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How important is the Certificate of Origin?
Hi,
I was looking at a 5036. It does not come with the certificate of origin. How important is that with regards to value?
Thx,
Brian
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How important is the Certificate of Origin?
Hi, I was looking at a 5036. It does not come with the certificate of origin. How important is that with regards to value? Thx, Brian
CO
Important only to the most serious collectors for the high end pieces. If someone wants the watch, they will buy it regardless.
Yes, but...
... if someone can choose between the same two watches they will take the one with CO... So, or the watch in question is a top model then it will probably have it's CO anyway, or it's just a regular model and then, see above...
the only reason...
... after two years that the CO is important, is to know that you are getting a piece from the actual owner who's name is on the CO he is giving you. Otherwise papers or not you don't know if somone lost this piece, had it stolen etc etc. Safest bet is to...
good advice...
..if you are buying from a reliable source original papers are not important (in my opinion).
The first thought which pops into my mind is.....
not an answer but a question. That question would be "Why are there no papers ?" If the anwser is " My dog chewed it", ----RUN! & don't look back.
Lot's of reasons
Lost, misplaced, significance not appreciated by original owner, etc. Also, some people don't want to send original papers to another person especially if their name is on the original certificate. I'm a collector and always try to get them but have never...
anonymous
At my request they put down "anonymous" as the buyers name. Tried to leave it blank but they didn't want to do that (understandable). So, might I have to part from my PP, the next owner isn't stuck with my name...
Seems to me..
that there has to be a recognition of diminished value if papers are missing. Regardless of actual importance the reality is you are eliminating a significant portion of the pool of potential buyers should you ever want to sell the piece down the road. A ...
esctract of archivies
if you want to have a paper ( and you dont have the certificate of origin) simply aks to patek the esctract for few CHF .... from my point of view has same value of certificate ..... but it's only my opinion , all my best Walter
I've never really understood the concept of the certificate of origin
Hi, I've never really understood the concept of the certificate of origin, at least in the way it is done by Patek Philippe, as a way of insuring any certainty at the time of sale. You can get a certificate of origin without sending the watch to Patek Phi...
to sum up in few words in Patek you have :
CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN : it is in few words what other brands call GUARANTEE, with production delivery date and owners name ( not always) and other details ( dealer ,etc .) This certificate you CANNOT request after sale in Patek : only original owners can ...
It depends
Most vintage Pateks don't have Certif. of Origins, so it is acceptable not to have it (although if it does, all the better). On newer ones (say within the last 10 or so years), if the owner didn't think enough to keep the COO. how well did he maintain the...