Guest avitt Posted December 13, 2007 Report Share Posted December 13, 2007 6265 on the bay... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted December 13, 2007 Report Share Posted December 13, 2007 Hard to tell, but the seller looks genuine & the watch is beautiful. He/they have a good, albeit somewhat limited history of selling high end watches. The current bid, $59,950, is definitely on the high side, but not beyond reason for a 6265 with paperwork & in that condition. I would, however, require clear pictures of the movement prior to transferring payment, or an agreement by the seller to have the watch authenticated (or allow the buyer to have it authenticated) by Rolex prior to final sale if pictures are unavailable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dluddy Posted December 13, 2007 Report Share Posted December 13, 2007 The story sounds a bit far fetched but hey, it's beautiful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HaloArchive Posted December 14, 2007 Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 Well, I can say, being i live in CA...there there is a Sherman Oakes Galleria and there is such thing as a Sherman Oakes. I am not too sure of the Jewler name though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest avitt Posted December 14, 2007 Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 I am not questioning the integrity of the seller...They have been listing that piece for months. It's a spectacular specimen! I'm just shocked that someone is going to throw down $60k on this one. I firmly believe that this deal will fall through...but if not, someone could be in for a very merry Christmas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arty909 Posted December 14, 2007 Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 That one is my personal 'Holy Grail', and- this auction has gone on and on for many weeks. It's priced a bit higher than market value, but I suspect a Japanese collector will pull the trigger very soon. I had a chance to buy one in 1989 for 3000 USD, and walked away from the deal. I would venture to guess that in 10-15 years, it will be worth 1,000,000 USD plus. Guess I'll stick with Josh and Andrew for any similar future purchases ): --Closest I've come to it so far; purchased on Ioffer before the sellers goods were banned: Best, Arty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest avitt Posted December 14, 2007 Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 It's also one of my Holy Grails Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted December 14, 2007 Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 All I know is that whenever I see that picture of Avitt's beauties, all I can do is weep & cry. Oh, and the watches they inspired Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
llsteve80 Posted December 14, 2007 Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 Avitt- Those look like gen dials. I did some searching, who is timeman? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest avitt Posted December 14, 2007 Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 Avitt- Those look like gen dials. I did some searching, who is timeman? Timeman.net is a vintage watch business operated by Andy Tolley, out of Australia. You can reach him at andy_timeman@yahoo.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted December 14, 2007 Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 Avitt- Those look like gen dials. I did some searching, who is timeman? timeman.net Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tech Posted December 14, 2007 Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 definitely one of my grails....not holy though...just grail.... fookin ridiculous the prices these things are reaching..... sure wish I could get a decent rep without having to do all the mods...yes, I am lazy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manuel Posted December 14, 2007 Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 yes bids are real.. This rolex madness is never ending. Please take a look at this auction (also daytona related) http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...A:IT&ih=016 This dial comes up to 1500 eur. 2165 usd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest avitt Posted December 16, 2007 Report Share Posted December 16, 2007 Bid cancelled by seller on the last day of the auction...Just as predicted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alligoat Posted December 17, 2007 Report Share Posted December 17, 2007 Cancelled or relisted? It's back up now, ends on xmas day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest avitt Posted December 17, 2007 Report Share Posted December 17, 2007 Cancelled or relisted? It's back up now, ends on xmas day. The bid was cancelled, the auction expired, and then the item was relisted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alligoat Posted December 17, 2007 Report Share Posted December 17, 2007 Are you saying that someone made a bid and it was cancelled by the seller? Maybe they weren't qualified, overseas, negative feedback... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest avitt Posted December 18, 2007 Report Share Posted December 18, 2007 Are you saying that someone made a bid and it was cancelled by the seller? Maybe they weren't qualified, overseas, negative feedback... Yup, it looks like that's what happened. The seller cancelled the bid because the buyer wouldn't respond to the sellers inquiries (probably an effort to qualify the buyer)...Either that, or it was just a shill bid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alligoat Posted December 18, 2007 Report Share Posted December 18, 2007 You gotta love Antiquorum! I did a search for Rolex 6265 and it looks like the auction prices for this model run in the $30-40K range, some with papers. Gold and Paul Newman dials are considerably more. This watch has good provenance- papers, history, service receipts, but is probably $10-20K overpriced IMO. Of course, I figure that Anahiem Jewelry will probably sell this watch off of ebay and probably for less, unless they're ready to sit on it for awhile. But you gotta admit, ebay is good exposure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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