In reply to How much money are you… by Astronaut M2
Astronaut,
I think a better question would be what am I hoping to pay. I hope it is within a thousand. I'm under no illusion that this is going to be cheap. I suppose the term cheap is relative so let us just say I'm in manufacturing and am paid hourly. So a thousand is a hefty sum. Like I mentioned before, or maybe I didn't. I had not expected to be the owner of a 14K version of an Accutron Space view. When I saw this watch on the auction site I told myself If I could get it under a specified amount I'd buy it. Fully expecting the price to go way above my target amount. So now I find myself in the position of paying what I need to or sell it and I really don't want to do that.
I only recently started collecting watches. I don't really know what to look for or how to determine the value of some of the watches I bought. I saw them I liked them so I bought them. I feel lucky in the fact that I have some watches others seem to like as well, a couple of vintage Omegas and a pretty neet looking Movado and a vintage Zodiac. (incidentally the ones I'm planning on selling).
This one though, this one may be my last purchase for a while so I want to get it working.
do you think I'm being realistic or no? (as far as the expected cost)