This is Watch Your Style.
My name is Eric.
Today I'm going to do a review for you on a very special watch.
It's part of a series of three different watches that are made for commemorative racecar drivers,
in both the IndyCar and Formula 1 racing world, and the watch that I have for you today is
the Rubens Barrichello 3.
So, this particular AP Barrichello that I have is actually the third edition, because
they made three of them.
The first one was pretty much like a basic 42 millimeter Offshore.
It had a very nice looking dial with some Arabic numbers, a little bit different than
the traditional AP dial � and it had a lot of colors in it, but it almost looked like
a spiced up Rubberclad.
Then they came out with the Rubbens Barrichello II, which had a very similar layout to this
one..very similar.
Just had a different color dial and the strap had a bit more stitching, which was kind of
more inspired to look like a race car driver suit.
All these watches are made..with the racecar feel and, as I said earlier in the past on
my other video, in the Schumacher video...these are kind of watches that I've always own in
special editions, but have been a little bit overlooked, just because I've noticed in the
past three years that they're shooting up in price.
Now, for those of you who do not know, Rubens Barinchello is a Formular One driver.
He's originally from Brazil, so he's obviously a Brazilian racecar driver.
He's had a spectacular career in Formula 1and then after that, moved on to Indy cars.
That being said, this particular model is rose gold with titanium and a ceramic bezel..and
it was kind of that watch, right after they came out with the AP Montoya, that kind of
stepped out and did a little bit more of a bolder move.
It's got these bolder areas here for...they're almost like the chrono button guards or the
crown guards where chrono buttons are.
A little bit more of a bolder move.
It was almost like that watch that started to set up the case model for the new 44mm
Offshores.
That's just my opinion, but I noticed when these first came out, it was kind of like
that abrasive first step towards getting to the new 44 millimeters that we have today.
Now, the watch is very basic, other than that it just a special edition and it's got a special
layout.
The prices are through the roof.
These are collector watches and with watches like the AP Montoya, the Schumacher or the
Barrichello, the boxes make a big difference.
The prices will change, so make sure that you factor that into your price of the watch
that you're looking at.
Out of the three versions, my particular favorite one is number two.
This one being number 3, which isn't bad.
It's not bad.
It's good looking.
I just kind of like how the version two is a little bit more simple.
This one with the red and all that.
It's not bad.
I like it.
It's a special piece and I appreciate it to the fullest, but it's just my taste.
I kind of go more for the...I kind of go better for the Ruben Barrichello II.
That's just my opinion.
Also, now that I'm talking to you about this...if I had to grade all three of the race car inspired
models, this should be my grade:
In first place, I would take the Schumacher, second place, the Montoya, and no disrespect
to anybody, third place would be this one.
Nothing wrong with it.
I love it.
I think it's amazing.
They're going in Ebay and in several places for around $80,000.
That's pretty much what you can expect to pay man.
If you're looking to buy an AP Ruben Barrichello, that's pretty much what you're gonna have
to spend.
You're going to be in the $80's to low $70 range.
I know that that's a big difference in price, but all that has to do with condition, box,
papers, all of that, so...they're collector pieces.
This particular model that we have here, the version three, it's limited to 257 pieces.
It's not an easy piece to get and it's a very collectible item, so a lot of people have
bought them, they put them away, and they're just there for safekeeping for maybe perhaps
the future.
As far as the Watch Game goes, anyone of the three race-inspired AP's are serious heavy
hitters.
Those are not the normal, go-to-the-boutique, new AP fan watch.
This is for the serious collector.
Any time that I see anybody in the street wearing any of the three race inspired AP's
including, yes again, the AP Barrichello, it's definitely someone to respect.
That's a serious piece right there.
And they obviously, 99% of the time, know what they're buying.
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My name is Eric.
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