Err...being worthless...or the sunken Titanic...?
BUT only one or a couple of years or so ago...
there were plenty of hoo-hah...
like watching a head-turning sexy young virgin chick...
walking along downtown busy street in the nude...
in broad day-light...
cars honking...
glass shattering...
stopping traffic...
saliva drooling...
tongue n tail wagging...
heart stopping...
n eyes popping...out.
maybe asking for over USD20K...
describing it as RARE bird in excellent conditions...
seasoned n faded to perfection...
what is or what not...
Similar examples can be said...
about a certain nos. of other prized collection of Exclusive RARE Birds...
having corroded cases...rat tail lugs...
OR...perhaps put together with used parts...
OR...corrected to the period of time n production era...+ provenance...
OR...Dial Relumed n Case Reconditioned to perfection...
that only a handful of other experts in this world...
might be able to tell the difference...
being owned n paraded by collectors whom they were selling the RARE watches to...
their valuable clients...(whom they won't offend at any costs).
Yes Prices have dropped...(to certain extent)
even on the RAREST Birds...
with so-so conditions or NOS conditions(or close to it)...
with or without features like...
chocolate brownie...
Tropical equator...
Sahara desert...
The banks of River Nile...
Frozen tundra of the South Pole...
Example 2:
62XX 3CRC "Paul Newman" Cosmograph...
in above average conditions...
Selling for USD69,000 or less...
was a DREAM to many Buddies here...
only one or a couple of years or so...ago.
Some are saying the storm may be over...
Good days could be coming back again...
Some are saying...NOT.
Here's a good read...from the TRUE n neutral judge...
http://www.network54.com/Forum/207593/thread/1270999036/What+to+do+about+watch+prices-++Ignore+them...
All is good then...
Please ignore what Orchi has said in the last 24 hours or so...
Best regards
Orchi.