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To (kind of) continuée with Hefties Porsche analogy- with a GT3, in the modern day or at least recently, if you buy from a dealer then unless you got the spec really wrong then you make money when you sell the car.
You are also expected to buy other cars to get on the list- I was told by a Rolex AD in Mayfair that if I bought an Explorer and a Milgaus then I could go on the list for a submariner.
I ended up paying overs for a 3 week old Submariner, as I’ve said before- but that cost me way less than buying other watches and didn’t have the wait.
I could go and buy that still-in-the-stickers GMT, feels similar to my Sub and my concern about it being polished is gone.
FWIW I don’t think it’s bad money- I’ve seen plenty of watches advertising at around that bracket that have been worn for a couple of years. New/unworn is worth a premium I’d say, but that of course does depend on where the market is going.
It’s the watch I’ve wanted for years, it’s here, I have the money. But - can I bring myself to go through with it?
It’s twice the list price. How much of that would I potentially get back at sale time?
Which is kind of a silly question in some ways as I don’t seem to sell my watches, but it’s part of the mental justification.