Be nice if a genuine collector purchased it rather than an Instagram/influencer..
Maybe a few here from the Southport area were in on the bidding??
I love these, havent been paying much attention to prices, didnt realise they were worth quite this much.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...tches-bid-165k
Be nice if a genuine collector purchased it rather than an Instagram/influencer..
Maybe a few here from the Southport area were in on the bidding??
It originally came from a well known source
However the bezel and hands (whilst genuine) were not on the watch, they have been added recently.
There is a thread over on MWR about the watch. If interested its worth a read if only for the rise in price these now fetch.
Edit: Nope ignore me!!!!
I was totally incorrect. 2 different watches being discussed at the same time
Last edited by Sinnlover; 26th August 2020 at 11:41.
Be interesting to see what Mike or Haywood think of this one especially if there have been changes.
Then again, better to have the correct parts that are not original to this watch rather than service replacement parts - I would guess (probably wrong).
I believe that the thread on MWR refers to similar watches but not this specific one. Do you have information about the source of the specific Fellows watch, confirming also that the bezel and hands are not original to it?
To be clear, while I was a bidder I did not win the auction.
H
I'm the same was bidding but unfortunately did not win either, but know the purchaser will be happy, as watch was much better in hand than pictures.
Was it not Jedley that bought it.
Tz member and big name in vintage world.
I had the honour of x-raying a very similar model owned by a Gentleman residing in Southport.
My lottery numbers didn't come up last Saturday, so I had to stop bidding prematurely, but I would happily have gone further.
It was a great watch, and although it was a lot of money (nearly 175k, Fellows cocked up their commission calculations!), it was a steal!!
MW
I was watching this go live last week, what an ugly watch!
I didnt know anything about hands/bezel not being original to the watch but even so I thought over 200k was a realistic price.
I wonder if the bezel come from the 300 Omega parts eBay haul some guy made last year that included several Milsub bezels? Be interesting to know where they have ended up..
Well congratulations to Jedly on winning the auction. I would love to be able to afford something similar. Should he ever wear it, please let him be careful, he has the price of my flat on his wrist - although not the contents. ;)
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David
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Ahh right, sorry for the confusion, a lot of money to the average Joe like me but everything original to the watch does make it a very good purchase, like I said before I thought 200k+ was where original Milsubs were priced.
Hopefully a few more turn up now this is all over the press..
Dont own a watch that I dont wear 👍
https://www.instagram.com/p/CEX6Qv4n...=1bo52pqkej5zz
Congratulations indeed. Perhaps I should have gone to see it in person before bidding! Fellows seem to be reporting different figures for the total including commission and VAT, which is unfortunate, but either price was a happy one. Look forward to seeing it when you've taken a Brillo pad to the glass :-)
Nice one Jed and many congratulations. Pictures please 👍
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Not wishing to start a new thread, I'll just sneak on here the news of a mil sub selling for $400,000USD plus commission....
https://onlineonly.christies.com/s/w...avy-155/102505
H
I've added milsubs to a long list of 'watches I shouldn't have sold!'
I've found about fifteen of them over the years - you'd think I'd have had the sense to keep one or two, like some others in this thread :)
https://www.instagram.com/p/BgLoaUKA..._web_copy_link
Best wishes,
Martyn.
See Philips Auction in Dec. A full blow Mil -Spec, complete with Hudson letter.
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