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Old 10 December 2014, 03:25 AM   #1
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16520 Prices?

When did these get so cheap? It seems you can find a pretty decent mk iv example for $8-9k all day. I seem to remember these being much more expensive as recently as a few years ago. Am I remembering incorrectly?
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Old 10 December 2014, 04:13 AM   #2
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When did these get so cheap?
When the contrived hype ended.
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Old 11 December 2014, 12:39 AM   #3
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Maybe people started wearing them everyday and found out how easily the winding rotor strips out.
Yes, that is experience talking. Lol!
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Old 11 December 2014, 01:11 AM   #4
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When did these get so cheap? It seems you can find a pretty decent mk iv example for $8-9k all day. I seem to remember these being much more expensive as recently as a few years ago. Am I remembering incorrectly?
I would like to buy a few for 8k
please turn me on to those...
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Old 11 December 2014, 02:00 AM   #5
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I don't think the newer chronos have the same appeal anymore .
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Old 11 December 2014, 06:24 AM   #6
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daytona prices have been coming down for about a year now.
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Old 11 December 2014, 07:34 AM   #7
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I would like to buy a few for 8k
please turn me on to those...
x2.. I've seen some but for at least 12-13k.
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Old 11 December 2014, 08:47 AM   #8
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There's one on TZ for 10k currently.
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Old 11 December 2014, 11:55 AM   #9
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Solid goldies are doing good.
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Old 11 December 2014, 12:22 PM   #10
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There does seem to be a lot for sale now. However an early mk1/2 is not so easy to find or so cheap
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Old 11 December 2014, 04:04 PM   #11
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White models are most of the time less expensive compare to the black models
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Old 11 December 2014, 11:13 PM   #12
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The Patrizzi's seem to command a bit of a premium as well.
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Old 16 December 2014, 03:19 AM   #13
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I would like to buy a few for 8k
please turn me on to those...
there nice ones offered on TZ, TRF, VRF, etc at $9k all day. a quick check of ebay shows a bunch going for sub-$8k. i am not talking about 4 liners, patrizzis, floating cosmographs, etc. but it is not difficult to find a run of the mill 16520 for $8-8.5k. i could be mistaken, but that seems like a significant discount to where they were just a few years ago.
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Old 16 December 2014, 03:31 AM   #14
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Maybe people started wearing them everyday and found out how easily the winding rotor strips out.
Yes, that is experience talking. Lol!
Is this a common problem on the 16520?

I'm in the market for a SS white dial 16520 and have seen prices range from $8.7k to $12k, depending on condition, with box/papers, etc.
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Old 16 December 2014, 07:04 AM   #15
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116520 also coming down a lot in price now. I was in an AD the other day that had FOUR 116520's in their display so seems that they're not in demand new anymore so much either now.
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