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Old 7 April 2019, 01:45 AM   #1
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The one that got away thread...

Was thinking about watches this morning... and thought this be a fun thread.
Which of your watches that you
1) either wanted to buy but never did.
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2) let go, but miss...


This was the one that I feel like got away...i cant buy preowned....and really wanted a discount lol...

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Old 7 April 2019, 01:49 AM   #2
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White 5711 for $22K from an AD in 2014.
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Old 7 April 2019, 01:50 AM   #3
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White 5711 for $22K from an AD in 2014.
I kind of feel bad for you man.
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Old 16 April 2019, 01:16 PM   #4
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White 5711 for $22K from an AD in 2014.
Damn, man..
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Old 17 April 2019, 08:39 AM   #5
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Damn, man..
I know, right? Urggh. And that Snoopy Omega LE, too. Coulda, woulda...And a BLNR discounted for $8K in June 2016 in St. Thomas. Don’t think we’re going to see a SS Rolex discount for a while.

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Old 19 May 2019, 01:41 PM   #6
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White 5711 for $22K from an AD in 2014.
Worse for me, blue 5711 from DavidSW for that same price and I passed on it, end of 2011.

Still have the pictures he sent me.
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Old 7 April 2019, 02:00 AM   #7
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Fun thread indeed.

For me it was the 5711/1P 010. London Salon offered me one in 2015, before the current Nautilus craze.
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Old 7 April 2019, 02:10 AM   #8
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Fun thread indeed.

For me it was the 5711/1P 010. London Salon offered me one in 2015, before the current Nautilus craze.
Now that’s rough!
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Old 7 April 2019, 02:26 AM   #9
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Was thinking about watches this morning... and thought this be a fun thread.
Which of your watches that you
1) either wanted to buy but never did.
OR
2) let go, but miss...


This was the one that I feel like got away...i cant buy preowned....and really wanted a discount lol...

So clean.

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Fun thread indeed.

For me it was the 5711/1P 010. London Salon offered me one in 2015, before the current Nautilus craze.
Ouch.

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Blue 5711 at msrp, right after Patek decreased prices several years ago, in a state with no sales tax. Need I say more?
No more Shreve & Co.

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A few years back I wandered into an AD just browsing. They had a 5711 blue in the case. They had just lost their AD status and were looking to liquidate.
I turned down a 20% discount since I had recently bought a perpetual and thought I could always get a nautilus later. I still can't believe it!
Gulp.
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Old 7 April 2019, 02:09 AM   #10
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Blue 5711 at msrp, right after Patek decreased prices several years ago, in a state with no sales tax. Need I say more?
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Old 7 April 2019, 02:11 AM   #11
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Offered a new 3712 from an AD when they first came out, but didn't like the silver moon, since it was difficult to read, so I didn't get it. Who knew!
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Old 7 April 2019, 02:21 AM   #12
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Painful memories

A few years back I wandered into an AD just browsing. They had a 5711 blue in the case. They had just lost their AD status and were looking to liquidate.
I turned down a 20% discount since I had recently bought a perpetual and thought I could always get a nautilus later. I still can't believe it!
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Old 7 April 2019, 02:30 AM   #13
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Love the pulsation dial 5170. Davidsw had a one Tiffany stamped.... So that might be my answer.

Three Daytona's also lol
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Old 7 April 2019, 02:56 AM   #14
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Old 7 April 2019, 03:11 AM   #15
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Years ago I passed on the opportunity for an Omega Eyes on the Stars. Really wish I hadn’t, not from a collectability or ‘investment’ standpoint, but rather I really like it and would wear the heck out of it.

Edit- my bad didn’t realize this was the PP thread. Haven’t let any get away because nothing has been presented to have gotten away :)
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Old 7 April 2019, 03:21 AM   #16
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Most of the Nautilus. 5711A / 5712A. Pass over them numerous time before the craze so now it's a loss opportunity at least from an investment point of view. But it's OK, can't have it all.

As for let go and miss, I do miss my IWC Portuguese Perpetual Calendar in WG ( the previous gen ). Sold it for peanuts and in retrospect, should have kept it. Beautiful watch.
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Old 7 April 2019, 03:37 AM   #17
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November 2016 I went to my AD and was offered my choice of 5712 A, 5167 A (bracelet) or 5960 steel white face. I had just bought my 911 and just couldn’t pull the trigger.

No regrets as I am pretty happy with my current collection.
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Old 7 April 2019, 03:55 AM   #18
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Regret by turning down an application piece 5131J.....
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Old 7 April 2019, 03:52 AM   #19
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Old 7 April 2019, 05:23 AM   #20
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How dare you mention “Sharky”! (Pardon my language but on the day of Basel a close friend referred to it as a sharkbite POS. My oh my was he wrong. *** This was not Ken haha***) From that day on my circle of friends calls her Sharky. Had the chance to give her a try last week while hanging with one of my best pals (incontrol)


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Old 7 April 2019, 05:43 AM   #21
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How dare you mention “Sharky”! (Pardon my language but on the day of Basel a close friend referred to it as a sharkbite POS. My oh my was he wrong. *** This was not Ken haha***) From that day on my circle of friends calls her Sharky. Had the chance to give her a try last week while hanging with one of my best pals (incontrol)





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I got to try on my good friend, Goog53’s beautiful 5711. It was sublime. Never had the chance to wear one before.




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Old 7 April 2019, 04:09 AM   #22
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Was thinking about watches this morning... and thought this be a fun thread.

Which of your watches that you

1) either wanted to buy but never did.

OR

2) let go, but miss...





This was the one that I feel like got away...i cant buy preowned....and really wanted a discount lol...





I’m in the process of buying one now!


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Old 7 April 2019, 04:59 AM   #23
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I’m in the process of buying one now!


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Old 7 April 2019, 06:59 AM   #24
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Pre owned. Working on getting one with open papers


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Old 7 April 2019, 10:02 AM   #25
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i saw that one in an AD in milano one week ago. brand-new of course
But still no discount lol

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Old 7 April 2019, 11:33 PM   #26
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But still no discount lol




Good luck man... one of my favorites
i think discount yes:::)))
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milano AD new. i can give you details if interested.
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milano AD new. i can give you details if interested.
Getting ot from Milano... aint going to be a discount lol. Thanks bro :). I still need to fet it at a discount to make myself feel good.
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Old 7 April 2019, 04:31 AM   #29
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Passed on a 5711 with a 15% discount and no tax after the price reduction. Hindsight is 20/20.


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