Horological Meandering

Is it me, the auction houses or some collectors ?

Dec 15, 2014,09:23 AM

But I just don't get it anymore

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CATALOGUE NOTE

The present lot is an exceedingly rare example of the reference 16520 without the red 'Daytona' moniker to the dial. Under close examination, the dial retains all the original printing and coloration, and was undoubtedly born and sold in this manner. This 16520 is offered with the original warranty dated 19 May, 1999.

So if I buy a 16520 and remove the word ' Daytona' on the dial the value of the watch is not euro 10K but suddenly euro 25K ????

If a dial has something extra it could add some value, thus far I might understand it but when a dial is missing something … something one could do on purpose …

If the absence of a word is not related to a certain reference or period, how can you see the difference between a watch 'born' without that word or a watch (dial) which was later modified ( word erased in this case) ? I mean, you can probably modify every 1999 Daytona 16520, can(t be that difficult to erase 'Daytona'

Hugh ???

btw, always willing to learn something new ….

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Horological Meandering

Is it me, the auction houses or some collectors ?

CATALOGUE NOTE

Is it me, the auction houses or some collectors ?

It is all about rarity. [nt]

Collectors are drawn . . .

When another identical dial appears....

It's called madness...

Yep! Well put, my friend. [nt]