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The own watch you have to own

ThomUijen

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JohnGOhio

Aug 23, 2017

After reading some of the comments, and at risk of sounding like a jerk, I think it would be better to ask for watches at a specific price point. I am a "Watch Geek". I own and wear everything from Invicta's and Deep Blue's all the way up to a Vacheron Constantine. ( Hey that was the name of some long dead Pope or Roman Emperor... what you trying to pull).
I have a number of "One Watches to Own" at different price points. There is a very hard to find Invicta that is sub 1k price I have been trying to find to replace one that was stolen. The same goes for a World of Watches offering I kept putting of buying. And there is a specific Alpina I want to find at the right price.
There is an Oris Frank Sinatra special edition that had 3 different offerings and I only have two. It is in the 2k-2,5k price range. And I never got the "Dizzy Gilespie" special edition that, last time I was looking, is a bit under 2k.
   There is a specific   Baume and Mercier and a new Maurice Lacroix with their new in-house movement in the 3-5 k range.
   There is a Rolex quartz that is even rarer than the one I own, that I would love to find. ( Yes, even Rolex gave in to making a few quartz during the "Quartz Revolution" in the 1970's. Used, it is still closer to the 5k range due to rarity.) And of course a specific Omega Planet Ocean. that is actually "non Bond" connected. At least till Craig's next movie for now. And there is the new Panerai with a sapphire window case back to see the movement I have been trying to trade my older Special Edition non sapphire case back for, ( And NOT involving my Panerai concierge either. That is to big of a hit price wise.)
   The 10-15k range would be a specific Rolex Deep Sea and a Patek I want.
    PLEASE, don NOT take this as bragging or a "Look what I have." post. I have over 35 years plus of collecting watches. Too, a number of my watches are technically second hand or trade-ins if you will from a very trusted jeweler friend. Some came from auctions and have been verified authentic and serviced. I am just trying to point out- Would it not b better to set a price point and go from there for a Drop?     I respectfully offer this alternative to all of you. And , if you think I am full of it or don't get the concept, feel free to let me know please? I mean NO disrespect.
   John.
P.S. > For what it is worth, there are MANY watches at a lot of Rolex's price points that surpass Rolex. Rolex's claim to fame is really that they know HOW to market their name. Some years back, Rolex even surpassed the tennis shoe big names for a marketing budget. Yes, Rolex has had many "firsts", and they DO make a good watch, just not at many of their price points in my opinion. But the average person has no clue of that. People mostly know that Rolex is the "ideal" luxury watch because of seeing billboards and advertisements in magazines telling them so. ( Please note I state this when I own two of them also. One with only a 36mm bezel I will not trade off.)    EDIT> I should have stated I didn't count the quartz model as it is not truly a consideration today other than the used market.

Aug 23, 2017