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My grail is a Patek World Time........maybe one day

About 90 for me

The box and paper can be worth a lot with vintage watches. E.g. a Rolex Prince case can add 500-700 easily.

All my watches are keepers. I dont really buy anthing unless I really want it and I doubt I'd ever sell anything out of my collection.

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A watch could be a grail if its either

a) Very hard to find
b) very expensive

I cant see how it could be anything else??

Strange to think a watch may be worth more as scrap as whoever bought it could just get it scrapped, therefore, putting a floor on the price.

I never have any problems with eBay. PayPal always sides with the buyer and if you want added protection, just use a credit card as the PayPal payment.

A bit too much for me. I prefer understated elegance

We have a winner :)

I personally wouldn't want a watch (unless vintage) without all the paperwork, tags and box.....but then again, that's just me

I really like the sea Dweller. Unfortunately, its far too big for me :(

I've never had a problem with ebay as I always meet the seller before I pay for the item so I can get the chance to inspect the item.

They look like Goldsmiths specials

I was thinking of getting a safe, but then I read a story about a couple to got burgled and were made to open their safe in a rather unpleasant way. I'm now looking to rent a deposit box. Anyone...

I sometimes walk down to Burlington Arcade during my lunch break. It must house the most expensive watch shops in the country. I got chatting to one of the owners who basically told me that he...

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I'm thinking about buying the following book. Does anyone own this, if so, is it any good?

http://watch-winders.co.uk/index.php?ma ... cts_id=144

I must say, I am rather fond of these watches. They've got a really nice 70s feel about them, especially the ones with the orange second hands

Good job. Just goes to show, anything is possible :)

I'll look forward to seeing it

You can't have too many watches.....just not enough funds to buy them :D

+1 on this. Is it the same quality? I doubt it but IMO it gives the IWC a run for its money.[/quote]

The Stowa is very nice but I'd rather have the IWC :)

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Here are a few pics I've taken of a Rolex I bought about 12 years ago. Its been sitting in a box until a couple of months ago when I decided to get it serviced and source a strap and buckle. ...

Good tips. What kind of tools do you usually carry to open the case backs? I'm probably going to buy myself a few bits but would like some recommendations on what is going to be the most useful.

I am quite disciplined when it comes to what I want to pay (thankfully). The only thing that worries me about buying at auction is the fact a lot of dealers will offload stock that is unsaleable and...