...on the Bay is the very aggressive early bidding. It certainly seems to correspond to the more exclusive the watch, the faster and higher the bidding. But one just doesn't see most watch brands (or other products really) get bid up so high so fast, as most "pro" bidders prefer to come in at the end with a snipe program. Usually, in other words, most watches get bid up a little, stall over the week with small bumps in price and then the action is in the last hour or so, if not the last 10 seconds. Not so with vintage Heuer.

I'm sure you've all noticed this as well so what do you chalk it up to? Just an exceptionally hot market right now or the fact that Heuer enthusiasts specifically cannot wait to make a bid or hold their powder? Could there be something else happening driving the action? All I know is I follow a lot of watch auctions and once in a while you'll see aggressive early bidding for, say, a rare Rolex. But I don't think I've seen anything compare to the regularity of any given Siffert or McQueen Monaco being slammed up to $7k directly after opening or a Seafarer to $2-3k in the first hours.
Thoughts?
Best,
T.