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25 June 2020, 06:49 AM | #31 | |
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I was lucky to get mine before all the craziness with only a 6 month wait. I got on the list before they started with the application form, but they had me fill one out anyway when they started that process. I had a relationship with my boutique but no prior purchase. I'm not sure if they are still doing the application today. With the list being pretty much closed, I doubt they are. |
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25 June 2020, 06:54 AM | #32 | |
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Completely different market indeed! Less than 3 years ago, I walked in to my local boutique and they had a CB for sale. A year after that, the waitlist was 4 years. One year later, 8 years. |
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25 June 2020, 08:30 AM | #33 |
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The supply and demand equation for the CB, combined with the likelihood it will be revamped or discontinued in the coming years, makes this watch a no-brainer to own. Expect to see prices remain steady or continue to go up. I really love wearing this watch!
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25 June 2020, 03:34 PM | #34 | |
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I suppose not 2018 as I got mine 2018. Last year 2019? |
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25 June 2020, 03:36 PM | #35 |
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Feels like beginning of 2019 is when things started to get insane.
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25 June 2020, 07:57 PM | #36 | |
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Lots of folks point to market manipulation (Govberg), and that is a small part of it, but no market manipulation is occurring at these auctions. That is what is driving pricing is auctions, particularly in Asia. The results have been strong for months and months now. It is what it is. I still think they are good value when compared to ALS and Patek. But the days of getting a Resonance for 50K (less than 2 years ago) are long gone and likely never coming back.
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26 June 2020, 10:30 PM | #37 |
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Came VERY close to getting a CB yesterday, my heart says yes yes YES, yet my mind says no due to the fact i exxxxxxtremely rarely ever wear dress timepieces. Yet damn, the CB is the one to get regardless of street price imho.
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26 June 2020, 10:52 PM | #38 | |
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Did you say no cb at retail?
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26 June 2020, 11:04 PM | #39 |
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Around $40-ish, yet as much as i'd love to have one, it simply doesn't 'fit' into my current lifestyle. That's also why i dumped all but one PP (kept a rare vintage model based around the Piaget 9P movement).
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Certainly dressier than most sport watches, but I did put a light brown strap on mine and wear it around town in shorts and t-shirts regularly. Can definitely be dressed down. I probably wear mine twice a week and am rarely dressed up nowadays.
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I too rarely get dressed up. The nice thing about the CB is that it can be worn just as well with shorts and a T-shirt as it can with a suit. |
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27 June 2020, 01:29 AM | #43 |
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Thanks guys for the wisdom. Of course a day, a month, a year from now can always change my mind and get one (damn the cost, don't care). The CB is obviously the rare real deal for true aficionados. Simple, elegant, mind-bogglingly high craftsmanship and use of materials. Not to take away from Rolex, Panerai, TAG, Omega, B&R, etc that are here, each has a purpose. Yet FPJ's CB is sooooooooo incredible on a level many 'self-proclaimed high-end' popular brands can only aspire to.
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27 June 2020, 03:20 AM | #44 |
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I think the cs is just as nice. But not blue.
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27 June 2020, 08:09 AM | #45 | |
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Well-said For me (as an owner), the CB is a chameleon- dress, sports , Smart casual - It’s whatever you want it to be. And while it looks simple to non-watch folk, the craftsmanship is clear to the owner. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro |
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1 July 2020, 07:10 AM | #46 |
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Its official. Now the boutiques don't have the cs either. I believe backordered through at least the next few months
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1 July 2020, 08:21 AM | #47 |
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Don’t wait! Get it if you are inspired by it. Got mine recently and I am stuck on this beautiful eternal honeymoon. Retail $24.900USD. Got the Tantulum deployant clasp too. Sweet! So into changing its straps and hoping to get more of them.
Also heard the rumor that the CB will be discontinued. It apparently brings little return to the company (profit that is) and it was meant to bring new customers in the door. Oddly enough, it appears to be the piece that now collectors look to complete their collection. You now get an Optimum, Rez, and Tourbillion and then you get the CB. I have not seen another person with a CB but if I would see one on someone else, I would imagine that cat has some serious killer pieces in the vault. I was skeptical at first but when you see it, you realize why it is a big deal. By the way that Tantulum metal is incredible and sometimes underrated. It is gorgeous. By the way, f**t it, i wear this ‘dress’ watch with shorts 🩳 and I love it. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk |
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Major congrats!
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1 July 2020, 07:37 PM | #51 | |
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In the end I bought one in April 2019 second hand for 27.5 USD. I can't complain. If they ever deliver me a new one (against all odds), I'll keep that one and sell the one I bought second hand. |
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1 July 2020, 10:45 PM | #53 | |
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So I ordered and paid 50% in March 2018 as my Tokyo trip was scheduled for June. One month later they told me the watch is available for pick up. I told them my June trip might be pushed later in the year. Told them later i would be coming October. Then sometime July they asked me if they could sell my watch to another. They promise a CB will be available when i get in October. True enough, October came and picked it up. Had to pay it beforehand though so no Japan taxes. Only regret i have was not being able to time my visit with FPJ’s visit. He was in Tokyo two days after my pick-up. I was invited to the event but i was scheduled to be in another part of Japan that night. Had i known earlier. Well, i have another regret. Not getting a deployant. But a tantalum deployant was still in development then. |
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Hey Mills, what a collection you have. Nice. Can you put more pic of your CB with that green strap? It looks so interesting. Thanks. Also, congrats on the real good price on your CB. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk |
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Put it simply and as nice as I can. Don’t even bother calling any ADs or boutiques about it they’ll just say NOPE
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12 July 2020, 07:54 AM | #56 | |
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12 July 2020, 10:29 AM | #57 |
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CB’s are getting harder to find. IMO they will at least hold where they are at if not continue to rise.
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12 July 2020, 01:08 PM | #58 |
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Only 2 CB left on Chrono, and only 63 journes period for that matter
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2 weeks ago there were 92 Journes... I literally see it shrink daily Sent From my iPhone using Tapatalk
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12 July 2020, 08:28 PM | #60 |
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Yes , Journe is catching on
with more people. Not huge amounts made. The secondary market is shrinking in availability. I have noticed prices on most models rising in the last few months. Probably overpaid for my 3, but who knows where they are all heading.
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