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Originally Posted by AP15407st_patrick
Hi All,
According to their view, even with the replacements the watch might have a value 10% below the average market value or even more. If I told them I still have pictures of the card and the QR code is readable as well as the original invoice and if they want I can add the guarantee of authenticity and the archive papers their opinion is still the same in terms of the value difference.
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If the choice is between a watch (or a car, or a house, or basically anything of value) with a "story" and an otherwise identical one without story, how many people would go for the one with the story? And of course the dealer's reaction to the missing card will depend entirely on whether they're buying or selling...
However, unless this was an "investment" and the sale imminent, you lost nothing. You still have a 15407 to wear as you please, which many of us are dreaming of. If AP offered me a 15407 w/o the plastic card, I'd be there in a minute, lower resale value be damned.