Horological Meandering

AP End of Days Juan Pablo Montoya XX La Boutique Lange 1815 Moonphase PP - basically, any high complication also, Nautlius 3712; 3970; now, seemingly, the 5959 Various LE and the more rare Panerais (especially pre-Vendome/Richemont models, including origi... 

I thought the watches themselves are supposed to be the focus and as such price discussions and auction results and increase/decreasing monetary value, investment potential are taboo.

Even those that were, from the start, more ideological than practical? And when a large majority of the reading audience seemed to prefer it otherwise? By that same ideology, your post would be deleted because it was posted anonymously, where the poster d... 

that's why I wrote "I THOUGHT it was not in the spirit . . ." Along the lines of standing behind your words, I have seen quite a few posts by you (as the moderator/owner) in the past lecturing other posters who wrote about investment potential and auction... 

Maybe we should take this particular part of the thread elsewhere coz the original post was interesting! I think it has to do with intent. This was not a post which is asking "I want to buy a watch. Which of the following will rise in price the most? or w... 

Placing an emphasis on the price of how much a watch sells for at an auction or on the secondary market cheapens the watch. That was the very original intent behind not discussing the prices, but rather the watches themselves, what they have to offer, not... 

Seriously, I think the fact that your post remained was, hopefully, a powerful statement in itself. BUT, many readers seem to only want to see what they want to see, read into what they want to read into... You raise some awfully valid and important point... 

Vacheron much less popular in the Western world but a significant brand in China. In China this is THE brand to own along with PP..... but due to price point this is more popular. Nothing in their line up excitws me that much..... most interesting is thei... 

. . . is Dornblueth . . . a friend of mine was offered a few hundred dollars over retail for his steel 99.1 by a watch salesman at a major NYC retail store. The degree to which they're hand-built is, I think, an attraction for many enthusiasts. Cordially,... 

Its great the way the initial issue was quickly closed (with JF not initiating an invitation to a shoot out at dawn!) - being a regular visitor to this site, I can quite understand where the Anonymous pitch came from; however, having said that, I feel TM'... 

many companies are successful in inflating their prices through HYPED marketing and of course with the help of growing (robust?) world economies, many people can afford a "little" more luxuries... Now, you see good watches everywhere. Collectors have alwa... 

As for undervalued watches, I like Steve's picks a lot. The GP 3 bridge tourb has got to be the all time undervalued watch. All VCs are no brainers. Of all Blancpains, I think the Perpetual Chrono is the best buy. I would also like to add the UN Freak, AP... 

G'day, picture courtesy of Antiquorum one aspect which might be recommendable to keep in mind is the age of a specific piece. In the 1990´s, the list price of a GP Three Bridges was in the neighbourhood of 40K US-$; that´s what pieces of that age seem to ...  

short for the 'available'. Prices in the secondary market as a spot price merely reflect an individuals propensity to queue (or jump the queue). I never have figured out the prices for the following: 1. MJLC Rose Gold Reverso series. Iconic case, finishin...