Pam-O-licious Posted April 4, 2007 Report Share Posted April 4, 2007 (edited) Ok fellow RWG members.... My wife and I have decided to sell this watch. It is a: Cartier Platinum 150 Anniversary Tank Guichet (#029/150) I Paid to have it Valorized by Cartier in 2005 as you will see in the pic's but, the Valuation Manager at Cartier said this is not specifically what the watch is worth ($23,200USD) it is only a base evaluation and Authenticity Certificate it does not take into account the rarity of this piece. That being said I'm not trying to make a fortune on this watch just trying to get what it is worth. Where would be the best place to sell this watch? These are not the best pic's and I will be taking some replacements soon.. The watch has been Fully polished and Brushed by Cartier and has no marks or scratches. Thanks in advance! Ron Edited April 11, 2007 by Pam-O-licious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfreeman420 Posted April 4, 2007 Report Share Posted April 4, 2007 Try timezone. Very hard to sell a high ticket watch unless you have some kind of reputation though. Ebay may be good if you have high feedback, or maybe a trade with a local watch store. Why is the clasp 18K and not Plat? Is it a replacement? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam-O-licious Posted April 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2007 (edited) Nothing on the watch has been replaced.. It is as it was made from Cartier... not sure why they choose 18k on the clasp.. thanks for the info.. Edited April 5, 2007 by Pam-O-licious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutchy Posted April 4, 2007 Report Share Posted April 4, 2007 Wow, never seen anything like it! Does it open up? You purchase it yourself for your wife? What made you choose it? Sorry to be so nosey, just looks very unique Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam-O-licious Posted April 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2007 Wow, never seen anything like it! Does it open up? You purchase it yourself for your wife? What made you choose it? Sorry to be so nosey, just looks very unique It does not open up...It is a solid piece of plantinum.. It was purchased by her Father..although it is a man size watch..by todays standards it's unisex. (I will take a Wrist pic of it on me and post it) It is indeed Very unique... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutchy Posted April 4, 2007 Report Share Posted April 4, 2007 It does not open up...It is a solid piece of plantinum.. It was purchased by her Father..although it is a man size watch..by todays standards it's unisex. (I will take a Wrist pic of it on me and post it) It is indeed Very unique... Amazing..... What a value that thing holds, and as you said, thats not even taking into account its rarity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfreeman420 Posted April 4, 2007 Report Share Posted April 4, 2007 Narikka had some reps of these not long ago. Thought of buying one as it is quite unique, but it wouldn't get any wrist time because of the size. I have enough in the collection that just collect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam-O-licious Posted April 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2007 Narikka had some reps of these not long ago. Thought of buying one as it is quite unique, but it wouldn't get any wrist time because of the size. I have enough in the collection that just collect. Do you have a link to this said rep? I couldn't find it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craytonic Posted April 4, 2007 Report Share Posted April 4, 2007 He might have sold it; I saw it in his latest offerings as well. I think it was gold plated though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narikaa Posted April 5, 2007 Report Share Posted April 5, 2007 Not wanting to rain on anyones parade but seeing as you asked, here's some photos of the reps (before anyone asks, SOLD OUT) Details of original: . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trinsic Posted April 5, 2007 Report Share Posted April 5, 2007 I dare say that there will be tongues wagging after Pam-o-licious posted pics of the gen and narikaa followed suit by posting the reps. IMHO Rose gold version looks very tempting despite the recessed date... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Pam-O-licious Posted April 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2007 (edited) No rain on this parade... I actually wanted to see the Rep.. but, nothing can replace the feel of Platinum... Here some info I found on it... and it did come with a White gold Clasp. It is in French but, I had it translated.. http://babelfish.altavista.com/tr http://www.tajan.com/pdf/2005/5601.pdf and they have a price of ($32,574 / $40,289) for my Watch (25,000/30,000 Euro) Edited April 5, 2007 by Pam-O-licious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Posted April 5, 2007 Report Share Posted April 5, 2007 Just posted a message about the Omega auction, but Antiquorum in Switzerland is probably the premier auction house for high end time pieces. That would be your best bet. eB*y would be a waste unless you sell the watch on consignment through someone like Jeff Hess (Hess File Arts). If you belong, the NAWCC also runs a sales market. Since it is a Cartier, you might try to get in on one of Sotheby's general jewelry auctions. Hope this helps. /Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam-O-licious Posted April 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2007 Tim and sydneysider - Thank you for the info... I have been incontact with: Antiquorum, Phillips and will prob be calling: Tajan Christie's Sotheby's I will then make my decision who to go with... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
section8 Posted April 5, 2007 Report Share Posted April 5, 2007 Very interesting piece. Good luck with the sale, I was going to suggest Christie's or Sotheby's but I see that's already been done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdman Posted April 5, 2007 Report Share Posted April 5, 2007 Just posted a message about the Omega auction, but Antiquorum in Switzerland is probably the premier auction house for high end time pieces. That would be your best bet. eB*y would be a waste unless you sell the watch on consignment through someone like Jeff Hess (Hess File Arts). If you belong, the NAWCC also runs a sales market. Since it is a Cartier, you might try to get in on one of Sotheby's general jewelry auctions. Hope this helps. /Tim Was just in Dallas partying with Jeff Hess. He is the man. Wrote the book on Rolex and is president of Ball Watch CO. Great guy known him for years. Birdman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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