The Official Watch Thread.

[Potter]

I do like it, perhaps if I could chip him down a few quid I'd go for it - what he wants is it a bit too close to RRP but sure he'll move.
Yes, it is a limited edition...

Look on Chrono24, take an average price and offer him that, or buy one from C24 if you really want one.
Depending on the model it can take some time for Omega watches to appreciate in value, but many do.

[v8-powered]

I do like it, perhaps if I could chip him down a few quid I'd go for it - what he wants is it a bit too close to RRP but sure he'll move.
Yes, it is a limited edition...

Look on Chrono24, take an average price and offer him that, or buy one from C24 if you really want one.
Depending on the model it can take some time for Omega watches to appreciate in value, but many do.

Yep, that's my normal approach.

Took my Seamaster about 15 years to be worth more than i paid for it, seems to be the norm for Omega products.

[Wreckless Rat]

I don’t get why mass produced “luxury” watches that are still made go up in value. The specials, really rare etc., I get. But why does a speedy etc. go up in value when you can still buy them?

[Mr. Dazzle]

Cause the retail price goes up arbitrarily I'd guess. So long as Omega keep charging arbitrarily more for them - which they seem fond of - then second hand values will follow.

[moth]

I don’t get why mass produced “luxury” watches that are still made go up in value. The specials, really rare etc., I get. But why does a speedy etc. go up in value when you can still buy them?

They get replaced by newer, better versions. Newer, better isn't always what it's cracked up to be - see the comments about the new Speedmaster above.

Then there's availability. Rolex are well known for 'rationing' their popular models, so if you can get one its resale value will be more than Rolex' RRP.

[Potter]

Some of the sports models from some of the higher end brands and any of the Rolex sports models are in high demand and they don't make enough to satisfy that demand, especially AP Royal Oak or PP Nautilus - so even though they're expensive (relatively) they are actually a soft way to enter the watch market, knowing that if you do manage to source one you'll get your money back and probably more if for some reason you decide not to keep it.

Imagine a brand of motorbike that you could buy, use and then be guaranteed to sell it for more than you bought it for.

[wheelnut]

A proper speedy is a manual wind with a hesalite crystal ...

[moth]

A proper speedy is a manual wind with a hesalite crystal ...

I'll take the automatic with real glass ta

[Mr. Dazzle]

You'll be regretting that when you need to spend an extended period in low gravity.

Well actually no you won't, 'cause NASA's own tests later showed automatics work just fine in space. Inertia doesn't dissapear. The Pogue was the final proof.

Good thing they had them mega expensive custom made pens though!

[wheelnut]

I'll take the automatic with real glass ta

Burn the heathen!

Good thing they had them mega expensive custom made pens though!

Is that the one where the Russians used a pencil.

(Although I think that was apocryphal - you wouldn’t want broken bits of pencil lead floating around)

[Mr. Dazzle]

(Although I think that was apocryphal - you wouldn’t want broken bits of pencil lead floating around)

My comment may be less than serious.

Speaking of appreciating value though, my Fisher AG7s were about £20. They're £60 now! I wouldn't pay that for one I don't think.

[Potter]

I don’t regularly wear a watch to work anymore, I’ve been going on my bike a lot and I don’t like the way it pinched under my leather jacket and I just got used to not wearing one. But today I went in the car and this thread has given me a bit of renewed interest, so I dug something sporty out...

[v8-powered]

I don’t regularly wear a watch to work anymore, I’ve been going on my bike a lot and I don’t like the way it pinched under my leather jacket and I just got used to not wearing one. But today I went in the car and this thread has given me a bit of renewed interest, so I dug something sporty out...

I'm not a massive rose gold, or whatever gold Rolex call it, but I'd absolutely love a Daytona is that scheme.

[Potter]

I'm not a massive rose gold, or whatever gold Rolex call it, but I'd absolutely love a Daytona is that scheme.

Good luck getting one, they’re not easy to get these days.

[v8-powered]

I'm not a massive rose gold, or whatever gold Rolex call it, but I'd absolutely love a Daytona is that scheme.

Good luck getting one, they’re not easy to get these days.

I have looked but with the money they are making its sadly a no from me....

[Potter]

I have looked but with the money they are making its sadly a no from me....

I’m not buying one on the used market, but if one comes up from an authorised dealer at rrp then it’s a no brainer.

[moth]

Yeah, I know. It was right when I took the pic

[Potter]

Yeah, I know. It was right when I took the pic

I've just spent 10 minutes trying to find that reference, but it's not on their website.

Edit - found it, was looking in wrong section.

[Mr. Dazzle]

Sub dial hand colours are a cool touch.

Edit: Actually...what colours are the hands in general? I can't tell if they're white or bare metal or what.

[Horse]

Imagine a brand of motorbike that you could buy, use and then be guaranteed to sell it for more than you bought it for.

Is there any parallel where the watch gets thrown into the side of a car, or into walls and trees?