Goodbye 5711, but will prices go up or down?

[GreenLantern]

Originally Posted by Ichiran

Not forgetting the still-in-production 5740 and 5990/1R that both were sold for CHF 352,800 ~ USD 386,640 inclusive of buyer's premium.

The idiotic part of this, and not that I condone what I'm about to say... is that those buyers could actually have gotten those two pieces for *less* from a (reputable) grey market dealer.

Or even gotten one for less overhead cost by buying up a bunch of unwanted ladies watches from an AD and securing the next 5990 or 5740.

[benzng]

Originally Posted by GreenLantern

The idiotic part of this, and not that I condone what I'm about to say... is that those buyers could actually have gotten those two pieces for *less* from a (reputable) grey market dealer.

Or even gotten one for less overhead cost by buying up a bunch of unwanted ladies watches from an AD and securing the next 5990 or 5740.

I agree, this makes no sense though happy 5740 owner here.