I was fortunate to get in on this one before the hype. Doubly fortunate: I got to own a beautiful watch and then I got to make a *bundle* of money on it!
One of my all time favorite ls and definitely the favorite Cartier. I was offered one just before they went ballistic from a fellow member here but as I had two incoming watches at the time I mistakenly believed that I could always get it a bit later. The...
I left them a deposit and told them I’d be back the next day. Once at home I checked the official price and it was the same price they were offering me. I didn’t like it, I felt deceived, and returned the next day to ask for my deposit. The watch is rathe...
I left this exact one at a gray dealer in Tokyo to think about it for a few weeks. No deposit, it was gone when I came back. It may have been $10k given the strong dollar yen at that time. Prior to that I’d been haggling with a dealer in London about whet...
This model in white gold and with the blue dial is for me "The One" I don't know why exactly but this one just speaks to me so strongly and I just find it so beautiful. Marc
Years ago I searched for this particular version-WG, blue markings-and when I finally found it the dealer wouldn't sell to me because I was in the USA. I can't remember exactly what it was listed for but certainly under 15K USD. I ultimately got that move...
Cartier AD in Hong Kong sold me one at 30% off in 2003 and to sweeten the deal offered a mechanical Basculante at equivalent of 1600 USD. Tnat was before boutiques became a commonplace. How the times changes. And I still have both.
I was fortunate to get in on this one before the hype. Doubly fortunate: I got to own a beautiful watch and then I got to make a *bundle* of money on it! No regrets on this one! ...