Collecting Vintage Watches, by Eric Wind

Collecting Vintage Watches, by Eric Wind

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Last Three Determinants of Value

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Last Three Determinants of Value

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Collecting Vintage Watches, by Eric Wind

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  1. 1 Intro
  2. 2 Education Update
  3. 3 Henry B. Fried Scholarship
  4. 4 Annual Gala & Charity Auction - April 17, 2019
  5. 5 Scarcity/Rarity Scarcity/Rarity: How many exist and in what condition? Unique?
  6. 6 Provenance
  7. 7 Last Three Determinants of Value
  8. 8 Birth-Year Watches
  9. 9 Passion-Value Scale
  10. 10 Not Thinking Independently • Many collections look the same with more headed in that direction: Daytona
  11. 11 Buying rarity over condition • New collectors often come into the market thinking the rarest version is the
  12. 12 Recording Serial Numbers
  13. 13 Right Strap or Bracelet
  14. 14 8. Instagram and Watch Collecting • One of the best and worst things to happen to watch collecting
  15. 15 Exit strategy If you decide to sell a watch, where will you go?
  16. 16 Not Having the Right Tools • UV flashlight - necessity for seeing that lume in hands matches dial • Geiger counters for watches with radium lume (prior to circa 1963) • Loupe: I use the Loupe System …
  17. 17 Watch Auctions: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
  18. 18 Bidding at Auction • Auction houses represent the seller, not the buyer
  19. 19 Watch Auctions: Give Them A Break
  20. 20 Watch Auctions: Sometimes You Should Consign
  21. 21 A Final Word on Auctions

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