Nine Posted November 16, 2014 Report Share Posted November 16, 2014 Extremely rare 6263 Newman, Mark1 were sold yesterday on Kaplans at a new record price of nearly 660K USD Considering how extremely close some frankens are they are surely bang for the buck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nine Posted November 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2014 Extremely rare 6263 Newman, Mark1 were sold yesterday on Kaplans at a new record price of nearly 660K USD Considering how extremely close some frankens are they are surely bang for the buck 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dlf Posted November 16, 2014 Report Share Posted November 16, 2014 (edited) It's those pushers 301/302? Wish they were repped for a fair price . Edited November 16, 2014 by Dlf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lhooq Posted November 16, 2014 Report Share Posted November 16, 2014 I'm pretty sure an RCO sold for over a million bucks in that ridiculous Christie's auction last year. So 660K's really a bargain! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nine Posted November 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2014 @lhooq you are correct and that was not even a Mark1 .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panerai153 Posted November 16, 2014 Report Share Posted November 16, 2014 These insane prices illustrate to me over and over, how much money is floating around in the world today. There is so much wealth today, folks act like they are spending Monopoly money instead of real cash! It's crazy. When you spend 660K or 1 mil for a watch, I believe that you seriously need to have your head examined! Of course I have never ever even been close to that sort of wealth, so who knows, If I were a billionaire, maybe I would be right in the middle of the bidding. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nine Posted November 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2014 These insane prices illustrate to me over and over, how much money is floating around in the world today. There is so much wealth today, folks act like they are spending Monopoly money instead of real cash! It's crazy. When you spend 660K or 1 mil for a watch, I believe that you seriously need to have your head examined! Of course I have never ever even been close to that sort of wealth, so who knows, If I were a billionaire, maybe I would be right in the middle of the bidding. Or buying PureTime so you can have ALL cool new reps first Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
automatico Posted November 16, 2014 Report Share Posted November 16, 2014 Some YoYo gave $660k for a watch that sold new for a few hundred bucks...and can be duplicated for a few thousand bucks today? Insane. He better sell it while they are hot. It might not bring $10k in a few years. Might even end up trading it for a couple Big Macs. What if... You lost it down a gopher hole. Got mugged. Forgot where you left it (on a hooker's bedside table). Got it caught between the starter hot wire and frame of your Hot Rod '34 Ford (happened to a friend of mine). A turkey buzzard flew away with it. It fell off your arm in deep water while on a row boat ride. etc, etc. An American tourist in England on a row boat ride dropped both paddles in the water. He floated around a couple hours and finally a tweedy Englishman comes by in a row boat with two young lady passengers. The American shouts: "Pardon me sir, may I borrow one of your oars?" The Englishman shouts back: "I'll have you know these two ladies are my sisters." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bc1221 Posted November 16, 2014 Report Share Posted November 16, 2014 Idk.. I mean. Having a Picasso poster on my wall is a little different than having the actual painting. Watches are art you can wear IMO and a lot of people think of them that way. The type of people who spend this kind of money on a watch are the same kind of people who play baccarat at 100k a hand. They bet a 100k like I bet $10. So if you think in that range, this price to the owner is probably what a $600 TC is to is normal folk. Is it crazy? Yes. Would I do it if I had that kind of money? Damn straight. To people who have millions or even billions, buying a 600k watch is like buying a $300 wath to us. I'm sure he could do a lot of good with that money and for all we know, he donates a ton of money to charity. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lhooq Posted November 16, 2014 Report Share Posted November 16, 2014 To people who have millions or even billions, buying a 600k watch is like buying a $300 wath to us. I'm sure he could do a lot of good with that money and for all we know, he donates a ton of money to charity. I agree. And even if he gave exactly zero to charity, it's his pile and I'll be damned if I tell him how he should spend it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dieselpower Posted November 17, 2014 Report Share Posted November 17, 2014 I love the fact that I wear reps that cost a fraction of the gen but are visually virtually indistinguishable. I always tell people they are reps and I love the look of amazement when somebody who knows watches can't find a tell. Often it prompts a conversation about the whole concept of 'fakery'. Orson Welles made a film about it so I'm in good company Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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