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philw696

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Finally sorted my Omega Seamster bracelet out after it separated when one of the pins going through the links broke or fell out.
It's very well engineered with the pins going through brushes.
I brought some 20mm 1.8 diameter spring bars on Amazon yesterday afternoon which were delivered this morning.
Now all back together and just noticed I have hairy wrists too :)
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Lozzer

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OK guys, which watches would you consider a safe bet to buy new now, Rolex exempt, not to buy as an investment but one that shouldn't lose money in the future, I'm still browsing and quite like some of the Bremont offerings.
 
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Ewan

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Nearly everything new loses about 25% on purchase. Except Rolex, Patek, etc. A Bremont is a good option, and bought sensibly, you won’t loose your shirt. Nice choice.
 
sionie1

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A lot will depend on your preferred style and budget, but the best advice I’ve been given is buy what you like and wear it. Panerai are nice, but large , Breguet lovely, vintage Jaeger le Coultre reverso is a classic design. Too many to list here lol
 
CatmanV2

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None of my Breitlings seem to be losing money. And what I'm having to pay to get my Airwolf fixed it should be going up! ;)

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Ewan

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The second hand values of most of the main (luxury) brands seem pretty stable. So with a Breitling, for example, you take an initial hit on the new purchase price, but then they stay relatively flat for years. Well, that's my general experience, and applies to the Breitling Navitimer I bought new 21 years ago at Cape Town airport while on honeymoon.
 
CatmanV2

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Ewan said:
The second hand values of most of the main (luxury) brands seem pretty stable. So with a Breitling, for example, you take an initial hit on the new purchase price, but then they stay relatively flat for years. Well, that's my general experience, and applies to the Breitling Navitimer I bought new 21 years ago at Cape Town airport while on honeymoon.
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And given I never buy new

Although my Longines, which was new, seems to have lost about 35%.....

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Koz

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Lozzer said:
OK guys, which watches would you consider a safe bet to buy new now, Rolex exempt, not to buy as an investment but one that shouldn't lose money in the future, I'm still browsing and quite like some of the Bremont offerings.
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Blancpain. I think Putin wears one so you are in good company
 
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Lozzer said:
OK guys, which watches would you consider a safe bet to buy new now, Rolex exempt, not to buy as an investment but one that shouldn't lose money in the future, I'm still browsing and quite like some of the Bremont offerings.
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If you can afford it without using credit, and are planning to keep it, the depreciation doesn’t really matter does it?

If you are planning to flip it at some point, personally I think just about every mid-high end watch is in a bubble at the moment and so isn’t a safe bet in the sense you can could be sure you can sell it for the same price in three years time that you pay for it now, even if you buy it second hand (‘pre-owned’). I’d even include some of the halo Rolexes in that like Daytonas. They will always be worth something but there has been such a spike funded by speculators with cheap money that I can’t see it lasting forever. If you really want to see a spike take a look at rare vintage military watches.

Then again I thought that the trainer bubble would have burst by now so what do I know .

If you buy what you like and can afford you won’t regret it.
 
Koz

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Gooner said:
If you can afford it without using credit, and are planning to keep it, the depreciation doesn’t really matter does it?

If you are planning to flip it at some point, personally I think just about every mid-high end watch is in a bubble at the moment and so isn’t a safe bet in the sense you can could be sure you can sell it for the same price in three years time that you pay for it now, even if you buy it second hand (‘pre-owned’). I’d even include some of the halo Rolexes in that like Daytonas. They will always be worth something but there has been such a spike funded by speculators with cheap money that I can’t see it lasting forever. If you really want to see a spike take a look at rare vintage military watches.

Then again I thought that the trainer bubble would have burst by now so what do I know .

If you buy what you like and can afford you won’t regret it.
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Agree Gooner my Daytona Zenith has gone mental price wise.
 
Cyclone1

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Most lower premium brands and upwards hold their price quite well. All the ones mentioned already are holding well. Would add to that IWC and more recent appreciating brands such as Tudor.
 
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philw696 said:
Anyone got a Timex ?
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I do! The one on the right is my first ever watch, a Timex boys model which Father Christmas brought for me when I was 7. Years later I realised that is probably why I like military dials so much, like the one on the left which is about the same size case at 30mm. That one is a very early chronograph or chronostop, a Helvetia from 1940.
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CatmanV2

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Gooner said:
I do! The one on the right is my first ever watch, a Timex boys model which Father Christmas brought for me when I was 7. Years later I realised that is probably why I like military dials so much, like the one on the left which is about the same size case at 30mm. That one is a very early chronograph or chronostop, a Helvetia from 1940.
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Pretty sure I had the same Timex!
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