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Your observations are very interesting, Nicolas. Agreed, the vintage watch market — the inclinations of buyers — is intriguing to ponder. In any event, that watch with the box certainly looks appealing!
" The Collectibles ". Jaeger Lecoultre managed to sell all the watches they offered for sale!
It was not a surprise for some of them, such as this Memovox E 855 Blue Scale, even if very highly priced, but the rarity might have justified the price... But for some of them, I still wonder how the did that. For example, the Geophysic had a dial which ...
key question: sold to who?
who knows if a real collector actually paid for it or if it just went back in a Richemont drawer...
Hmmm ... I certainly know that when richemont releases "online only" editions they always "sell out" within days.
But then reappear at dealers months later. The latest release attempted to elevate and draw attention to the vintage market, it was not about making money from just a few pieces. They had to pretend that there was demand at the highly elevated prices. The...
They went quickly!
Yes the prices were a bit ambitious in some cases, but they have impeachable provenance - as they were bought directly from JLC. I'm also guessing that there'll be a guarantee & also suspect the prospect of no nasty surprises also appealled. I'm with you ...
witnessed this from a distance...
Cant say I dont like the watches in this collectibles collection, but... Where are the new ideas and pieces ?! We all know the history and we enjoy it already. We demand new stuff !
indeed, as well as driving traffic towards the boutiques.
For all the occasional customers (like me), its always a good excuse to make us come to the boutique. Hell why not organize a "vintage" party at their boutique, where ppl come with their vintage pieces.