Horological Meandering

Hi guys...

My name is Ferry, I am newbie here on this forum, just wanna let you know that I really enjoy reading you guys posts I would like to share some of my experience about watches that I still have and watches that I have sold....I just could not feel more sad when I sold my Patek Rose Gold Calatrava with Maroon Dial Leather manual wind (actually my dad's) with second dial (38mm) last year..At that time we were kind of in a bad financial situation then we sold that watch to ease abit of our problem. I am really surprise that almost all the calatravas for sale that I found in this website, they have a very high value for its price...Since last year I just sold it for 50 Million Rupiah (+-S$7900) to a watch seller/buyer which is a friend of mine.

Too cheap for a Patek...? Do you know around how much is the value of that watch ?

I also have sold few other watches such as Rolex all gold presidential bracelet date just with custom ordered black onix stone (100 MIllions)and few other Rolexes ie. 80's All gold Cellini manual wind(10 Millions), Bulgary-Bulgary Skeleton Gold Auto with leather bracelet (38mm) 25 millions..and the last one is Bulgary-Bulgary GMT Auto (38mm) this is very very very saddening only 3.5 millions ..cause I thought his price were quite high among the other buyers...but now when I first found out this website I felt damn sad aaarrrhhhggggggghhh....and now I only have few more watches that I still keep such as Eterna Matic Alarm watch limited piece, Bulgary-Bulgary and the last one is my UN GMT auto leather (40mm)...What do you think guys about my experience ..?

Thanks very much for be able sharing with you guys some of my experience...


Best Regards


Ferry H

I was sad to hear that you had some financial pressure and  had to sell your father's Patek.  It only shows that your father was a man of good taste and demonstrated incredible forethought to have invested in a Patek when times were good.

It is always difficult to judge market conditions but I think many PuristS here try not to associate the pleasure of owning fine timepieces based only on their buying and selling experience.  I've lost money on every watch I've ever sold but this has never soured my love of this hobby.

I think your current collection is very interesting.  I would love to see a pic of your Eterna.

Again thanks for sharing your experience.

Cheers, Mike

 

Thanks Mike for your comment on my post

Regarding the Eterna's Pic I will post it soon...since I don't have a good camera to take it...but will try my best to take the watch pic soon...The Eterna is limited to 600 piece only for this particular alarm type...it vibrates    

Btw do you like or even own vintage watches..? Cause I got one 1934's Vintage Rolex manual wind with kind of pink dial...

I don't have the certificate for that watch since we bought it from an antique shop in Italy (I think  ) but the shop owner told us that the watch from 1934. In which we do not know exactly whether it is true coming from the 30's or not

Will post the pics soon...

Cheers, F Hanson

and an Omega Constellation which was the watch my father received from my grandfather for his college graduation...family heirlooms

 

Cheers, Mike

Hi Mike,  finally got the chance to take my Eterna's pic It is not as good as the other's but hopefully it will do

It is limited to 599 piece..the price not that pricy just the dial etc and the alarm really catched my eyes before finally I got this one haha....

Tell me what you think my friend...

Cheers,

Ferry H

Glad to know another Indonesian in this forum. I think your story is quite sad. I have never sell any of my watch before. Well, come to think of it I never sell anything that I ever owned except my old cars. I love watches and i think if I ever in your kind of financial situation, I would probably sell my dog or rob a bank before even considering selling my collection..

Just my personal view, many Indonesian do not value their watches for the artisitic or horological value but rather value them on how much gold and diamond the watch. Many brands posted on this forum is not even familiar to many Indonesian. We dont have watch magazines and other watch educating material. Many just want Rolex, Bulgari or Chopard (not the LUC) which has lots of diamond or gold on it.

How are you...

Nice to know fellow Indo too in here Well in regards of my situation last time...I can't say how tremendously sad I am... to sell some of the collection...but heyyyy I might can get a better ones next time...
 Luckily we manage to hold some other collection Sir..I don't think we will sell them..just like you said, I rather sell my car or even my dog then letting go my collection...

I went for a sneak peak at your collection....Sir you really got nice collection there Love your Radiomir...looks so gorgeous mate...
btw do u know Toy watch..? So popular among my friends for their daily and weekend watch haha..got one for myself too... cause it's so light and couldn't really feels that actually there's a watch on your wrist...

Sir, where are you located..? I am in Jakarta...

Regards,

Ferry H