Vacheron Constantin and Patek Philippe

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AP, with few notable exceptions, sell for much less than MSRP preowned. Ex) ROO Panda, easily had in the 15.5K range preowned, MSRP was 26.5K if I remember correctly. That's a 42% drop from MSRP, so it's not like these things are free to own. But people don't pay full MSRP for them unless they're not in the know, so loss is not going to be from MSRP, it'll be (price you bought it for - price you sell it for). Buy right, as I said in previous post..

Anyway, pert near every watch out there depreciates. There are a few very rare notable exceptions, i.e. the Nautilus; but while I can appreciate elements of its design and the finishing, the TV screen-style dial is just not to my tastes, I prefer the round/octagonal look of the AP.

As to my VC: I got it BNIB at a great price, close to what they sell for preowned. Even if it should fall below the current price point, I am not going to go jump off a building if I lose a thousand or two on a watch should I ever decide to sell it. Are you? Why is it people always act about accountants when it comes to this hobby? My AMG loses far more than that in a year, should I sell it and get a Honda Accord because it depreciates less? Of course not.

There is more to this than dollars and cents.

I mean, if you really want to base your choices on relative loss from MSRP, you'd get an SS Daytona and call it a day, no?