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Originally Posted by Ichiran
Forget about value retention if you buy independents. These watches are illiquid, has no market reference for values and only a very small pool of connoisseurs/collectors know about them. Regard them at zero value and buy from that perspective. I'm in the midst of collecting these watches and I still buy the occasional Patek/AP though I love them all.
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Well said.
I would add the GF brand while amazing craftsmanship, doesn’t appear to have committed to a model that has lineage.
2 reasons I find this important are
1) the model is less likely to be outshined by the next big thing or a completely revised version
2) it creates a timelessness that in turn provides some stability to value.
The submariner, speedmaster and the FPJ resonance & rexhep CC for that matter all are great examples and demonstrate that even an independent can achieve this.
GF are are clearly amazing watches with top tier finishing, design wise they remind of the bands queens song bohemian rhapsody… they are all over the place, what exactly is going on?