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Arno

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: Rich's List / Estimates of Values:

: 1. £4500 genuine NOS [$7,100 / 4,800 Euro]
: 2. £3750 put together perfect part nos [$5,900 / 4,000 Euro]
: 3. £3500 mint [$5,530 / 3,750 Euro]
: 4. £2000 if redial. [$3,150 / 2,150 Euro]

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: Shown above is Rich's list of values. Let me make a couple of
: comments, in order to provide my opinion on a Rich's estimates
: of the values.

: Let's start with the Number 3. "Aged to
: Perfection" [Mint] sample . . . I start with
: this one, because I believe that it is the only one for which we
: can have some degree of certainty. After all, this is the only
: one which we can reasonably expect to see . . . if not exactly
: as I described it, at least we will see some that are close to
: this "Mint" condition. Rather than selling at $5,500,
: with bracelet, I believe that this one hits in the $7,000 range
: (or $6,000 without the bracelet), when sold by a reputable
: dealer. I provide this estimate with some confidence, because we
: have actually seen a couple of them move in this range, in the
: recent past. Shown below is one recently listed by Exotic Watch.
: Look at the lume . . . look at the hands . . . look at the
: strength of the print and the marks on the dial. Yes, this one
: is worth at least $7,000 . . . maybe hitting $7,500; I believe
: that Rich's estimate of $5,500 (dealer price) is far short of
: the mark.

: Now, some quick comments on the other three, shown in Rich's list
: of values. Rich lists the "True NOS" at $7,100, but I
: think this is low. Let me point out that in watching these
: Monacos for almost 10 years, I can say that I do not recall ever
: seeing a "True NOS" 73633 B Monaco . . . not sure why
: not. If we were to see one, I would estimate that it would sell
: for $9,000.

: On the "Put Together NOS", I'm not sure I can recall
: seeing many of these, but imagine a perfect dial ($1,500), a
: perfect case and bracelet ($2,000), perfect hands and needles
: ($?,???), and the movement . . . put it all together,
: fully disclose what you are selling, and my
: guess is that Rich is pretty close, at $6,000.

: And now we get to the one that started this whole discussion . . .
: some might call it "New Old Something" . . . others
: might call it "New Old Sh*t" . . . I can't tell you
: what it really is, or how it came to be that way, but I would
: estimate that it sells in the $3,000 to $4,000 range . . .
: again, if it is accurately described.

: So here's my list: True NOS . . . $9,000 Put Together NOS, fully
: disclosed as such . . . $6,000 Aged to Perfection / Mint . . .
: $7,000 to $7,500 New Old Sh*t . . . $3,000 to $4,000
: This has been a fun couple of threads . . . now, let's all go out
: and find (or assemble) that NOS beauty!!

: Jeff

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