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Alright, so clearly you're interested in buying an Audemars Piguet, so there's certain thing
that you might wanna follow to avoid some of the problems.
Now, here are five simple things in my opinion you should look for when making a decision
on your next AP purchase.
First thing is the model. You see, the model is very important because Audemars has several
different lines within their brand, for example, the Jules Audemars line. Not really a fan
of.
In reality, the model that mostly is the most successful for them is the Royal Oak.
Anything within the Royal Oak family is probably gonna be a better, safer choice because it
has a better, secure resale, and just overall look.
You know the Jules Audemars are not bad looking, but they're not necessarily the best ones
within the lineup.
So first things first is the model.
Make sure you're choosing what you like. Make sure you choose the right size.
Some people don't want the big 44 millimeter Offshore, so maybe perhaps you'll want to
go with the 42.
So the model is the number one step out of everything in this decision.
So now we got that out of the way. Yes, there is the new Code 11.59 model. Those are cool
too. They're still evolving. They just came out. We're gonna have to see what happens,
but sticking to the Royal Oaks, I would stick to the traditional ones, the Offshores, the
Dual Times, those things like that you won't have any problems. If you wanna get into the
Concept, a whole'nother ball game, but those will work as well.
So number two is gonna be the condition. With the Royal Oaks, the condition is very important
because it's gotta a lot of sharp edges and once it's been polished incorrectly or perhaps
it has a hard hit right on the corner, it's kind of hard to bounce back from that, so
you wanna look at the condition. For me, the condition is one of the most important things.
I'll pay a little bit extra for one that's extra sharp, extra crispy, so you wanna look
really good at the condition because AP is gonna be one of the hardest watches to polish.
Now, it can be done. It does not have to be polished only at the factory. There's plenty
of good talented watchmakers out there that can polish an AP and leave it crispy and sharp
like day one.
The third thing we wanna look at is the age of the watch. So Audemars is not like Rolex
for example that has a letter or very specific serial number that would decode the age of
the watch. It doesn't work like that.
With Audemars, the letter that's in front of the serial would kind of tell you a range
of production numbers, so each letter can really be from anywhere from one year to four
years.
So one thing you wanna look at is the age. I would not go too old on an Audemars because
they're very finicky, so the older the watch, it could have a problem.
I would say you don't wanna go older than an F serial. A D could be done, but an F serial
is probably the oldest that I would wanna go anyways because then older than that the
watches for me are not really that attractive anyways.
So ideally, I would like to be from G and H and up. F is fine like I said, but keep
that in mind, the age is important and obviously if you're looking for a vintage Audemars,
the age doesn't apply. That should be without saying.
So a number four is the box and papers and I don't understand why everybody makes such
a big deal about the box and papers.
I can't tell you the amount of DMs, WhatsApps, text messages, emails, phone calls...it's
like, “Does it have box and papers?” I mean look, I get it. We all want everything
to be perfect and have box and papers, but I said it over and over. Let's break it down...
And AP or Audemars Piguet box, modern, would cost about five hundred bucks. Ebay, you could
buy it used, whatever.
The papers can be obtained by going to the AD, take it straight to AP, they register
you're watch. You pay for the archive papers. It'll cost you anywhere from $150 to $300,
so we're looking at a total of about $800 for the box and papers.
So really, don't let anybody beat you up on your current watch or overcharge you for a
watch not having the box and papers, because really it's not a big deal.
So that's one important thing to look at. If it doesn't have the box and papers, fine.
Maybe it doesn't have warranty anymore, but a lot of the sellers would provide you one-year
warranty on the mechanism. Every watch that I sell has one-year warranty on the mechanism.
So now for the final and fifth thing to look at is the price and for me, price and condition
go hand in hand.
So make sure the watch is crispy and if it's at the right price, who cares if it doesn't
have box and papers?
For example, a carbon AP, they usually will go for around $25,500 complete, so if it doesn't
have box and papers and the watch is crispy, a thousand dollars less. It's not the end
of the world.
Somewhere around that range, some watches are a lot harder to find, some APs are collectors
items and of course, that would affect it more, but overall, price and condition is
the most important things.
So make sure you obtain the right price.
Now this is a little bit tricky when you're talking about a 15400 stainless steel Royal
Oak, because those are over retail right now, so the price is a little bit tricky on those
cuz they're not easy to get and right now they're strong in the market.
So factor all those things that I just told you, whether it's the price, the condition,
the box and papers, the year, and see what you wanna do, but overall, make sure, to me
the most important thing is model, condition, and price.
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