Reply With QuoteInteresting and I do hope they can get it back but I suspect the price will now be far north of 4000.
Thought i'd share the link here, maybe someone can help out on this?
https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/ca...ex-sea-dweller
Interesting and I do hope they can get it back but I suspect the price will now be far north of 4000.
Would a nicely-worded letter to Rolex not be helpful? If it ever comes back for Rolex service they could be asked to pass the purchase request on to the owner.
I'm sure Hodinkee could swing this at least
It will probably go for more than that now that it also has provenance. Presumably Hodinkee will in that case call for a fundraiser to cover the difference.
It needs to be located first though..
What does PSA mean?
As in the article title "Watch Collector PSA........"
Public service announcement.Originally Posted by nunya
Although it's neither a public service nor an announcement, but hey, still a nice thing to do.
I have just spoken to the Rolex about this quest and from their records this watch has not been sent in for servicing since the auction.
The only way that they could flag up the watch would be to record it as "Stolen", which, of course, it isn't.
The power of the Social Media may help eventually and it would be a happy end if the watch could be back in the family.
Let's hope.
Thank you, google PSA and you get something altogether different
Why can't the auction house give them the details?, after all you need to register to bid.
and if its been sold on since then at least it's the first link in the chain.
I don't think it's a case of can't, more like won't divulge its client / buyer list. Not strictly under Data Protection, but that is sited as the excuse quite often.
Under data protection they can't give out a buyers details. Imagine buying a car at auction then 6 months later some bloke calls to your house looking to buy it?
I do understand the sentimental reasons around this watch. However, what if the new owner does not want to sell it. What if they gave it to a loved one as a gift. Will they feel pressure into selling it?
This watch could have changed owners many times since.
I would not have a clue what my serial mumbers are without checking either so the present owner could read the article and still have no idea!
Hope the son finds the watch regardless!
Surely a well worded letter could be given to the auction house containing contact details of those wishing to buy it back and ask the auction house to forward it on to the buyer without breaching their confidentiality requirements. It could also request that owner to pass the letter on if he knows the next buyer.
It is probably sitting in Watchfinder's window.
I think the only hope is if an enthusiast Sea Dweller owner bothers to check. I think buyers generally don't want to be pursued, and sellers are going to respect buyers privacy.
It would be nice if Watchfinder had it, and sold it back at a reasonable price. It would be positive exposure for them.
It's going to hard to find it, but it would make a nice story if it worked out
Dave
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