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Bernard Cheong shares his bold investment philosophy, placing a significant wager on the future value appreciation of the Parmigiani Fleurier Bugatti Super Sport. Drawing parallels to his past successful acquisitions of independent haute horlogerie pieces, Cheong articulates his conviction in the Bugatti Super Sport's potential to become a highly sought-after collector's item.
Rocky mountain oysters, calf fries, cowboy caviar…. I prefer calling a spade a spade. I will eat testicles. But not mine...
This is just going to "one of those posts".
I am just 48 hours from going downtown to pick up my new De Betune, a "simple Ti DB28"
BUT.
Damned the people who design things!
I just saw and examined in detail, well...just pictures...but I bought both the Opus V and the Antiqua way back when without seeing them in the metal.
I got the damned same feeling again.
That HOT flushed feeling that OK..I have to spend money.
Money that that I just don't have enough yet.
Money that like with Opus V and the Antiqua, that I will only be investing, as history revealed itself over the last decade.
This is going to be one LOOOONG shot.
I like the watch, I like the art behind it.
I am ready to buy it.
I am putting down money for it just as I complete my purchse of the DB28.
Flash back to 2003 and to 2005, when the Opus Pt and Antiqua Pt were HALF today's prices.
Not always.
There are many exceptions, but rarely would one be paying any less than whatever one paid for them back in the day.
And there is so much beauty to enjoy.
To palpably run thru the fingers and wrists, and to visualise.
I was not that far off with the RM002 when i paid about half what it resells at any half decent dealer today.
Again, depending on where you are.....good thing is, at these prices to gain, you WILL fly out to sell it.
HELL..why am I talking about selling!!!???
Fact is..I am stunned by the BUG Supersport's looks and the price.
OK..it is NOT cheap...but it has all the "right" ingredients!!!!
It is Opus V all over again.
It is a very special Antiqua all over again.
I just wanna share..after I placed my own booking!
Look!
These were and remain ICONS today, and back then..poooh...they were too expensive.
Too..radical.
I say the same for MB&F, no regrets, but what the BUG Sport is...is something far more accelerated.
It will push hard against the envelope, like Opus V did.
I think back to the first days of RM002...man..no body wanted any of them then.
We had some small time lunch in a small restaurant.
I am GLAD I bought one.
At a fraction of what it became later.
I don't really like knives.
But this one is downright a statement piece.
It will slice off a gender and create a eunuch.
But the curves on this watch, this piece of technical sculpture...is well worth risking money.
No better yet, if it does not curve upwards into desirability heaven, I am tempted to say that i will cut off my...
Damned..I said that about the DB25T too....but I am going to eat my words first.
That one is a classic rendition, an Antiqua, waiting to blossom, aging into a fine wine by 2020 or so.
Patina too..wear these damned things and don't wrap them in plastic.
Keep the Pateks in plastic, they sell better that way. Fresh.
But I prefer the watches that age, patinise, gather history, that were worn during times of grief and of joy.
A watch that appreciates, and yet is fully scratched as well...that's the kind the Opus and Antiquas are like.
I really am glad that Patek took down that "you don't really own..." advert, of course you own it, and of course you are going to wear it.
Over the last week, I lent my MB&F 1 to a good friend, just so that he could get the feel of it.
Watches should be designed like these...to gather value with the right patina of scratches and a few small dents.
Or they would be like keeping these refrigerated.
Take my word for it...I never thought that I would seriously think a wristwatch could appreciate significantly in speed.
but some jolly well did.
Not out of market sentiment, but out of unexplicable value of relevance.
Could I be totally wrong?
Of course!!!!
But I am betting that just about less than 5 years from now...if you didn't sacrifice to get a Bug from Parmigiani, you will want to use that Rambo 3 knife!
De Bethune DB28 Reference DB28
The DB28 represents De Bethune's approach to contemporary haute horlogerie, featuring the brand's distinctive floating lug design within a 42.6mm case format. This reference showcases the manufacture's technical capabilities through its extended power reserve specification and proprietary movement caliber.
The 42.6mm titanium case houses the manual-winding caliber DB2115, delivering a 120-hour power reserve. The silver dial is protected by sapphire crystal, while the characteristic floating lugs define the case architecture. Water resistance extends to 30 meters, and the watch is completed with a leather strap.
This reference appeals to collectors focused on independent Swiss manufacture capabilities and contemporary case design. The DB28 represents De Bethune's technical approach to manual-winding movements, particularly notable for collectors interested in extended power reserve complications. Production commenced in 2010, positioning this reference within the brand's modern catalog offerings.
Equally as exceptional time pieces, I'm sure you don't regret buying those when you did Best, Jorge
use that knife on my balls.
Just get a custom made sapphire set of balls, similiar to appearance to the Haldimann H8. So when you look down you can be reminded that watches ultimately led to the demise of your family jewels But I hope that it never comes to that.
I bet the same thing with my wife, that the DB will be an investment.
Sorry but I cannot replace those IRResistable tidbits of yours T :34 This message has been edited by amerix on 2012-03-26 12:01:01
I see it as I saw the Lange 1 when it cost $18,000usd back in 1996. I actually placed the same bet with the IWC cal 5000 ltd edition, which was $15,600 usd in 2002, rg. Testicles intact!!!!!
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