What time is it? Watches and horology

Has anyone noticed prices (for watches and other luxury goods) coming down?

Watchfinder emailed me today to say they had 0% finance which I believe is new, and suggests they are acting to prop up demand.

In the short term private sellers will stop selling in the hope that BAU resumes.

Give it another couple of months.

They’ve always offered 6 or 12 month interest free. Doesn’t look like that’s changed... still 9.9% on anything longer than that.

planning on getting a watch end of the year. it's my 40th, i have to.. hopefully prices do go down. not planning to sell so all good..

They’ve always offered 6 or 12 month interest free. Doesn’t look like that’s changed... still 9.9% on anything longer than that.

Ah, didn't know that.

Is there a shortlist or keeping it a surprise?

I missed a BB58 on a strap (2019 with box etc.) go for £2200 on ebay a week or so ago. prices have fallen slightly but probably too early for mega discounts - if that were to happen

yes. leaning to more dressy, 60% cartier drive, 20% glashutte panorama, 20% omega fois

That'll be an interesting look - how will you glue them together?

100% glashutte panorama

great idea.

hhaaha extreme franken watch. probably exists somewhere in china

i tried all three, cartier feels more special, probably due to the shape

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On the otherside of that, Chronext emailed me to say if I bought a watch off them now I could get a free high quality polishing cloth with it ¯_(ツ)_/¯ #coviddeals

For me of the three it’s the Cartier, I prefer the Seventies to the Sixties Glashutte Panorama and the FOIS is cool but it shouts to a dressed down daily with a worn in leather strap.

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I agree with Inchpincher. I really like the Drive de Cartier shape, personally I'd lean towards the smaller and simpler Extra-flat version but that's my personal taste.

Damn that FOIS looks nice.

But no running seconds on the extra thin. Can't decide whether I'm ok with that or not.

Do you happen to know where the top strap is from?

FOIS is nice but unlike the normal moonwatch it sits a bit high like a small ball on the wrist, the crown guards kind of flatten the moonwatch out. the cartier extra flat is nice but i prefer the dial on the normal one. thinking about it it would be hard not to choose the Cartier.

anw still at least 7 months away..

https://www.bandrbands.com/roadmaster-horween-classic-vintage-watch-band.aspx

Pictures were lifted from here...
http://strapsense.com/strap-this-watch/omega-first-omega-in-space/

Has this monstrosity been covered yet?

https://billionairetoys.com/the-280000-jacob-and-co-bugatti-chiron-tourbillion-watch-comes-with-its-own-engine/

42mm 6R version of the Willard you say?

https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/seiko-spb151-and-spb153-captain-willard-prospex-introducing

Price is a bit sassy mind.

Sick tho

Cheers

Orient have finally listened and created a 36.4mm Bambino looking thing:

$240 at Long Island Watch.

Also a load of new Seiko SARB-esque JDM references: SZSB011, SZSB012, SZSB013, SZSB014. Shame they're 40mm and not 38mm...

$488 at Gnomon: https://www.gnomonwatches.com/products/spirit-automatic-classic-black-ref-szsb012