: ...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.

I too have noticed this, there is a Siffert on the bay listed as a parts watch that it hit $5k in 5 hours. A 2446 I was watching hit $1.5k early, it needed the correct crown and pushers so I stopped looking as I assumed it would hit $3k in the final rush. But there was no final rush and it sold for $2k. No idea how difficult it would have been to correct so I'm not that disappointed.
I have something (non Heuer) up for sale at the moment and it would calm my nerves a little if the high bids came in early!