That FT article is interesting but I suspect that the whole story is slightly less impressive. The period in question was 2005 to 2013 and we all know what happened in 2008 when traditional savings,...
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That FT article is interesting but I suspect that the whole story is slightly less impressive. The period in question was 2005 to 2013 and we all know what happened in 2008 when traditional savings,...
This is what I was thinking. I've been talking to a friend who has that kind of money available and asked me if I thought a Patek would be something upon which he could realise a long term gain. I've...
...would a PP be a sound investment or are you just going to lose money over 10 to 15 years no matter which brand you buy?
I'd resisted a PRS-20 thus far - it's on the "to do" list - but as someone who accumulates rather than flipping it's taking a while to get there...
A Californian dial, however? That's a different...
Ha! :)
You're all heart. Enjoy your watch with my blessing, mate. My own fault, I just couldn't drag my arse out of bed this morning.
Bollocks. Missed out. At least I have the satisfaction of knowing that the reason I missed out was because I was involved in an event that raised £7,000 (or thereabouts) to be split equally between...
I have an MM300 and an '09 Rolex 16610LV due in later today so, good as it is, I don't expect this to stay on my wrist all day by any means.
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I took a bullet? I'm too thick skinned and stupid to notice, I suppose. French was never a forte. (Poor punnish joke intended). :)
The Roman numerals idea simply seemed the most obvious but it...
I'd bagsy number #46 if I'm able to.
It looks fantastic, Eddie.
Does your tie light up and spin 'round too?
Ah, it's French.
No wonder I couldn't see any logic. :)
A question for the Rolexheads amongst us. What was the reason that Rolex chose to use LV as the model suffix for their 50th Anniversary model.
The Submariner was introduced in 1953 (model 6200)...
Good to know.
In the past my experiences are from importing single bass guitars (duty around 3.6%) and I have been hit with duty on both occasions. There's obviously no maximum rate per instrument...
Just to clarify, you will be charged import duty at approximately 3.5% (I say approximately because every classification of product which is imported into the UK has it's own unique import duty...
I couldn't vote. There wasn't a Grand Seiko button. :)
Aye, the brand can be found everywhere. The MM300 cannot, however. That's a significant difference.
This competition was organised by an Horological Magazine not by the Swiss watch industry. So they couldn't do what they did a few years ago and say "well we would have opened up our watch...
Exactly, Daddel.
And how do we know that residuals WERE NOT one of the criteria upon which they were judged? I haven't been seen a list of the judging criteria and I don't suppose for one minute...
But it wasn't just between these four watches, was it?
AFAIK the four contenders were a shortlist drawn up from many more watches which entered the competition. I've been looking and I can't find...
Strange that the Speedbirds seem to be the ones on everyone's lips. I own two Flieger watches from LACO (an A-Uhr and a B-Uhr) and I can't fault them at all, so as a result the Speedbirds seem quite...
Word.
PS You can tell my street credentials by the way I described it as "a homage" and not the posh (though correct) "an homage". Wait till I tell my kids that I'm hip and cool, they'll be...
Honoured that the thread seems to have become a homage to scouse bassplayers, but back on topic. Grand Seiko is da shizz, innitt?
I can't see a flaw in that argument at all. Spot on.
I'm slowly building up a TimeFactors watch collection - I'm only three watches in but I was wondering what in your opinion should be the next one and why?
In order that they were acquired (two of...
It should be the one that you like.
It really is as simple as that.
And welcome to the forum.