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Old 28 March 2023, 09:19 AM   #3793
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So 1-2 a year per AD for 7 years which makes 10000-20000 total. Not mass produced?
AP makes ~40k watches a year (so 280k in that same period), by that logic they're mass produced too but they aren't. yes rolexes are mass produced by definition but that doesn't mean some of them aren't made in very small quantities. the argument here is that mass produced = commonly available, and therefore shouldn't be worth a lot, instead of the literal definition of the term. it's a fact that these are not common at all

dealers were hoarding them every year in anticipation of it being discontinued and to be able to cash out. i don't really think there will be a lot of them around once the dust settles
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