Patek Philippe ref. 1518 Sells for $11 Million USD>>>>>>

[OmegaJJH]

Originally Posted by KarlS

pity its in France

To be fair Karl, most French chateau's are in France


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[texex91]

Originally Posted by OmegaJJH

To be fair Karl, most French chateau's are in France


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[KarlS]

Originally Posted by OmegaJJH

To be fair Karl, most French chateau's are in France





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Sad isn't it


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[MonBK]

Originally Posted by OmegaJJH

To be fair Karl, most French chateau's are in France


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I'd go even further and say all.

[KarlS]

Originally Posted by MonBK

I'd go even further and say all.

Even worse news.


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[Passionata]

Originally Posted by MonBK

I'd go even further and say all.

:r ofl::thumb sup::thumb sup:the laugh of the day, thanks

[lapince]

Originally Posted by OmegaJJH

John, so you're the SOB that outbid me

Truly crazy prices.

Do you think that the bubble could ever burst on this segment of the watch market?
IE - A Paul Newman no longer being worth +£100k etc?

Of course, in case of a huge crisis, war and other things, no reason why watches would keep their prices.
For the 1518 is is crazy, I mean 11 million??? Come on, way overpriced IMO, but I guess it's like art and other things, value is in the eye of the beholder and as long as people are ready to pay insane prices for a painting or a watch, prices will hold...

Originally Posted by MonBK

I'd go even further and say all.

Not necessarily, a few were built by french architects outside of France, does it qualify as a french castle if french people built it but it's not in France, not sure...
A few years ago I think it was japanese who bought castles in France, had them totally taken apart, and put back together in Japan, but since then I think they voted a law forbidding this kind of thing...

[enjoythemusic]

Originally Posted by lapince

How do you know they worked great? At that time there was no internet and no forums, maybe they didn't work better than now, but you didn't have the forums for owners to publicly announce their frustration of that happening.

Great question, and the ultra-thin did have some problems due to the fragility of thinness and people who wore them and used them like timepieces were 'bending' the case.

The more that things change, the more they stay the same. Perhaps that's why i changed to Rolex for my collection. Can beat the cr.. out of them, swim with them, go to Disney for the weekend without any fear and she just keeps working. Bezel and all still look fine after many months as a daily beater.

[roma1280]

Originally Posted by OmegaJJH

To be fair Karl, most French chateau's are in France


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au contraire ...

http://www.wsj.com/articles/a-french...ion-1467730802

[Ichiran]

Yesterday a 1518 was auctioned for CHF 3.38m, well above the reserve price. Details here https://www.phillips.com/detail/pate...pe/CH080120/38