watch values?????
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Agreed. Expanding on Thunder's answer: We go to eBay and do an Advanced search of the watch, asking to see completed sales. This tells us what others are willing to pay for that watch.
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Well, you could post pictures and ask. Detailed and plentiful so we can see the conditon. Just sayin'!
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Yeah, right! Next you'll be asking that they be clear and large enough to actually see! :sneaky2:
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That's true, condition is everything for any model & make.
So one has to take into account various factors which determine current values on a specific watch, one of which is condition and the models relative scarcity. You need to compare apples to apples, as opposed to apples & oranges.
Watch values as a whole have been on the rise over the past 3 years, with a recent variable plateau that once again seems to be appreciating from there IMO, and will continue for many various models most notably in the Divers & Chronograph types of vintage era as well as others.
Cheers, :thumbup1:
Jim
So one has to take into account various factors which determine current values on a specific watch, one of which is condition and the models relative scarcity. You need to compare apples to apples, as opposed to apples & oranges.
Watch values as a whole have been on the rise over the past 3 years, with a recent variable plateau that once again seems to be appreciating from there IMO, and will continue for many various models most notably in the Divers & Chronograph types of vintage era as well as others.
Cheers, :thumbup1:
Jim
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I would factor in the big auction watch houses as well as ebay..
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Indubitably.... at least it's a good place to start! Very few of us own jewelry or pawn shops - I know I don't. We're not professional evaluators or appraisers either. EBay is simply a handy place to go to find out how much the general public is willing to pay for any given watch! If your thing is intrinsic value, take it to a jeweler or the "WE BUY YOUR OLD GOLD AND COINS" guy. Of course the Bay isn't your only recourse of exploration!!! But it has satisfied maybe 95% of the people so far who have asked "what's this worth?" And that's a good track record.
AAKVIPER mentioned auction houses...I could add your local antique stores to the list.
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What happen, you break the magic 8-Ball? That's what Dennis uses... :lol:
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You may rely on it. :laugh:
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Sheesh! Can't we keep ANY secrets around here???
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Chrono24 is a good website to judge the latest asking prices for a variety of different watches in different conditions.
Chrono24 - Luxury watches | buy watches | sell a pre-owned watch
Just use the search function to look for the kind of watch you want to see the value of.
Chrono24 - Luxury watches | buy watches | sell a pre-owned watch
Just use the search function to look for the kind of watch you want to see the value of.
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The problem is that's asking price. We need actually selling prices to determine what a watch is really selling for. I mean, I could ask $35,000 for my Seiko 009. Nobody would buy it, but there would be the listing as evidence.
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Agreed. I said it was the asking price.
I do think that this is still a good indicator though. Do you have anecdotes or proof that suggests otherwise?
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If you have any photos you can download, that would help immensely!
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