Trade 66 oyster for 80 oyster quartz?

[oxzilla]

It's picked up this beautiful oyster precision 1966 in excellent condition on a leather strap. Thinking about trading it in for a 1980 oyster quartz with box and paper in great condition.

Here's my question. The 1980 would be a birth year for me. The watch looks beautiful but I know nothing about oyster quartz. Do they have a respected movement? would it be a dumb move for me to trade a 66 manual wind in good condition for a quartz? I don't have any other battery operated watches except for my Garmin so not sure if this is a wise decision. Would love the advice of those of you who understand and know the oyster quartz well.

Thanks

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[Floorguy]

To me, that’s a slam dunk trade!! Do it!!

[haven_seeker]

The Oysterquartz is an excellent reference. I have a 19018 and absolutely love it.

[donq]

Do it! The OysterQuartz is undervalued right now.

I wouldn’t even think about it!

[oxzilla]

Originally Posted by donq

Do it! The OysterQuartz is undervalued right now.

I wouldn’t even think about it!

Do you think $4,000 for box/ papers would be appropriate

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[Andad]

Do you have pix of the OQ?

[motoikkyu]

Your 66 is a 34mm. They're great, I have 2. But they're not valuable. If you're talking an even trade, a working OQ is a more valuable watch, approximately twice as costly in the US market. The OQ DayDate is amazing, but those are more.

[oxzilla]

Originally Posted by directioneng

Do you have pix of the OQ?

Great thanks for the info. Here's a pic. Will start figuring out a trade value

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[oxzilla]

Originally Posted by motoikkyu

Your 66 is a 34mm. They're great, I have 2. But they're not valuable. If you're talking an even trade, a working OQ is a more valuable watch, approximately twice as costly in the US market. The OQ DayDate is amazing, but those are more.

Understood. Thanks for that advice

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[offrdmania]

A 34mm manual wind precision for a 17013 OQ? That is an easy trade any day. What are you waiting for? Do it now!

[oxzilla]

Originally Posted by offrdmania

A 34mm manual wind precision for a 17013 OQ? That is an easy trade any day. What are you waiting for? Do it now!

Haha thanks. Appreciate the advice. It would definitely be the watch plus cash. I just didn't know much about an oyster quartz. I have contacted the seller and we're going to see if we can work something out

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[offrdmania]

You may be putting twice as much down in cash as thats how much more the OQ is worth. If both watches are in good working order than I would value yours at about $1800 since I dont see a bracelet on it and you didnt mention if it had box and papers. If it does have box and papers then you can add about $500 to its value and if there is a nice tight bracelet too, then another $400 or so in your favor.
And the OQ, I would value it at $3500-4000 with box and papers in the current market.

[robbrum]

Go for it, i love my 19018

[oxzilla]

Originally Posted by offrdmania

You may be putting twice as much down in cash as thats how much more the OQ is worth. If both watches are in good working order than I would value yours at about $1800 since I dont see a bracelet on it and you didnt mention if it had box and papers. If it does have box and papers then you can add about $500 to its value. And the OQ, I would value it at $3500-4000 with box and papers in the current market.

Thanks a ton. That's really great estimates. That's exactly what I was looking for. I think I'm going to offer 2000 plus my watch because there are no box or papers. I'll be willing to go up to 2200.

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[zapokee]

Your watch is beautiful, but PEX plus 2,200 USD is a very fair deal.
Here's mine:

[zapokee]

The original chamfers on your potential purchase have been polished away, but there appears to be enough metal left to have them restored. I believe these are undervalued right now.

[oysterquartz17000]

If you look at my account name you will know I am going to be biased here. Seriously OQ are on the rise and they just keep on going and going. I have owned a few for many years and they are accurate and require very little servicing.

[oxzilla]

Originally Posted by zapokee

The original chamfers on your potential purchase have been polished away, but there appears to be enough metal left to have them restored. I believe these are undervalued right now.

Here's some more pictures from the ad. Yes thanks for bringing up that point. That's something I am a Little hesitant about. Ideally I would love to find a non-polished watch. The thing this one has going for it is the great blue to purple transition and all box and papers and my birth year 1980. It is only 25,000 these total I don't know if I'm going to find another 1980 box and papers in the blue face.... Thoughts?

https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=667329






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[oxzilla]

Originally Posted by oysterquartz17000

If you look at my account name you will know I am going to be biased here. Seriously OQ are on the rise and they just keep on going and going. I have owned a few for many years and they are accurate and require very little servicing.

How often do you have to get it serviced?

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[zapokee]

Originally Posted by oxzilla

It is only 25,000 these total I don't know if I'm going to find another 1980 box and papers in the blue face.... Thoughts?

https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=667329

Nice. The B&P make it even nicer.

If they'll do this for PEX plus 2,200 USD I'd go for it. Make an offer and see what they say, then you can make a decision.

[oxzilla]

Originally Posted by zapokee

Nice. The B&P make it even nicer.



If they'll do this for PEX plus 2,200 USD you should bite their hand off. I don't think they will, though. You'll probably have to stump up more cash. Make an offer and see what they say, then you can make a decision.

What do you think would be a fair value that you would pay up to on a trade? I really appreciate the advice. I know nothing about the oyster quartz so looking to all of you for some guidance.

I'm really digging the blue to purple patina and box + papers. Not digging the fact that the watch was polished but I don't think I'm going to find a perfect balance. And if I do at that point I will hop on it but at least for now I think this is a pretty good set up.

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[zapokee]

Originally Posted by oxzilla

What do you think would be a fair value that you would pay up to on a trade? I really appreciate the advice. I know nothing about the oyster quartz so looking to all of you for some guidance.

I'm really digging the blue to purple patina and box + papers. Not digging the fact that the watch was polished but I don't think I'm going to find a perfect balance. And if I do at that point I will hop on it but at least for now I think this is a pretty good set up.

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I wouldn't worry about it being polished. The chamfers can be restored if you choose to do so.

Only you can answer how much to pay for it (and the seller is obviously on this forum, so you might want to keep your negotiating cards close to your chest).

Look at some other market prices for both watches, and do some math to work out what you're comfortable with. The equation is:

[Price to pay] = [Price of desired watch] - [Price of your PEX piece] + [Size of your watch boner]

The final variable there seems quite large.

[offrdmania]

Now that I see that its C&T, I can tell you that they wont give you anywhere close to market value for your watch. Be prepared for much less than you are expecting. Thats just how it goes when dealing with a watch retailer as compared to a private person. Its like trading your car in at a dealership. You may have better luck selling your watch first and then putting that money towards what you want to buy.

[oxzilla]

Originally Posted by offrdmania

Now that I see that its C&T, I can tell you that they wont give you anywhere close to market value for your watch. Be prepared for much less than you are expecting. Thats just how it goes when dealing with a watch retailer as compared to a private person. Its like trading your car in at a dealership. You may have better luck selling your watch first and then putting that money towards what you want to buy.

Ah good point. I'll shoot him an offer and if it's really underpriced I will consider just buying it right out. Just really dig the personality of the watch and the birth year

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[oxzilla]

Originally Posted by zapokee

I wouldn't worry about it being polished. The chamfers can be restored if you choose to do so.

Only you can answer how much to pay for it (and the seller is obviously on this forum, so you might want to keep your negotiating cards close to your chest).

Look at some other market prices for both watches, and do some math to work out what you're comfortable with. The equation is:

[Price to pay] = [Price of desired watch] - [Price of your PEX piece] + [Size of your watch boner]

The final variable there seems quite large.

Haha it's that last part that always seems to get us

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