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jhross98
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This oversized gallet I think is super super rare.. Best gallet expert I know told me he has not seen another one and I certainly have not. One of the very earliest w round pushers
Which is the rarest watch you’ve ever owned?
This oversized gallet I think is super super rare.. Best gallet expert I know told me he has not seen another one and I certainly have not. One of the very earliest w round pushers
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gatorcpa
··ΩF InvestiGatorRare doesn't need to be super expensive:
1. Jaeger-LeCoultre Memovoxes are unusual.
2. Original "parking meter" dials are scarce.
3. Gubelin Ipso-Vox versions with signed parking meter dials are very rare.
I know of only a few of these owned by members at Watchprosite.
gatorcpa
1. Jaeger-LeCoultre Memovoxes are unusual.
2. Original "parking meter" dials are scarce.
3. Gubelin Ipso-Vox versions with signed parking meter dials are very rare.
I know of only a few of these owned by members at Watchprosite.
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slique12
·None of these are 1 in 10 kinda watches and none are super expensive. Grey dialed Weekdater/Business, red fume octagonal Defy, UG Monodatic with Corne de Vache lugs, and a full size 18k pink gold UG TDMP with art deco numerals.
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Dero13
·I'll play:
White Geometer. Have only seen one other
Smiths Deluxe military watch. One of 13 known examples.
And an Omega to round it up:
White Geometer. Have only seen one other
Smiths Deluxe military watch. One of 13 known examples.
And an Omega to round it up:
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merchandiser
·Not many of these around:
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ConElPueblo
·Deciding on what constitutes a truly rare watch is difficult, IMO. It's partly to due with initial production figures and then add the decimation in numbers over time combining into current amount of watches remaining. But that is not all - a huge number of watches lies around in drawers, with their original owners (who couldn't care less about the "rarity" of their vintage watch), while some are hidden away in the collections of solitary collectors with enormous collections that never see the light of the internet, which is where a lot of us have our reference points re. rarity from. I know one of such people and his collection is breathtaking.
Then we have the people who think that a certain aging of the features or perhaps lack of aging constitutes a rarity factor - I disagree with this.
The watches I own that are "rare" (a term I profoundly dislike the current usage of) are probably "rare" because they are not hugely collectible and therefore doesn't surface often as the demand simply isn't there. A lot of the watches I see on these last four pages of this very interesting thread falls into this category too - that doesn't detract from them at all.
Then we have the people who think that a certain aging of the features or perhaps lack of aging constitutes a rarity factor - I disagree with this.
The watches I own that are "rare" (a term I profoundly dislike the current usage of) are probably "rare" because they are not hugely collectible and therefore doesn't surface often as the demand simply isn't there. A lot of the watches I see on these last four pages of this very interesting thread falls into this category too - that doesn't detract from them at all.
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STANDY
··schizophrenic pizza orderer and watch collectorDeciding on what constitutes a truly rare watch is difficult, IMO. It's partly to due with initial production figures and then add the decimation in numbers over time combining into current amount of watches remaining. But that is not all - a huge number of watches lies around in drawers, with their original owners (who couldn't care less about the "rarity" of their vintage watch), while some are hidden away in the collections of solitary collectors with enormous collections that never see the light of the internet, which is where a lot of us have our reference points re. rarity from. I know one of such people and his collection is breathtaking.
Then we have the people who think that a certain aging of the features or perhaps lack of aging constitutes a rarity factor - I disagree with this.
The watches I own that are "rare" (a term I profoundly dislike the current usage of) are probably "rare" because they are not hugely collectible and therefore doesn't surface often as the demand simply isn't there. A lot of the watches I see on these last four pages of this very interesting thread falls into this category too - that doesn't detract from them at all.
Threads like this are good as it shows a great mix of watch and brands.
With all levels of collectors here, some are rare to some and not to others.
The two watches I have posted are more of not that common, but since we don't have a " what's the most uncommon watch you have owned " they were placed here.
Great to see a thread with heaps of variety
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ConElPueblo
·Nothing too interesting, sorry. Good point about different levels of collecting, @STANDY 👍
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STANDY
··schizophrenic pizza orderer and watch collectorI think we all hate EBay sellers and dealers overuse of rare, but steak and OF its all good. 😉
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Canuck
·Accutrons are not rare. But anyone here ever seen another style of Accutron such as this?
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Syrte
··MWR Tech Support Dept@ConElPueblo heard the same in France, one of the persons I’m told is probably the biggest collector in France has nothing to do with the internet, and a dealer once mentioned to me someone with a huge UG collection who has zero internet presence. And I know of other persons who post nothing or virtually nothing even though they do have a very discreet internet presence.
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Deafboy
··His Holiness Puer SurdusI can't claim this dial variant as being rare, but it is uncommon.
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Stufflers Mom
·Probably this Breitling bluebird, one of only 250.
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Syrte
··MWR Tech Support Dept
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Wetworks
·The gold capped Seamaster 751 I had was fairly uncommon, the solid gold one is rare as hen's teeth.
Desmond also did a wonderful article on them. http://omega-constellation-collectors.blogspot.com/2007/07/omega-seamaster-golden-chronometres.html
Desmond also did a wonderful article on them. http://omega-constellation-collectors.blogspot.com/2007/07/omega-seamaster-golden-chronometres.html
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Larry S
··Color Commentator for the Hyperbole.I Agree that the term “Rare” is usually an invitation to either dig deeper or, most often, to run for the hills. It is however a fun filter with which to view our collections. Love the fact too that we are looking only at the known universe.
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