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Red rubies vs. clear rubies
Should this have an effect on price of these watches? It is my understanding that the older models are the ones with red colored rubies, but not sure if this should have an impact on resale value (specifically speaking for a RM005). In other brands, small changes can have a substantial price difference.
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Red rubies vs. clear rubies
Should this have an effect on price of these watches? It is my understanding that the older models are the ones with red colored rubies, but not sure if this should have an impact on resale value (specifically speaking for a RM005). In other brands, small...
There aren't enough RM fans yet to make any difference IMO
On the other hand, if this happened with Panerai's, Paneristi's are mad crazy and die-hard so any little difference like this will be blown up into huge proportions and affect secondary mkt prices IMO. With RM, there isn't enough of a fanatic crowd for sl...
Rolex is that way too
Just look how some collerctors go crazy over the "Paul Newman" Daytonas. Another example is the Submariner (red lettering or not, gold through the clasp or not, holes in the case or not, etc).
