Wishful Thinking - Watches that have unrealistic price expectations

paddymoran

Thanks Ash - in this instance I don’t feel sympathy for the seller. To list it on eBay for $55k when a simple search of sold items would clearly show that this was a nonsense price … simply doesn’t make sense. I offered him $40k (simply to see how he’s respond) and he replied by saying “can you do 45,000?”. On eBay since 2003 and I’ve never come across anything as ludicrous. The seller himself is on eBay since 2005 so he’s not a “newbie”.

dsio

Have to say the YouTube commenters are the most braindead I’ve ever come across, makes me thankful I spend most of my time here and rarely have to reply.

On the video above, I don’t know how an Omega hurt Barry but he’s really passionate for some reason

J johnnyk

I think this is the same watch that was on time anagram. They've used a pic from there on their listing

J johnnyk

Reading the description too, it's total pie in the sky. Museum grade collector piece. But nothing to show any sort of provence.
And seems to be a random box chucked in too (think it's mentioned on the listing it would have come with a red box)
Worst of it is, I think they'll manage to sell it. Maybe not for 10k, but they'll at the very least break even. Vintage watch market here is baffling at times.

reggie_v

I thought that about the box!

Oh dear, I really hope not. There’s a reason it sat on Timeanagram for so long… thing is with the globemasters, they’re not even as attractive as their constellation siblings!

gatorcpa

You all realize that this is a frankenwatch to begin with, right?

2nd generation Globemaster dials like that went with standard cal. 501 non-chronometer movements and US made gold-filled cases. I’m actually surprised that the dial fit a Ref. 2852 case.
gatorcpa