Is 323 Next for me?

[TonyD]

I have an opportunity to acquire a 323 from a local AD for a very reasonable price. Brand new O series old stock. (~3 years old)

I have a 233 dot dial now and love it. Its currently my only PAM. I had a 425 for a while but flipped it.

Anything I should be aware of good or bad?
If I don't buy this I won't be getting anything else, so I am not interested in advice about other models.

Pro:
Similar to my 233 but Rad with am/pm dial.
Kind of a brother/sister combination
10 Day movement is incredible
Beautiful clean dial
47mm which I like a lot
JV strap one of my favorites
I could likely flip it in a year or two and not lose $$
Is on my wish list but never willing to pay the premium price for one
Local AD is excellent

Cons:
Too similar to the 233?
Fully polished case tends to scratch
Very tall. I can see it getting dinged, although I have many larger watches
Not really limited
I'm more of a sport watch guy, too dressy?
Still a huge investment
Why didn't it sell for so long? This AD has many high end brands and clients
What else?

[Cru Jones]

If you love it and the price is right, why not take it for a spin?

[nick c]

Originally Posted by Cru Jones

If you love it and the price is right, why not take it for a spin?

Test drive

[TonyD]

I ended up letting it go. It was a Black Friday type of one day sale so I needed to move fast. It was a crazy bargain price and I will regret this for sure. But in the end paying $10k for a watch I wasn't 100% sure about may not be a bargain.

Who knows what the future holds?!

[Cru Jones]

I think you totally made the right call. Lots of watches out there.

[arizonaboy]

Love the 323, but I've seen them up on the sale boards for under $10K...the right deal with come along.

[TonyD]

Originally Posted by arizonaboy

Love the 323, but I've seen them up on the sale boards for under $10K...the right deal with come along.

The price was WELL under that. Too good to be true actually.... Still thinking about it....... deal is gone but you never know.......