15450 to 14790

[Billykhan]

Good day Gents. I'm aware this topic has been done to death on the Forums quite a few times, but normally its the 14790 Owners looking at the 15450...this is the other way round

Anyway to get straight to the point, if you've read my other posts you will know I've been toying with the idea of customizing the Gold rotor on my newly acquired 15450 Grey (either by AP or a good Jeweller) for reasons I won't go into detail in this post

Anyway, after giving it a lot of thought I figured it would make sense to actually get a pre-owned RO out of warranty to franken, instead of a brand new one with 5 years left. My search led me to stumble upon a few examples of the wonderful looking 14790, and that too with Blue Dial. What I'd like to know is:

1. I'm seeing prices for early 2000's F Series in decent condition at around 15k on Chrono24 (which obviously means less in the real world). If I were to buy now, would I be buying at the beginning of an upward curve, or are prices at a peak? Have these just started to gain in popularity and demand, or has it been going on for a while.

2. The other question which has probably been asked here many a time, is how it compares to the 15450 which I find to be the absolute perfect size for my tiny 6" odd flat wrist as its a 37mm that wears like a 40mm. I usually don't prefer sub 40mm watches, and with the 14790's slim profile would I find it a tad too small? I love my OP date and DJ 36mm but the sweet spot for me is surely the 15450, Daytona and Batman.

3. In terms of value for money, could the 14790 be considered a sane alternative to the 15202 for those of us with a less than stellar profile with AP, or $40k spare to burn I mean a Blue dial, thin Royal Oak at less than 15k almost feels like a bargain in today's environment.

Thoughts and opinions please Gents, and apologies if a lot of stuff has already been covered.

Cheers