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Wishful Thinking - Watches that have unrealistic price expectations

Peemacgee
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igatomic igatomic
So a bad redial then? 😀
Well, a bad vajazzlling at best.

The dial looks to be a gold 'deluxe' dial but while the text looks ok (difficult to be absolutely sure from the blurry pics) the indices are not standard for a Constellation. (too slim)
This makes me think it is an entirely bespoke dial - possibly commissioned via Omega.

But if a good 'standard' deluxe 168.010 might fetch ~£3,000 at auction, then I'm fairly sure that those diamonds are not worth £6,750-£7,750.
 
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Peemacgee Peemacgee
Well, a bad vajazzlling at best.

The dial looks to be a gold 'deluxe' dial but while the text looks ok (difficult to be absolutely sure from the blurry pics) the indices are not standard for a Constellation. (too slim)
This makes me think it is an entirely bespoke dial - possibly commissioned via Omega.

But if a good 'standard' deluxe 168.010 might fetch ~£3,000 at auction, then I'm fairly sure that those diamonds are not worth £6,750-£7,750.
Replacement at trade, assuming they're 4 points apiece, is £25 each (set).
 
Peemacgee
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Replacement at trade, assuming they're 4 points apiece, is £25 each (set).
So, there's 60 around the bezel (and being generous) there's another 10 on the dial.
=£1750

But of course you have to add something in for the workmanship.......🤔
 
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I suspect the owners who consigned this pimped 168.010 to auction may be disappointed on sale day.

Estimate £9,750-10,750
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The same auctioneer has quite a few lots that I doubt will make the low end of their reserve, so I presume there will be a lot of "passed" lots...

eg. this tatty dog of a Seiko Pogue, est £550-600...
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