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Wishful Thinking - Watches that have unrealistic price expectations

  1. JwRosenthal May 23, 2020

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    And don’t forget “stardust patina” on the dial- add another $1k
     
  2. asrnj77 May 28, 2020

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    Not sure if this was already listed but to just to clarify, this is for the BOX only...
     
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  3. X350 XJR Vintage Omega Aficionado May 31, 2020

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    Like new condition. :rolleyes:

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  4. Stripey May 31, 2020

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    It's like when certain car dealers used to add their own badge on the back of a car. Jeez.
     
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  5. Franzlad Jun 6, 2020

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    Hi! I found this on French classifieds site, Le Bon Coin:
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    I’m no expert on the Geneve Dynamic range of watches but I’ve a feeling that the dial is wrong.
    This doesn’t deter the seller who decided to describe the watch as being « très très » rare and to ask more than even the craziest fool on Chrono24.
     
  6. 0uss Jun 6, 2020

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  7. JwRosenthal Jun 8, 2020

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    Seller says just like a Heuer:
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    Not a Heuer
     
  8. JwRosenthal Jun 10, 2020

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  9. 0uss Jun 18, 2020

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  10. JwRosenthal Jun 18, 2020

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    The seller must have slipped and added 2 zeros to the price- hopefully they will notice their mistake when they are the only ones at the party.
     
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  11. 0uss Jun 18, 2020

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    Such an easy mistake to make. :p
     
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  12. sonicosa Jun 24, 2020

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  14. cvrle1 Jul 2, 2020

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    Surprised that these 3 jokes werent posted already (from same seller too) All in "like new" condition of course, all appraised by the seller to cost several 100 % more than what they are actually worth. Best part is:

    Movement: Automatic

    "Over 100 years of combined experience. We are an appraiser for the Wall Street Journal and many major insurance companies. We have been recommended by Time Out New York as well as a number of radio and TV stations here in New York City. We have over 25,000 watches including both new display and collector's models as well as vintage pieces. We handle all fine artwork, stamps, coins, jewelry, etc. We buy, sell and appraise essentially anything of value."

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    https://www.ebay.com/itm/OMEGA-Spee...1976-SS-Mechanical-25K-Apr-w-CoA/193345013089Purchases made through these links may earn this site a commission from the eBay Partner Network
    https://www.ebay.com/itm/OMEGA-Spee...66-SS-321-Movement-35K-Apr-w-CoA/193345016965Purchases made through these links may earn this site a commission from the eBay Partner Network
    https://www.ebay.com/itm/OMEGA-Spee...-Tropical-Dial-321-80K-Apr-w-CoA/193543011590Purchases made through these links may earn this site a commission from the eBay Partner Network

    This joker has a bunch of other watches that are just as ridiculously overpriced for sale.
     
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  15. impalla62ss Jul 2, 2020

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  16. rcs914 Jul 4, 2020

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    Only $5000 BIN:

    https://www.ebay.com/itm/Omega-Seam...421487?hash=item289742ae6f:g:ZdcAAOSw2jhe~pEGPurchases made through these links may earn this site a commission from the eBay Partner Network

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    As with all good watches it comes with a story!

    "Omega Seamaster Swiss Men Mechanical Vintage Watch Jewels (Rare) AUTHENTIC. Condition is Pre-owned (Story behind it, was bought by my grandpa by a coworker in the 60’s, it has been verified authentic can send paper, his coworker said there was only 100 made. Have the paper really don’t want to come down on price, but willing some-reasonable offeres"

    ::facepalm1::
     
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  17. padders Oooo subtitles! Jul 4, 2020

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    To be fair finding a mid 1970s model (though a nasty run of the mill one) in the 60s is rare alright!
     
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  18. TDBK Jul 4, 2020

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  19. rcs914 Jul 6, 2020

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    That one really, really, really deserves to have the whole description copied and pasted here:

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    What you are looking at folks is another dimension a 1969 super weight CAMY SUISSO SEVEN-SEAS.

    - Only 2-3 known in the world no documents ( Blue )
    - This was an actual tested divers watch ( Prototype )
    - Seas blue dial ,outer grey lunar tropical flaked away
    - 4 major lume plot which strangely glow on their own.
    - Guitar deep red backlit gamma rays
    - Thick bi-directional bezel/nut
    - Minute hand will eerily glow day or night
    - Square brick case with circle ontop

    45mm X 45mm
    15mm thick!

    really cool!

    This is the story about this Vintage Divers watch. In that building (photo),for CLASSIFIED reasons I will just say (building.) This building had all this junk in one of the basements from this room.
    The room was occupied by "Poltergeist" one guy slept one night in that very room and dreamed someone brought him a cup of tea. He then awakened and found this 250 year old tea cup and saucer next to him this happened in 1986.

    Their was scary whispers and sounds coming from this room & there was this small hole you had to open to get to the junk.
    One day I went into the basement and found the watch, The CAMY watch crystal was all Scratched! everywhere ..you couldn't see the dial.. It was all foggy scratched ..and broken to. The seconds hand was missing ,there was only two hands on the dial and the watch case it was covered in some brown dark rusty debris all over inside out.
    I can't find the pictures, if I can find it I will upload them Anyhow I just RAN my way out! of their.

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  20. rcs914 Jul 6, 2020

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    Well, that's not quite correct - it is made by Heuer. This and the Zodiac GMT are both pretty much identical to the 2446C. These pictures below are taken from an auction for a "salesman sample" case, dial, handset, that had no movement. It sold for $2800, and if you look you can see that the "Heuer-Leonidas" is overstamped on the inside of the watch case, and that the case itself is still marked 2446C.

    https://www.ebay.com/itm/1960-039-s-Vintage-Benrus-Heuer-Autavia-GMT-ref-2446c-Salesman-Sample-/333588864494Purchases made through these links may earn this site a commission from the eBay Partner Network

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