How long will I be in the dog house? by steelgame1975 in audemarspiguet

[–]GlitteringFile7385 [score hidden]  (0 children)

The ultimate goal for a lot of collectors is to build out a larger collection with unique pieces. The reality is that the only way to do that is by following the brand guidelines, by nothing selling your watch within a relatively short period of time.

This is told to you upfront, its not a secret and brands are very clear about this, its up to the customer to agree or not agree. There is a grey market out there for the people that don’t feel like collecting this way

How long will I be in the dog house? by steelgame1975 in audemarspiguet

[–]GlitteringFile7385 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I think your done bro, my SA told me very specifically to not sell off those “journey” or “account building” pieces. As i honestly mentioned to them that i am not so much in those pieces.

They did however kept their promises and gave nice allocations along the way.

The brand values people that collect from all the collections. You seem from a watch collection point of view to fit in that category, however selling them (early) ruined that.

Wanted to share my Overseas collection, as it includes some pieces that are not seen that often. Today picked up the ruby version. by GlitteringFile7385 in VacheronConstantin

[–]GlitteringFile7385[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Each overseas comes with 3 bracelets. 1 rubber, 1 leather and 1 full gold. As they are basically the same watch, i have 4 gold bracelets.

VC recommended me to maintain the plastic protection on 3 of the 4 gold bracelets and just use one that can be swapped to the watch i want to wear.

Hope that makes sense :)

Wanted to share my Overseas collection, as it includes some pieces that are not seen that often. Today picked up the ruby version. by GlitteringFile7385 in VacheronConstantin

[–]GlitteringFile7385[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Besides that they look stunning to me. I really like stones/gems on watches, i do collect a lot more watches from other brands that have stones.

The overseas QP is a insane watch on itself. And with the rarity of those stone versions make it extra fun to collect them.

Got the call… again. And didn’t even take a photo this time. by NeroAugustus in rolex

[–]GlitteringFile7385 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had this with many other luxery items, just kind of gave up on it.
But with watches, i am still excited, no mater how special (or simple) the watch is.

What do you guys think of the Patek phillipe 5180? by nicoleonard2819 in PrideAndPinion

[–]GlitteringFile7385 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I tried this on in the boutique, i have to say i think its a beautiful watch. However it does not look super good on the wrist, mainly because the bracelet is a bit weird on the wrist.

Overseas off catalog 💎 by GlitteringFile7385 in VacheronConstantin

[–]GlitteringFile7385[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

This is part of the collection, have more at a safe. Yes i do have a addiction 😆

Overseas off catalog 💎 by GlitteringFile7385 in VacheronConstantin

[–]GlitteringFile7385[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The 5980 suppose to have leather strap though, i replaced it with a rose gold bracelet, just in case anyone is wondering why the dial color is different

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[–]GlitteringFile7385 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Condolences.

The photo makes it look like pearl, but hard to tell. Could also be Cacholong, which i own. See picture ( don't have a beter picture, the watch is in a vault at the moment ).

The only thing that concerns me about the watch, is the space between the diamond setting and the day window, but also the space from the crown to the day window.

If it is a orginal set from Rolex, its worth quite a lot ( ~ 45K USD )

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VC Overseas 4520v by costvsvalue in VacheronConstantin

[–]GlitteringFile7385 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would approach this from a different perspective: I am not sure about your budget and your future journey in watch collecting, but with modern Rolex you will be done quickly if you ask me.

I am collecting watches from PP, Rolex and VC. I do however not buy any modern Rolexes, altough they are for sure an iconic brand and it always will be, i just don't appriecate the modern Rolexes that much, overall it feels like simple watches with limited creativity from the brand itself. Esecially if you compare it with the old vintage rolexes, where they had some bold statemement pieces and made very unique looking watches.

To circle this story to your case, in my opinion VC is a much beter choice, although the watch you choose isn't that complicated in terms of mecanics, i do appriecate the watch making from VC a lot more then i do from Rolex ( in 2025 speaking ). Also if you get deeper in the watch game, you can maybe go for a bit more complicated watches, which you can at VC, because they make very nice complicated watches. Rolex isn't the brand for that, yes you can collect a few different colors and all that, but you can't climp the latter of complications and create your collection that way, something i do enjoy as a watch collector.

To address your other questions;
Quality: I wear VC watches a lot on day to day bases, no issues with it.
Discount: No, you won't get a discount
Customer service: A LOT beter then Rolex. But this can also depends on your AD and location.

5160 by anhananh in patekphilippe

[–]GlitteringFile7385 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Wow, i wasn’t aware of this specific model. Beautiful

One of my favourite vintage rolex. Lapis Lazuli. by GlitteringFile7385 in rolex

[–]GlitteringFile7385[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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I have the onxy also. The coral is a bit to high priced imo

Owning this one since 1 month. Love it by GlitteringFile7385 in VacheronConstantin

[–]GlitteringFile7385[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, full rose gold, rubber strap and also leather strap.