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  1. MMMD unaffiliated curmudgeonly absurdist & polyologist Jun 13, 2017

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    ... in a synergistic reaction with the 'Dink-Bump, means...

    Holy Hodin-flation! We're at $7100 for a Valjou 7733, with almost 3 days left! Bring Some Lube™ indeed.

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    https://www.ebay.com/itm/172716817625Purchases made through these links may earn this site a commission from the eBay Partner Network
     
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  2. Vercingetorix Spam Risk Jun 13, 2017

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    It's the Paul Newman subdials made me bid that high.
     
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  3. Drawarms Jun 13, 2017

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    What idiot is paying that much for a base metal chrono?
     
  4. watch3s Jun 13, 2017

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    well if thats how they want to spend their hard earned money sure i guess why not
     
  5. Drawarms Jun 13, 2017

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    Agreed 100%. Something is only worth as much as someone is willing to pay. However, there's a sucker born every minute as well. Just because it was posted on a blog, dosen't mean theres value for such a watch.

    First, its even outlined that this watch is made up FROM NOS parts.
    Second, 7733 movement? cmon.
    Third, there is zero comps above 3k for a NOS example with correct parts, this example dosent even have correct parts.

    Tulip Mania for sure.....
     
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  6. Buck2466 Jun 13, 2017

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  7. OhMegaMan Jun 13, 2017

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    I thought the post title meant this newman:
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  8. WatchVaultNYC Jun 13, 2017

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    What me worry?
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  9. Rumar89 Jun 13, 2017

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    What in the world? $7k?
     
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  10. Foo2rama Keeps his worms in a ball instead of a can. Jun 13, 2017

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    Remember what I said about market manipulation... someone's trying to make this a thing. $7k and 1 picture?
     
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  11. Cad290 Jun 13, 2017

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    If someone wants to spend money on this instead of bidding up the watches I want to buy then great
     
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  12. bazamu wincer, not a bidder Jun 13, 2017

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    Yeah that has to be shill bidders. I had one for a hot second and it left me thoroughly unimpressed. Needless to say, it was sold for far less than $7K!
     
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  13. Thomas P. The P is for Palladium and Platinum Jun 14, 2017

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    Just remember somebody paid $282k for this:
     
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  14. Just Livin Jun 15, 2017

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    Well if you are going to build a watch from NOS, you should really aim to use the right parts.
    This particular Ebay seller has a history of selling LIP watches from NOS. Which suggests he bought a large qty of parts at some point.

    An original LIP watch of this 'Newman' type should have the correct case and orange markers on the hands.
    As excellently covered in a recent article covered here:
    https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/lip-paul-newman-chronograph-investigation.

    I like the real ones ;)
     
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  15. omg smstr Jun 15, 2017

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    Seller is a watchmaker whose main business is to assemble "NOS" vintage watch from "orignal NOS" part.
    Some under his own name (Jean Louis Frésard), some under manufacture name such as LIP.
    His own website seems more transparent, it's a familly business based in the original french watchmaking area for several generation and they claim to have accumulated parts from manufacturer since 1900 or so.
    Ebay's ad says old stock but doesn't specifiy if watch is NOS or assemble from NOS part.
     
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  16. wristpirate Jun 15, 2017

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    into the last 24 hours, $9200 ... ::popcorn::
     
  17. Rumar89 Jun 15, 2017

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    That, presumably, a hodinkee article could have such a dramatic impact upon a watch's price beggars belief.
     
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  18. cristos71 Jun 15, 2017

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    :eek: Sums up what's wrong in the vintage watch world anno 2017 if you ask me :eek:

    As it stands now that base metal ( sorry steel backed! ) 1970's chrono, with at best an extremely tenuous link to Paul Newman :confused: is running at almost twice what I've ever spent on a single watch!

    The mind boggles ::screwloose::
     
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  19. Rumar89 Jun 15, 2017

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    I just picked up a Waltham all stainless chrono. I'll sell it to any of you for the bargain basement price of half whatever this LIP finishes at, lol
     
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  20. Foo2rama Keeps his worms in a ball instead of a can. Jun 15, 2017

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