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Broken Panerai

Well, it happened. I was very lucky so far with my watches. None broke or needed any service until today.
My oldest in the collection was 18 years old Panerai Luminor Zero. I just got a new strap for it and loved wearing it again but today i felt a sn…

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Would you buy it or not?

I fell in love in a certain watch that costs..a lot (for me). I decided to sell some watches to keep my collection down in numbers and then i'll walk into a boutique, get a nice discount, because it's a brand i thought gives discounts and the…

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A watch case that doubles as safe or looks like something else completely?

I'm looking for a watch case that hides it's function really well. It can be a hidden part of some furniture for example or maybe a box that holds different items, watch part itself is accessible by some sort of mechanism. Safe is ok maybe, b…

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Decisions, decisions (where to buy a watch)

I've sold couple watches to finance my next single purchase. I'm set on buying a watch that costs 24.500,00 dollars (21.000,00 eur) new. First in precious metal (rose gold).
I was on holiday 2 weeks ago and tried the watch in two boutiques. …

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Sporty watch, that can be dressy when needed

I've sold my last watch that was a clear dress piece. I'm still in the need of a dressy watch from time to time and i kind of want a white dial sporty watch too. So instead of going classic WIS way of buying 2 watches, i'm thinking of bu…

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Can i be scammed? How?

I listed a watch for sale on Ebay (German version, EU. I'm also from EU country) yesterday. Today, i've got a buy/price suggestion for 20 EUR less then my list price from someone that registered on Ebay 2 days ago. It's a weird price sug…

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As much as i like buying watches, i really hate selling them.

I've sold couple watches until now up to 500$ worth and now i'm selling some in low 4 figures. And it's always the same with buyers.
First you get attacked by "traders": Do you want to trade your watch for my piece of sh** and…

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Classic vintage Rolex Datejust 1601…but bigger?

I've sold 37mm Grand Seiko SBGW231 because i felt the design made it a bit too small on my 6.7 inch wrist.

I really like vintage Rolex Datejust design with fluted bezel and a strap. But at 36mm it's even smaller. Any very simillar designs b…

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Dress/dressy watch for around 1k

I'm selling couple watches from my collection and among them i also sold my go to dress watch (GS, cream dial, 37mm size) because i felt i didn't wear it enough and it still had some value. But now i feel i don't have that slot covered. …

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Chronograph that looks like this?

I really like the look of this Furlan Marri discontinued watch. Used prices are very high for such an unknown brand.
And i know the look is taken from Vacheron Constantine offering.

Are there any other manufacturers (vintage, used, new,…) that mad…

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