auction house...
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Archer
··Omega Qualified WatchmakerThe 2998 condition report doesn’t a give warm feeling either.
“The chronograph is only functional through the top pusher and is working as a flyback chronograph at the time of cataloguing. The bottom pusher is non-functional.”
Basically means the chrono badly needs a service with hard to source parts.
Stem bolt for hammer is missing or broken, so that specific problem is about $7 to fix...not a big deal.
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oddboy
·$7? So the watch is worth $20,007 then?
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oddboy
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oddboy
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kov
·Trying to imagine a new member reading this thread and thinking "Hell, I'd really better stay away of this vintage trap" 🙁
It's a shame to see such crap auctioned even by well known auction houses 🤦
It's a shame to see such crap auctioned even by well known auction houses 🤦
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STANDY
··schizophrenic pizza orderer and watch collectorIt’s like the auction houses try to flog all the watches with issues that dealers won’t touch nowadays as they are not a quick flip 😗
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Spacefruit
··Prolific Speedmaster HoarderTrying to imagine a new member reading this thread and thinking "Hell, I'd really better stay away of this vintage trap" 🙁
It's a shame to see such crap auctioned even by well known auction houses 🤦
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S.H.
·Indeed. 10k for the 105.003! Is it not full of service parts (professional dial 😒, hands)? How can we explain this price, the total value of the parts should be much lower, no?
What am I missing?
What am I missing?
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Spacefruit
··Prolific Speedmaster HoarderIndeed. 10k for the 105.003! Is it not full of service parts (professional dial 😒, hands)? How can we explain this price, the total value of the parts should be much lower, no?
What am I missing?
I did not even mention this lot in original post as it had those issues you point out - service parts.
$10,000 seems a lot.
Note the lot is owned by......Christies!
So I wonder how much was pointed out to any client.
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chronoboy64
·IMHO most of the watches in this online auction are in "Catawiki" condition.
What will come next ? A "Marriage" auction ? 😁
What will come next ? A "Marriage" auction ? 😁
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mr_yossarian
·Considering what is being payed for these "watches"...should sell mine and fund a new life on the Bahamas with the revenue.
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nttisch23
·Great reading through threads like this.... always learning more and more about vintage pieces everyday! 👍
