Fresh from the Showcase here at SwissWatchExpo, we've got some really great pieces in solid gold.
We've got some stuff that has just come in, but I want to keep you aware of, and then
I want you to be aware of.
We're not going to go over any specific details about watches.
We're not going to get bogged down into the movements and all the technical details today.
We're not even really going to talk about stories and the backgrounds of watches.
I just want you to be focused on some of the really unique pieces that we continue to keep
getting into our inventory that you should be aware of.
Now granted, many of these watches are on the higher end of the scale.
They are a lot more expensive than what you might be used to see, but they do represent
a massive discount from the original price new.
The greatest thing about it is that each one of these comes with box and paperwork.
The only thing that's different with this particular model is this mid-eighties Nipple
dial GMT, which just comes with the original Rolex box.
That's pretty normal for the watch of this age, losing the original warranty paper is
fairly normal.
One of the things that I did want to point out very first, the Rose Gold Audemars Piguet
Royal Oak.
This watch is an absolutely phenomenal design.
It's a perpetual calendar does have the deep blue dial.
[It is] When the light hits it just right, the blue changes from a very deep Navy to
kind of a Royal Blue, it's absolutely gorgeous.
It's very heavy.
It does have a full original bracelet.
It also has the Sapphire crystal case back where you can see this gorgeous AP movement
inside.
Of course it's a Royal Oak, so the details are explicit and this is just a watch that
you can't find anywhere.
This is watch number 129, you would expect that you would find watches in the four or
five, six, 700 range in terms of the number of manufacturer.
This is a low manufactured piece.
It's very hard to find, even new, it's hard to find.
To be able to get that number down as low as 129, we have it with the box on the paperwork
and the booklets as well.
Now moving on, one of my other favorite watches here is the IWC Yacht Club.
This watch with the rhodium or slate gray dial and the black sub-dials, is absolutely
a gorgeous piece.
It's one of my favorite watches.
I do love the detail of the bezel work here.
This one does have the Sapphire crystal case back where
you can see the internal movement of the watch.
It is the original IWC inhouse movement as well.
This watch is almost a $25,000 to $26,000 new.
It is a very expensive watch, but this has an awesome discount.
This watch you can obtain from us for $14,990, and again, it does come with the box and the
booklets and the cards that originally came with the IWC.
This Yacht Club is just very, very hard to find in this condition.
Remember that all of the watches that you're seeing here virtually pristine - no dents,
no dings, no scratches, no blemishes of any kind for the AP or the IWC.
The reason I sort of stopped with those two is because this watch, the GMT, shows a little
bit of sign of wear, and you would expect that from a watch from the mid 1980s.
It's been worn, it has a few little scuffs and characteristics on the bezel, that's normal.
One of the things that I do want you to pay attention to when it comes to the Jubilee
bracelet, it does have some flex.
We call it moderate, I tend to call it more of a light flex.
The reason that I say that is because this watch had, in the original days, even theJubilee
bracelet in gold that had a little bit of flex to it.
Over the years wearing it, it's going to stretch a little bit more, but this watch has a lot
of life, don't be scared of this flex in this watch.
By the way, if you make it a little bit smaller for your wrist, you'll lose a little bit of
that flex [but you'll be] which is good.
Tighten up a little bit and you'll keep those links.
Now, this is the hidden clasp version of the Jubilee bracelet from the mid 1980s.
This is the nipple dial.
It doesn't have the spotting or the cracking or the strange effects that a lot of the dials
get over the years.
This watch is in really great shape.
With a loop, you probably will notice the patina on the dial.
There's a little bit on each one of the little markers, and because it's the nipple dial,
they come up into sort of a conical pattern.
It is a Tritium based dial, so they won't glow anymore, but you don't want to change
any of the effects of this.
This is a transition dial, and this is something that's really hard to find especially with
that Jubilee bracelet.
It's just something you should have in your collection.
You can wear it all the time.
It's not in danger, the bracelet's not in danger of having any issues.
It's actually quite nice.
By the way, just to be clear, the case and the bracelet, they don't have any major scratches
or dings in it.
They're not overly polished, everything is just how it should be.
Moving on to the A. Lange & Sohne, the A. Lange & Sohne is just one of my most favorite
watches.
It's the German Bauhaus design.
It's very, very simplistic.
This has got the moon phase, the date, and then the smaller dial off to the left.
I absolutely, this is one of my most favorite designs in the world.
This is a manual wind watch, and you can display the case back to your friends and show them
the intricate work and how great the Germans are at making that internal movement just
absolutely sparkle and shine.
Remember that A. Lange & Sohne makes very few watches every year - less than 25,000,
probably less than 20,000 - and that includes all of the steel (walls), including the gold
(balls).
So you can imagine that this is something really, really special, but I do want to point
out something about this dial.
It does have a little patina, this (guardian game) along the edges of the dial against
the case.
The reason for that is because this is hand painted.
Over time, anytime you get any sort of wear, moisture, anything that's just normal average
everyday wear on a handpainted dial, you can start seeing some characteristics that are
gonna pop up throughout the years.
I would never suggest changing the dial although you probably could.
You could probably send this to A. Lange & Sohne and have a brand new dial put on it.
I personally wouldn't because collectors always look for the originality of the watch.
No matter how many marks or displays of character that the dial may have on it, it doesn't take
away from the value, it actually adds to the value because it adds to the originality of
watch, gives it some characteristics and some history.
That's sort of the same thing that's going on with the GMT here with the Rolex.
A lot of characteristics of this watch just show that it's had a history and you really
want to keep that in mind when you're purchasing these watches and you always want to call
us here at SwissWatchExpo and we'll help describe all of the details and show you the details
that you need to know.
The pictures that we do put online are incredible, and they do show all of these character marks
and history marks on these watches.
On the ones that have them.
Again, IWC does not, and Audemars Piguet does not.
These are two watches that you can get an incredible value for.
One thing that I do have sitting here, and it's not actually a gold watch.
It was just a little bit out of the ordinary, but I just want to show you.
This is the Cartier Tank MC, and the reason I brought out in the stainless models, because
I love the size of it.
The particular dial is the black dial.
I like that better than the silver dial.
I just think it looks more sporty.
I think it looks more classy and it's a more everyday wear.
The thing is, whenever I put this on my wrist, you can see I have a large wrist, so this
watch actually looks quite nice on my wrist.
Instead of it being like the Tank Francaise where it would look very, very small and out
of place on my wrist, this watch fills in my entire wrist and really lives up to that
tank design.
It is absolutely one of my favorite pieces, and because it's stainless steel, you do not
have to pay that much in order to have this watch.
(But you do get pets that, that unique style than the rare yet).
One thing that you should know is that we also have this amazing Patek Philippe Travel
Time.
This watch is in Rose Gold, and it's an Aquanaut.
Where else were you going to find a watch like that in this condition?
This watch, when I say pristine, I don't mean that like this watch is absolutely in incredible
condition.
You can find it at a huge discount to the price new.
You get all of the booklets, all of the paperwork of the box for it.
So you don't have to worry about this watch going down in value over time cause this watch
is absolutely gorgeous.
Precious metal watches tend to be more important over time.
Patek Philippe has already announced that they find that the precious metal watches
will be coming back in the fold, and that the stainless steel watches are sort of going
out.
I tend to agree.
If you're looking for a stainless steel piece, I just don't think you get the look, the style
and the design out of that watch that you do out of the gold.
Remember, this is that golden bronze with a brown tinge to it on this style against
that Rose gold.
It is absolutely stunning.
Don't be afraid of the Rose gold and the Rose gold looks incredible especially if you have
a little bit darker skin tone like I do.
I'm going to put this watch on because I want to be able to show you what this looks like
against my little bit darker skin tone.
If you see, for an Aquanaut, that really fills in my wrist and it looks absolutely proper,
which a lot of the Aquanauts are smaller and they don't look as well on my wrist as this.
So the Travel Time, the colors and everything come together, it's classic.
You can wear it absolutely every day.
It's just something that we have here at SwissWatchExpo, but so many other retailers don't have.
Keep in mind, we keep getting in these interesting pieces and we have a lot more from a lot of
other brands over time.
A lot of the brands that you don't see from other retailers, a lot of rare watches, we're
getting them in especially in the gold, light gold, Rose gold, yellow gold.
Whatever you're looking for, contact us here at SwissWatchExpo have some contact with us,
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One last thing that I want to talk about, the Blancpain that's on my wrist, the 50 Fathom
Chronograph in gold.
One of my favorite watches.
I'm wearing that today.
It has the Sapphire crystal bezel ring.
It actually goes in each one of the individual indices inside underneath that Sapphire crystal
(blows).
We can tell you a little bit more about how that Sapphire crystal is made.
It's really incredible.
It's a very extensive and tough design to do.
Blancpain is one of the only ones in the world that can do it, and do it the way that they
have manufactured and patented actually.
So the Blancpain in solid gold, such an exquisite watch.
I'd love to have it in my collection too.
I think it's just a classic time piece.
If you don't have any Blancpain on your collection, definitely call us and talk to us about it.
We have a few and they're really amazing.
Give us a call - SwissWatchExpo, find us at SwissWatchExpo.com.
All these watches are currently available.
The Patek Philippe and the Audemars Piguet of the top level.
By the way, they all come to you inspected for authenticity.
You can always have your watches serviced by us, buy them from us.
We have them online, amazing (atelier) with a lot of great watchmakers here.
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