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post #14596 of 21272
10/15/12 at 8:36am
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Check references, buy with a no-questions-asked 3 or 5-day return agreement so you can inspect it. Some guys selling watches there are grey market dealers who have been doing that for a decade, so they have a lot of references
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post #14597 of 21272
10/15/12 at 8:39am
the golden rule is to buy the seller and you should be fine.

On the rolex forums, DAVIDSW and Bodybump (Oscar) are my guys. They can probably get you a brand new Panerai with your name on it for a slight discount. Or they will have a LNIB for sale for a great price.
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Check references, buy with a no-questions-asked 3 or 5-day return agreement so you can inspect it. Some guys selling watches there are grey market dealers who have been doing that for a decade, so they have a lot of references

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post #14598 of 21272
10/15/12 at 9:12am
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In 2005, a Rolex Submariner date would run you at $4,500ish. Now the watch retails for $8,550. Man I was pretty happy to paid $6,700 for mines. I was also very lucky to score a very sweet deal on my GMT-c about 2 months ago.

Wow, another shocker. I think I paid $3K even (gray market) for my NIB sub date in 2001. LOL I may need to adjust my insurance coverages for these.
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post #14599 of 21272
10/15/12 at 10:18am
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except they are nice looking watches. teacha.gif

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post #14600 of 21272
10/15/12 at 10:58am

My dream watch, soon baby soon...

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post #14601 of 21272
10/15/12 at 11:05am
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Wow, another shocker. I think I paid $3K even (gray market) for my NIB sub date in 2001. LOL I may need to adjust my insurance coverages for these.

The sticker prices on Rolex have only been skyrocketing in recent years.  In 1995 I bought a new Subdate from an AD with a discount for $2,500 (MSRP was $2,850).  Then in 2001 I bought new Explorer 2 from an AD for $2,915 and its MSRP was $3,425.  Then in 2005 I found a new Sub Date with green bezel for $4,500 and its MSRP was $4,850.  Now these watches all have MSRPs of over $8,000 and discounts are much harder to come by.   If you bought them when prices were good, hang on to them.

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post #14602 of 21272
10/15/12 at 11:08am
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How on earth do you remember all these prices with such precision ?
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post #14603 of 21272
10/15/12 at 11:45am
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Check references, buy with a no-questions-asked 3 or 5-day return agreement so you can inspect it. Some guys selling watches there are grey market dealers who have been doing that for a decade, so they have a lot of references
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the golden rule is to buy the seller and you should be fine.
On the rolex forums, DAVIDSW and Bodybump (Oscar) are my guys. They can probably get you a brand new Panerai with your name on it for a slight discount. Or they will have a LNIB for sale for a great price.
+1

thanks guys, much appreciated.
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Wow, another shocker. I think I paid $3K even (gray market) for my NIB sub date in 2001. LOL I may need to adjust my insurance coverages for these.

yeah, i paid 3850 for my SS DJ, its 6600 now.
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How on earth do you remember all these prices with such precision ?

you dont remember all the prices on your watches? confused.gif
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post #14604 of 21272
10/15/12 at 11:51am
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Sorry to disappoint. I don't remember the prices I paid exactly - and I certainly don't remember what MSRP was 20 years ago, 10 years ago, etc...
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post #14605 of 21272
10/15/12 at 11:58am
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Sorry to disappoint. I don't remember the prices I paid exactly - and I certainly don't remember what MSRP was 20 years ago, 10 years ago, etc...

thats ok. its easier when you only have a few watches, not purchased more than 8 or 9 years ago.
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post #14606 of 21272
10/15/12 at 1:13pm

I've seen a bunch of 112's on the TZ forum.  

 

http://forums.timezone.com/index.php?t=threadt&frm_id=71

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post #14607 of 21272
10/15/12 at 1:23pm
yeah, ive been looking around there, im just hesitant to to buy that way.

i put a few calls out to some watch dealers we know. have not heard back yet. i called an AD that we used to do business with, and her offer was embarrassing. if i dont hear any good news in a day or so, ill pursue these online options.
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post #14608 of 21272
10/15/12 at 1:28pm
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If you must buy from an AD - consider buying from one overseas so that will knock the VAT off the (local) MSRP.
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post #14609 of 21272
10/15/12 at 1:31pm
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How on earth do you remember all these prices with such precision ?

It's called being a nerd.
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yeah, ive been looking around there, im just hesitant to to buy that way.
i put a few calls out to some watch dealers we know. have not heard back yet. i called an AD that we used to do business with, and her offer was embarrassing. if i dont hear any good news in a day or so, ill pursue these online options.

Had a look on chrono24?
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post #14610 of 21272
10/15/12 at 1:35pm


Sorry if this is inappropriate for this thread, but I'm contemplating on buying this submariner (serial A 1999) and two things strike me as peculiar a. the crown guards seem a bit farther from the crown than expected (at least from what I've seen in more recent numbers), and b. the "swiss made" on the dial, since my understanding is that it was introduced in the year 2000, before that it was just "swiss" or "swiss T 25".
What do the resident WISs think?
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