Hadn't seen this El Primero posted anywhere, so thought I'd start a thread. A386 up at Sotheby's "Important Watches" tomorrow. est. $8k-12k.

Full lot here: https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auc...9/reference-a386-el-primero-a-stainless-steel

Photo courtesy Sotheby's.

 

Wrong minute and hour hands. Case looks polished a bit too much. Lume looks like it has been redone. The area between the inner bezel and outer bezel looks odd, it shouldn’t be empty space like that so I think something is not right with the bezel.

 

that’s what makes it ‘important’.

 

As we all know, the A386 is a very important watch -- just not this one.....

I agree with ELV's comments. Looks like a wrong replacement tachy ring. It is too small, and doesn't line up with the dial....

M

 

Sold for about $14k. Wonder if we'll see the same case # resurface with a more "correct" configuration of dial/hands soon. For future reference, case #: 923D635

 

Thanks, KM. Was $14k the hammer price?

 

Case does not look so polished to me..

 

$13.8k was all-in, @Medinatalzahra . To address @vujen 's comment regarding case with an image, here's a bit of a profile of the watch (again, courtesy Sotheby's):

 

Thx. M

 

It was grossly overpriced for the condition in which it was.

 

Oh man...that price for that piece! wow.

Auctions are such a weird business in today's world. They certainly have their place but its a totally odd place: eBay level products being presented in a Bentley showroom. Granted they sell their share of Bentley's and Lambo's too but...buyer beware!
(Disclosure: I've bought 2 watches at auction before. One I did well on and still own. The other was a wash: just okay product, resold at no loss)