The Honus Wagner of watches sold today.
Anyone here collect vintage watches? I would love to if I had a little more in the bank. Vintage watches are crazy hot right now and would be a fun hobby.
The "Honus Wagner" of watches sold today for $17.8 million. Apparently in the early 90s you could get a Paul Newman Daytona model for only around $300...now these models go for a ton and will rise as a result of this sale. |
Link please, have to go check grandpa's attic!
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Here's an article:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/carolbe.../#4ff7387472d5 And great video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_QCxOkCQHw |
i saw that...i like watches. amazing hammer price...apparently it was given away by newman, right?
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I have a couple old Hamiltons. Nothing like that.
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very interesting thanks for the video link.
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Here is my Rolex watch- a 1980's 18K Oyster Perpetual. So let's start the bidding at say...$4 million. Heck, I'm not greedy.
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i got myself a rolex a year or so ago...an older explorer II...the successor to the famous steve mcqueen rolex. It's been quite accurate!!!!
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My daily watch for the last 26 yrs. I bought it when it was around 8 yrs old. It is still worth a little more than I paid for it. To me, that is practical. This pic is taken from the interweb, mine isn't quite as clean (needs to be cleaned) but looks the same.
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Nice watch Leon.
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The market for Rolex watches is all over the place. You see some for $1500 and other ones selling for tens of thousands, and they don't really look that much different.
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When I became interested in watches I did a fair amount of reading on Watchuseek which is the Net 54 equivalent just to get a basic education. One thing that was clear is that many watch collectors have extreme OCD-ish tendencies.
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I quit wearing watches when first pagers, then cell phones, then smart phones became available. My carcass will have no jewelry whatsoever on it.
However, I feel the need to have a digital clock that can be read from across every room at home. Hey, but that's just me. :cool: . |
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Here are a few of my personal favorites. The stainless/white gold watch is my daily wearer and the vintages (20s or 30s--I'll have to look at the serial number again to confirm) is for more casual days. I love watches as most of my purchases were connected with special occasions--the Tag with high school graduation, a Movado for law school graduation, the stainless/white gold to celebrate my first decent bonus, and the vintage watch for my wedding.
http://i1345.photobucket.com/albums/...ps4l8hmis2.jpg http://i1345.photobucket.com/albums/...ps216a8463.jpg http://i1345.photobucket.com/albums/...ps87aeea01.jpg |
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Here are a couple of my mechanical watches which have neither the brand (snob) appeal nor the price tag of a Rolex etc.
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Great watches Peter. I particularly like the look of the black one.
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