Hulk Pricing in the UK

[greengold]

Originally Posted by VonDutch

Well... the Hulk was never really a commemorative version, the Kermit was... they just probably experimented with ceramic colours and found green was a stable production colour!

Oh god, lets hope the never put the Sub on that nasty 'decorative' jubliee! Just makes people want the MK1 BLNR even more... hence the price increase I think!

It kinda was as it was a continuation of the Kermit with an upgraded 'everything' but who knows I thought the BLNR would go as they only made it due to not being able to replicate the famous red onto cerachrome at the time but its still here!

[AK797]

Originally Posted by Zakalwe

AK797 is referencing a thread on another forum in which a known scammer by the name of Zilkurrnain Sayub (he has various aliases and has a thread or two of his own in the Watchout! subforum here) claimed to have sold three apparently legitimate LVc's to WF recently.

Nobody has said WF have listed three fake LVc's.

Yes, I don't think the watch pics he has on Insta etc are fake but ofc you don't know what watch you will get sent. And just very disturbing that this guy is a source for a huge grey like WF.

[Zakalwe]

Originally Posted by AK797

Yes, I don't think the watch pics he has on Insta etc are fake but ofc you don't know what watch you will get sent. And just very disturbing that this guy is a source for a huge grey like WF.

Yup. Having dealt with WF as a seller and been quite satisfied with the experience, I have to say I would think twice about dealing with them in future (even if I could get on board with the insane prices) on the basis of their sourcing watches from him and therefore potentially others like him.

[HappyFish]

Originally Posted by greengold

but who knows I thought the BLNR would go as they only made it due to not being able to replicate the famous red onto cerachrome at the time but its still here!

That the BLNR was made only because Rolex wasnt able to make a red is one of the biggest myth in Forums! This was never confirmed by Rolex and if you ask me-its still not possible to make a nice red from cerachrome as even the red of the BLRO Mk2 is far from a "real", plain shinny red!

[greengold]

Originally Posted by Zakalwe

Yup. Having dealt with WF as a seller and been quite satisfied with the experience, I have to say I would think twice about dealing with them in future (even if I could get on board with the insane prices) on the basis of their sourcing watches from him and therefore potentially others like him.

But you could say that about any grey piece it could come from a third world dictators collection for all we know

[HappyFish]

Originally Posted by greengold

But you could say that about any grey piece it could come from a third world dictators collection for all we know

Trumps collection?!

[Soultime]

Originally Posted by VonDutch

Oh god, lets hope the never put the Sub on that nasty 'decorative' jubliee! Just makes people want the MK1 BLNR even more... hence the price increase I think!

I can't see them making the Sub on a Jubilee.

It's a dive watch and needs the appropriate bracelet with extensions to go over a wetsuit.

[sdh1980]

Originally Posted by AK797

This year prices seem to be escalating, maybe it is the famed but illusive trickle down economics finally at work as Patek prices have gone stratospheric.

Makes sense....The Nautilus range literally jumped 10k + overnight. Shouldn't have passed on that 5990 for £59k a few months back

[georgekart]

Originally Posted by sinkholeninja

Every time I see this watch I think of Erlich Bachman.

Erlich was a great character. And his relationship with Jian Yang was also fun to observe.

[georgekart]

I honestly don't understand with prices like you guys have in UK, why do you even buy watches there. A lot of greys have brand new Hulks for 14k Euros in Continental Europe, which is considerably less than 15k Pounds. And you guys are in EU, still, so you wouldn't need to pay taxes bringing it into UK. Seems like a good way to save money.

[dr3ziz]

Originally Posted by sdh1980

Hi All

Anybody know what has made the prices of the Hulk jump drastically the last few weeks?

Are there more discontinuation rumors or just coming into line with the Batman possibly?

There were 3 on Watchfinder yesterday, all at over £13,500 and one of them has already sold; over double retail!

I've bought from Greys before and paid over retail but it's all getting a bit too rich for my blood now

WF paid me 8200 pounds for my 8 year old LV ,, so my guess is that they are betting on prices going up a lot more

[Zakalwe]

Originally Posted by greengold

But you could say that about any grey piece it could come from a third world dictators collection for all we know

Knowing trumps suspecting.

Plus I wouldn’t really care if Saddam Hussain had owned a watch of mine. I would care if there was an even small chance it could be a Superfake, which was my point rather than the morality aspect.

In any event one of my foibles is that I don’t buy used watches so it’s all moot anyway.

[DYJ150]

I got worried when I saw the prices increase...

And has it happens my AD has just called to say my LV is ready for collection!

I couldnt recommend my AD enough, ive only been waiting 6 months for one!

[greengold]

Originally Posted by DYJ150

I got worried when I saw the prices increase...

And has it happens my AD has just called to say my LV is ready for collection!

I couldnt recommend my AD enough, ive only been waiting 6 months for one!

Interesting so they are still being delivered in UK I had heard they had stopped. Pics!

[AK797]

Originally Posted by greengold

Interesting so they are still being delivered in UK I had heard they had stopped. Pics!

No they will always be delivered, that is just AD spin so they don't have to tell you that you are never getting one.

[DYJ150]

Originally Posted by greengold

Interesting so they are still being delivered in UK I had heard they had stopped. Pics!

I am picking it up saturday afternoon so I will submit pictures then!

[Scrap_Life]

Unreal

[shalako]

The madness probably won’t end because genuine watch enthusiasts are being replaced by a new breed of speculators and investors who have only recently got into watches - just for the purpose of buying Rolex’s for the money. With interest rates so low people know they can buy a Rolex steel sports and make thousands, most wont have heard or care about other great brands like Zenith for example.
You only have to look at any posts asking ‘which Rolex Sports shall I buy’ and most of the answers will be about which one is hardest to get, the merits of the watch, for example GMT over WR is rarely ever mentioned.

[uncleluck]

Are they selling at £13,500 though?

The whole watch market is a joke really and controlled by big hitters telling people what things are worth. If grey dealers start listing them for £13,500 there’s a thread saying they’re £13,500 now. Some people are just crazy paying these prices, especially for new models.

I was watching a vid last night with some Rolex expert/dealer & another watch dealer, they were going through some of his pieces and it was just like “see this piece, 5 years ago $10k, now $50k. This piece $1.5m when you couldn’t give them away”. So much of this business is people plucking huge numbers out the air. Good luck to them but what amazes me is the fact people are willing to pay these crazy prices. There’s so much guff and hot air that’s spouted like these things are some amazing treasure from an Egyptian tomb or something.

I can tell you for sure the last Hulk on a UK forum sat on the sale section at £10,750 without interest until he dropped the price to £10k and then it sold. This was only last week.

Paying over rrp for a new watch is crazy to me and will be the first part of the market to collapse when interest rates go up here.

[sdh1980]

Originally Posted by shalako

The madness probably won’t end because genuine watch enthusiasts are being replaced by a new breed of speculators and investors who have only recently got into watches - just for the purpose of buying Rolex’s for the money. With interest rates so low people know they can buy a Rolex steel sports and make thousands, most wont have heard or care about other great brands like Zenith for example.
You only have to look at any posts asking ‘which Rolex Sports shall I buy’ and most of the answers will be about which one is hardest to get, the merits of the watch, for example GMT over WR is rarely ever mentioned.

Agreed... 10 years ago, I hardly ever had conversations about watches at work. Nowadays, loads of the younger guys in the office are talking about watches (Rolex/AP and PP) and aspiring to own one. I'm convinced instagram plays a big part.

[greengold]

WF's 2016 model which I compare to mine has gone up three times in the last 2 weeks. It's now over £14k. Imagine what they will do if it discontinues lol I reckon £20k mark

[jaySL350]

Originally Posted by greengold

Why would it stop? They have a Kermit on WF at £19995 lol

Yeah but it NOS,,,,so pretty rare I imagine but a lotta money even so,,

[jaychief]

Your right instagram is the cause of it and its not going away any time soon!!!

[AK797]

Originally Posted by sdh1980

Agreed... 10 years ago, I hardly ever had conversations about watches at work. Nowadays, loads of the younger guys in the office are talking about watches (Rolex/AP and PP) and aspiring to own one. I'm convinced instagram plays a big part.

Yes, it has to be, this used to be a closed and specialised hobby, but now info sharing is so widespread and so quick that anything can catch fire and go viral.

[VacherObsessive]

It’s here to stay and prices will continue to rise. When the younger guys into Rolex now (hot models) start getting older and get more disposable ££ then can you imagine the impact on discontinued / vintage pieces. They are already competing in the emerging economies of Asia / South America; imagine when they are also competing in 10 years time with the emerged economies and each other. then we will start to see some truly incredible prices. For these guys and their social media bubble these trinkets are absolute must haves and they’ll do anything to get them and post them on social media for kudos

Hold onto your Rolex’s!

[KM95]

Originally Posted by greengold

Interesting so they are still being delivered in UK I had heard they had stopped. Pics!

I had a message today from my AD too so they’re still in circulation! Picking it up tomorrow afternoon.


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[Harry-57]

My AD is still getting them. Very occasionally, same as usual, but no shut down of supply.

[Luap1976]

Originally Posted by KM95

I had a message today from my AD too so they’re still in circulation! Picking it up tomorrow afternoon.


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What's the ad I'll call them tommrow

[greengold]

Originally Posted by luap1976

what's the ad i'll call them tommrow

0203-good-luck

[Luap1976]

Originally Posted by greengold

0203-good-luck

Thanks I don't need luck.just waiting for him to tell me the ad name