Resale values

[jhnpennington]

Originally Posted by Blue Bull

Your not off so easily Mr Pennington ... Breitling is just a nice watch,but Rolex,is something else.Not easily defined,but owning three Rollies,if I ever buy another watch,which I doubt,unless I trade of of these in the future,it will be a Rolex again....

In my part of the world the ss sport Rollies hold their value the best and are the most sought after in the used market.Breitlings have VERY little value.I traded my 6 year old GMT II on the Blue TT Sub,Dec 2006 and very,very nearly got my money back.Not bad going on a trade and I got the usual discount from the AD .THATS ROLEX !!

Hey, if you love your Rolex, and it works for you, fine.
Maybe my problem was that I was at the lower end of the range - it could have been a different story if I was looking at a Seadweller or Sub.
As it was, with the money at my disposal, the Rolex I could buy was not that desirable, and I got a great Breitling that I love for a good price.

Regards,
John.

[roadcarver]

Great watch John.

I have two Breitlings myself, the CA and the Steelfish X-Plus.

Originally Posted by jhnpennington

My watch has a cream guilloche dial and is on a blue diver pro strap.
These are macro photos of the dial and case, so you can't really see the strap, never mind!


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Regards,
John.

[Welshwatchman]

Originally Posted by jhnpennington

Hey, if you love your Rolex, and it works for you, fine.
Maybe my problem was that I was at the lower end of the range - it could have been a different story if I was looking at a Seadweller or Sub.
As it was, with the money at my disposal, the Rolex I could buy was not that desirable, and I got a great Breitling that I love for a good price.

Regards,
John.

Hey John,

One thing to remember is that you are on the Rolex forums so a little bias is to be expected.

The 34mm salmon dial SS would be an Airking design. One of the least desirable Rolex models. A 14060M at the same price would have sold in a flash . The Airking is going to attract only dust in the window IMO.

If your Breitling looks anything like this Colt Auto Full Steel then I thing you have made a fine fine choice and there will be only a small loss if and when you resell (RRP £1360 - street price £1175).

[jhnpennington]

Originally Posted by Welshwatchman

Hey John,

One thing to remember is that you are on the Rolex forums so a little bias is to be expected.

The 34mm salmon dial SS would be an Airking design. One of the least desirable Rolex models. A 14060M at the same price would have sold in a flash . The Airking is going to attract only dust in the window IMO.

If your Breitling looks anything like this Colt Auto Full Steel then I thing you have made a fine fine choice and there will be only a small loss if and when you resell (RRP £1360 - street price £1175).

Thank you Welshwatchman, you are a gentleman - my watch is the same but with the diver pro strap (really suits the watch).

To all you other Rolex dudes, thank you for a vey frank and open discussion with a new Breitling guy.

Cheers,

John.http://www.rolexforums.com/images/smilies/bye.gif

[Rockrolex]

John,

First off, you made a great choice on the Breitling. Much better than a 34 mm Date with Salmon dial.

Second, if you're looking at watches as an investmet, remember this bit of advice. The fastest way to make a million dollars investing in watches is to start with two million.

[eduardogmtii]

Well i sounds kind of silly to buy a watch that you dont like because its an investment. Why buy ANYHTING you dont like? IF you like a Casio then buy a Casio, it whatever makes you happy. Used Rolexes do move. It may just be the people who walked into that store didnt want that watch, or preferred a new one, it could also be the sales people dont push it as much in that store in comparison to new watches, when I asked to see the GMT i was handed 2 new ones, when I asked to see the one with the black bezel she finally told me it was used, it wasnt her first inclination to offer me the better deal.

[JJ Irani]

Originally Posted by Rockrolex

John,

First off, you made a great choice on the Breitling. Much better than a 34 mm Date with Salmon dial.

Second, if you're looking at watches as an investmet, remember this bit of advice. The fastest way to make a million dollars investing in watches is to start with two million.

Wanna loan me 2 mill, Ed? I promise to share the losses - 50/50!!