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Thread: £8k for a rubber watch strap! Is this for real?

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    £8k for a rubber watch strap! Is this for real?


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    Find me another - as long as some rich fool is willing to part with cash the prices will be stupid to many. Such is life

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    Surely you could get a firm to make them cheaper?

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    Jeeess, that is a bit much!! Most people would laugh at 8k for a watch.


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    Quote Originally Posted by RustyBin5 View Post
    Find me another - as long as some rich fool is willing to part with cash the prices will be stupid to many. Such is life
    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/100-authe...sAAOSw3o5fsqxS

    Here is one much cheaper :)

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    No - he is lying by saying he has sold one for £7.5k

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    Free postage though

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    Quote Originally Posted by ALindsay View Post
    Bargain

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    Quote Originally Posted by ALindsay View Post
    That one's 1,000% authentic. Impressive!

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    Haha, can see the buy now price has been reduced to only 4.5k, surely someone is snapping it up any moment!

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    Wonder if it has any Kevlar in it ?
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    Quote Originally Posted by ALindsay View Post
    Yeah, but that one is outside its wrapper.
    THIN is the new BLACK

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    Come on guys - it’s the fabled khaki strap!! Worth every penny

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    John Mayer's fault

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    If I bypass ebay and go direct to a Patek dealer how much would I pay? An ebay alternative or an aftermarket model below.

    https://rubberb.com/en/strap-patek-p...cted-color=143

    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Genuine-P...MAAOSwII9fiWtQ

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    That’s been for sale for yonks, can’t imagine anybody will buy it

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    Quote Originally Posted by mrushton View Post
    If I bypass ebay and go direct to a Patek dealer how much would I pay?
    0,00 GBP .... they're no longer in production, hence the silly prices

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    Imagine cutting it too short......

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    He says that he'll send it RMSD (in which case it wouldn't be insured) or that you can collect if you pay with PayPal (in which case he would have no defence against a scammer claiming INR).

    Do you ever own a strap like this. or do you just look after it for the next eBay buyer generation?

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    Someone recently messaged me via Instagram and offered me £2000 for mine! I should probably take that as the watch is currently on a RubberB anyway!!



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    Cheapest way to get a matching band would be to buy one of the many "homage" watches from ThiefBay or AlyingBabastard - start at about £40 for the whole thing, just bin-off the sketchy head.


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    Jeez, it broke my heart when I had to pay £180 for a black one.

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    Finely crafted from the interior of the room where he lives.

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