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20 September 2020, 11:47 PM | #1 |
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15407st vs 15202bc which one and way
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I am quite new in the watch game meaning I just purchased a few Rolex watches and now trying to make my first experience with AP. I am not interested to sell watches immediately and make the highest profit out of the sale but what’s important to me especially in times like we are all in so far is I would like to have a kind of guarantee that the watch I purchased will at least keep its value. As I am most certainly not able to get these two watches for retail I am struggling either to purchase the 15407st or the 15202bc. I know the current market neither retail prices are similar but what would you do if price stability / value stability is important for you. Do you think there is a current hype within the 15202 prices in general? Do you think the 15407 is already on a grey market price Level which will stay so around 50% above retail whereas the bc is roughly around 90%. Which one is the better collectible piece and would you trade in a double balance plus 10k for the bc? |
21 September 2020, 09:53 AM | #2 |
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This is a novel approach, but which do you like more? Lots of talk about $$ and not much about the actual watches. You should go into any purchase assuming you will lose some money, if only on the spread between retail and wholesale (i.e., dealer spread), and if you do not its a bonus. And if you cannot accept any loss, then you should not be looking at watches that trade close to 6 figures. But aesthetics have to come first otherwise why buy a watch instead of any other collectible.
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21 September 2020, 11:51 PM | #3 |
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Which style do you like more? Besides being Royal Oaks, they’re two very different watches.
One is an openworked movement with tons of hand work and frankly incredible to look at - it is also livelier with double balance as well. The BC is an icon with substantially fewer pieces in circulation. The Salmon dial is a timeless classic and AP saves their white gold for only the most limited pieces. From a $ perspective, it’s as speculative as saying X stock will go up - but if there are two APs that will hold their value well, then it’ll be these two |
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22 September 2020, 01:32 AM | #5 |
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It seems like you are looking for a store of value and not a watch. In this case I recommend you bitcoin which is unconfiscatable and easy to move internationally.
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22 September 2020, 04:10 AM | #6 |
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This is a watch hobby forum, not a stock/investment speculation site.
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At least when I am buying watches I do not want to loose money with it. Maybe it’s different for other people but for me it’s one element beside the fact that I enjoy the pure craftsmanship. |
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22 September 2020, 04:37 PM | #8 |
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So wearing this watch is not an option. Lol. @greenlantern: a store of value consist more properties than just value goes always up. With every asset there is someone who lost money on it. If in doubt zoom out: 10 years, 5 years, 3 years... |
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OP, if in doubt for the very long term, always steel as a safer bet. And no, I would not trade in the steel for that BC. |
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