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     Jaz New member Username: Jaz Post Number: 1 Registered: 07-2008 Rating: N/A |
Does anyone have any idea of the current market value of a LeCOultre Polaris? I seem to recall seeing dealer's ads some years ago - in Germany, I think - with prices in the $6,000-plus range. However the watch is so rare it seldom seems to come on the market. Can anyone provide up-to-date info on prices? | ||
| Clavi Junior Member Username: Clavi Post Number: 34 Registered: 11-2006 Rating: N/A |
Last one I saw at an auction house in Europe sold for 5.900� (hammer price) in April this year, and it was in fairly good condition. (the estimate was 8.000-10.500�) On the other hand I see some sellers offering it up to 18.000� (not sure at what price they actually sell them for) Anyway, this watch has definitively reached the point where it is way overpriced IMHO | ||
| Jaz New member Username: Jaz Post Number: 2 Registered: 07-2008 Rating: N/A |
Thanks, Clavi. Most helpful. I wonder if you - or anyone else - could give me the names and addresses (phone nos., too, if poss.) of auction houses that would deal in the Polaris. Thanks again! | ||
| Clavi Junior Member Username: Clavi Post Number: 35 Registered: 11-2006 Rating: |
There are many auction houses which might occasionally feature one or another watch. Of course you have the regulars: Christies, Sotheby's, and now the almost dead Antiquorum. In the case of the Polaris I mentionned, it was a Danish auction House: http://www.bruun-rasmussen.dk/search.do?pg=2&mode=detail&cid=37659&iid=300207464 So, if you are in the market for this watch, you have to do some homework and look around a lot. | ||
| Zaf Moderator Username: Zaf Post Number: 3315 Registered: 05-2003 Rating: N/A |
Last price point I have for one nice one is 10,000 Euro, the watch sold in the same day for 11,500. So 5,900 was quite a "bargain". I also passed on a crappy one with a modified back for 5,000 Euro, so the range is quite big. | ||
| Clavi Junior Member Username: Clavi Post Number: 36 Registered: 11-2006 Rating: N/A |
And this crappy one is now for sale for 9.990� It is very crappy indeed if we speak about the same watch :-) |
