[QUOTE=benwisback;5249244]These have doubled in price ove here last few years. Not bad.
still a hell of a lot cheaper than the daytona,been a while but where are these at now?
[QUOTE=benwisback;5249244]These have doubled in price ove here last few years. Not bad.
still a hell of a lot cheaper than the daytona,been a while but where are these at now?
[QUOTE=peter2704;5249419]Indeed if ever there’s a watch that’s not a sleeper it’s the Daytona.
About six grand for a big block give or take
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Apparently if you send a dead JLC Master Quarter Quartz to the manufacturer they put in a modern quartz as part of the service.
Of course the reason for my interest in these early quartz is the movement so I'm pleased there are still people around who are able to work on these. There are still plenty of options for keeping these going despite what the resident curmudgeon might say.
In the Sotadic Zone, apparently.
Thats a nice watch, although i dont think "sleeper" means simply punching above its price point, there are tons of watches that do that, and realistically, its very subjective seeing as a 10 quid casio can tell accurate time.
Sleeper I assume to be a watch that will be in a few years worth at least what its worth now and probably worth a lot more. I think if you find any relatively rare seiko from japan it falls into that category, e.g. i have a sarb059 that people are paying double now what i paid for it 5 years ago. Will it ever be worth 5k (or even 2k), probably not, but percent wise, its doing alright.
Its harder for sleepers to come out now with the bubble thats going on, every manufacturer has pushed their prices up year on year by relatively high margins. take sinn for example, a 556 was about 600 quid 8 years ago, now its over 1k.
Rolex are the most obvious case, with 2nd hand prices of some sports steel being higher than retail value, but thats a set of circumstances unique to rolex. There are only a few circumstances i can see for real sleepers to develop
- some unknown or relatively unknown brand is used in some amazing venture, eg. next trip to the moon.
- some very high end company wants to compete further down the market so releases affordable versions of its top end watches, think tudor & rolex, but in limited supply.
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This was originally about 6-7K.
Same movement as in Breguet XX. Now you can buy these for less than 2K.
My blog about the watch
Not Vostoks as many claim. I bought one in the end just to prove to myself that they are tatty rubbish and after only a few days I cant change the date, when I wind it up the seconds hand sticks for ages like it is jammed even though I just fully wound it lol. What a load of crap
Better off with the non date Vostocks ime less faffing about, wore one of mine coastering with no problems/anxiety at all, try doing that with one of yer fancy pantsy Swiss gewgaws.
These vintage quartz gems, real bargain in most cases and if shown some love they really do shine.
The finish on those is phenomenal. Have you had them re-lapped or are they NOS?
In the Sotadic Zone, apparently.
They went through some makeover although my watchmaker was against it. But he did an amazing job.
+1. I've seen that very watch of C-B's in the metal and it's a lovely piece of kit. Serious quality going on. Not a shock as at the time these were the latest thing and the most expensive items in the various company's catalogues so got the best cases, dials and bracelets. Goes for the majority of the very early quartz and electronic stuff. Prices have very definitely gone north over the last ten years. Gone are the days when such watches could be had for a couple of hundred quid, or less.
Im going out on a limb and going to say the current Airking is a potential sleeper. Yea its expensive as it is, but with an new version on the cards, and with the airking being a bit "quirky", but still having it where it counts, it could become very sought after in years to come. If i was of a mind to spend 6k on a watch, it would probably be that.
Zenith El Primero De Luca.
Very limited production numbers for all variants and prices have increased steadily over the years, but will it ever be as appealing as a Rolex Daytona with the same movement.....no.
I’ve had an 18k Oysterquartz Day Date for a few years now and it has the mahogany dial. I like to think it’s the watch that Burt Reynolds (RIP Bandit) would have worn in Boggie Nights as the porno producer. I wore it to the HODINKEE Grand Seiko in Glasgow last month. Jack Forester said that it was the watch that blow him away which was nice. He also said why is everyone wearing Rolexes to a Grand Seiko event. It’s a great in your face watch. My only worry is that servicing bill will be massive. It’s only had 2 batteries since I’ve owned it since 2012.
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Oris surely deserve a mention in this thread - they've invested a lot in developing both overall quality and their own in-house movements, which has moved them from anonymous mid-tier workhorse into a different league.
Aesthetics will never be everyone's cup-of-tea, but the quality VS price ratio is arguably unbeatable, and should make them a good investment at today's prices.
Now all they need to do is charge five times more and strangle supply, and people will start taking them seriously...