The Dive Watch Connection

gr8sw wrote: ↑

Thu Jul 06, 2017 7:22 pm

CGSshorty wrote: ↑

Thu Jul 06, 2017 7:02 pm

ericf4 wrote:There's one listed for 4k right now on recon. What a deal...

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Worldwide shipping included. That's mighty generous.
You never know, he might just get it. There was huge demand for this from the Japanese market, among others.

gone fishing

I see you have yours for sale on eBay at 5k

taking Todd's advice

and phuck phototrashcan

johnh1265 wrote:

gr8sw wrote: ↑

Thu Jul 06, 2017 7:22 pm

CGSshorty wrote: ↑

Thu Jul 06, 2017 7:02 pm

ericf4 wrote:There's one listed for 4k right now on recon. What a deal...

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Worldwide shipping included. That's mighty generous.
You never know, he might just get it. There was huge demand for this from the Japanese market, among others.

gone fishing

I see you have yours for sale on eBay at 5k

I like the U1P, but if the market ends up being that strong, mine will certainly be flipped in favor of another black U2 plus some money in the bank account. It's a great watch, but I think you'd be nuts to pay more than WB sold it for.

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gr8sw wrote: ↑

Fri Jul 07, 2017 7:18 am

taking Todd's advice

and phuck phototrashcan

$5k..lol....ya never know, i guess.

I think it's an an interesting experiment what market will bear.
I could see U1PRO was worth $1K more compared to a regular U1 SDR shipped from Germany.
But at 5K...it'll be interesting to watch. I mean there's a SubC ND for 5400 on the forum...
Congrats to those who got one

Panerai7 wrote: ↑

Fri Jul 07, 2017 7:39 am

I think it's an an interesting experiment what market will bear.
I could see U1PRO was worth $1K more compared to a regular U1 SDR shipped from Germany.
But at 5K...it'll be interesting to watch. I mean there's a SubC ND for 5400 on the forum...
Congrats to those who got one

There's actually a hardly used SubC ND on TRF with over four years of warranty for $5750. Lots of good deals these days.

Panerai7 wrote:I think it's an an interesting experiment what market will bear.
I could see U1PRO was worth $1K more compared to a regular U1 SDR shipped from Germany.
But at 5K...it'll be interesting to watch. I mean there's a SubC ND for 5400 on the forum...
Congrats to those who got one

I'll be surprised if you recoup the initial offering price after shipping and fees.

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at the end of the day, its a U1. a cooler U1 then what came before, but still a U1. If it sells at that price, congrats!!

It only takes one person who "has to have it". It would have been more likely to bring $$$ when the USD was more devalued relative to the Yen.

ericf4 wrote:at the end of the day, its a U1. a cooler U1 then what came before, but still a U1. If it sells at that price, congrats!!

This is 100% true. We had a hard time pricing this watch because it was quickly becoming a very expensive U1. We knew the watch had to be very special to choose it over a similarly priced U2.

I have overpaid for watches that rarely come up for sale. It is possible, I just think asking anything over 3k in the USA at this time is too early.

Panerai7 wrote: ↑

Fri Jul 07, 2017 7:39 am

I think it's an an interesting experiment what market will bear.
I could see U1PRO was worth $1K more compared to a regular U1 SDR shipped from Germany.
But at 5K...it'll be interesting to watch. I mean there's a SubC ND for 5400 on the forum...
Congrats to those who got one

just having a little fun here... summer doldrums... it only takes one

got a nice email from a gent last night calling me a 'greedy predatory neanderthal tool' for asking $4k and showing me wus ads I only posted it on ChronoTrader/OTD at $4k since they have lots of EU/Asian members, I don't expect to be selling to anyone in the US...

gr8sw wrote: ↑

Fri Jul 07, 2017 8:16 am

Panerai7 wrote: ↑

Fri Jul 07, 2017 7:39 am

I think it's an an interesting experiment what market will bear.
I could see U1PRO was worth $1K more compared to a regular U1 SDR shipped from Germany.
But at 5K...it'll be interesting to watch. I mean there's a SubC ND for 5400 on the forum...
Congrats to those who got one

just having a little fun here... summer doldrums... it only takes one

got a nice email from a gent last night calling me a 'greedy predatory neanderthal tool' for asking $4k

Tell him you will do 6k for him

gr8sw wrote: ↑

Fri Jul 07, 2017 8:16 am

Panerai7 wrote: ↑

Fri Jul 07, 2017 7:39 am

I think it's an an interesting experiment what market will bear.
I could see U1PRO was worth $1K more compared to a regular U1 SDR shipped from Germany.
But at 5K...it'll be interesting to watch. I mean there's a SubC ND for 5400 on the forum...
Congrats to those who got one

just having a little fun here... summer doldrums... it only takes one

got a nice email from a gent last night calling me a 'greedy predatory neanderthal tool' for asking $4k

He doesn't know you're having summer doldrums

gr8sw wrote: ↑

Fri Jul 07, 2017 8:16 am

Panerai7 wrote: ↑

Fri Jul 07, 2017 7:39 am

I think it's an an interesting experiment what market will bear.
I could see U1PRO was worth $1K more compared to a regular U1 SDR shipped from Germany.
But at 5K...it'll be interesting to watch. I mean there's a SubC ND for 5400 on the forum...
Congrats to those who got one

just having a little fun here... summer doldrums... it only takes one

got a nice email from a gent last night calling me a 'greedy predatory neanderthal tool' for asking $4k and showing me wus ads I only posted it on ChronoTrader/OTD at $4k since they have lots of EU/Asian members, I don't expect to be selling to anyone in the US...

You should have responded with a picture of your "neanderthal tool".

Everyone has an opinion and most are happy to make you listen to it.

gr8sw wrote:

Panerai7 wrote: ↑

Fri Jul 07, 2017 7:39 am

I think it's an an interesting experiment what market will bear.
I could see U1PRO was worth $1K more compared to a regular U1 SDR shipped from Germany.
But at 5K...it'll be interesting to watch. I mean there's a SubC ND for 5400 on the forum...
Congrats to those who got one

just having a little fun here... summer doldrums... it only takes one

got a nice email from a gent last night calling me a 'greedy predatory neanderthal tool' for asking $4k and showing me wus ads I only posted it on ChronoTrader/OTD at $4k since they have lots of EU/Asian members, I don't expect to be selling to anyone in the US...

I love it, more power to you. I hope you get it! Why not? It's neither predatory nor greedy if someone will gladly pay it...the arguments for gouging always come from people with almost enough money, rarely ever from those that do.

Grahamcombat wrote:

gr8sw wrote:

Panerai7 wrote: ↑

Fri Jul 07, 2017 7:39 am

I think it's an an interesting experiment what market will bear.
I could see U1PRO was worth $1K more compared to a regular U1 SDR shipped from Germany.
But at 5K...it'll be interesting to watch. I mean there's a SubC ND for 5400 on the forum...
Congrats to those who got one

just having a little fun here... summer doldrums... it only takes one

got a nice email from a gent last night calling me a 'greedy predatory neanderthal tool' for asking $4k and showing me wus ads I only posted it on ChronoTrader/OTD at $4k since they have lots of EU/Asian members, I don't expect to be selling to anyone in the US...

I love it, more power to you. I hope you get it! Why not? It's neither predatory nor greedy if someone will gladly pay it...the arguments for gouging always come from people with almost enough money, rarely ever from those that do.

I also hope you get it. There is only one person who should have any emotional attachment to this watch, and that is me. If someone is willing to pay you 5k for it, good for you.

CGSshorty wrote:

Grahamcombat wrote:

gr8sw wrote:

Panerai7 wrote: ↑

Fri Jul 07, 2017 7:39 am

I think it's an an interesting experiment what market will bear.
I could see U1PRO was worth $1K more compared to a regular U1 SDR shipped from Germany.
But at 5K...it'll be interesting to watch. I mean there's a SubC ND for 5400 on the forum...
Congrats to those who got one

just having a little fun here... summer doldrums... it only takes one

got a nice email from a gent last night calling me a 'greedy predatory neanderthal tool' for asking $4k and showing me wus ads I only posted it on ChronoTrader/OTD at $4k since they have lots of EU/Asian members, I don't expect to be selling to anyone in the US...

I love it, more power to you. I hope you get it! Why not? It's neither predatory nor greedy if someone will gladly pay it...the arguments for gouging always come from people with almost enough money, rarely ever from those that do.

I also hope you get it. There is only one person who should have any emotional attachment to this watch, and that is me. If someone is willing to pay you 5k for it, good for you.

I hear you. I've got some guns that are that way: one off's and serial number 01's and such that, while probably valuable, are almost (almost) priceless to me.

I can't imagine what my non-serial numbered 1943 original OSS Belgian Browning Hi Power would fetch. With original magazines, of course.


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^^^A lot. Assuming you could find a legal way to sell it. Maybe more if you're a dirty girl.

Sidheguitarist wrote:^^^A lot. Assuming you could find a legal way to sell it. Maybe more if you're a dirty girl.

It's legal. Just because there's no serial number doesn't make it illegal, the paperwork would note "NON SERIALIZED". My biggest hurdle is getting someone who understands and appreciates that most of the history of this gun is verbal history, like Native American oral history. The cool part of that is there's just five of us: it came to me 6 years or so ago, and the man before me got it in the early 70's. It's a fascinating piece, even how the research I did on it was done is pretty cool. It just needs the right buyer.


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streetracer101 wrote:

johnh1265 wrote:

gr8sw wrote: ↑

Thu Jul 06, 2017 7:22 pm

CGSshorty wrote: ↑

Thu Jul 06, 2017 7:02 pm

ericf4 wrote:There's one listed for 4k right now on recon. What a deal...

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Worldwide shipping included. That's mighty generous.
You never know, he might just get it. There was huge demand for this from the Japanese market, among others.

gone fishing

I see you have yours for sale on eBay at 5k

I like the U1P, but if the market ends up being that strong, mine will certainly be flipped in favor of another black U2 plus some money in the bank account. It's a great watch, but I think you'd be nuts to pay more than WB sold it for.

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This sounds a bit harsh. Nuts to pay more than what WB sold it for...

I thought it was overpriced initially, but I also was comparing it to used U1's on recon that sell for $1200 on rubber strap.
I looked at WB site and see that a fully teg'd U1 on bracelet is $2520. The Pro was $2760.


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That's a $240 difference for a U1 that has many features improved, and LE of 100.
Getting past the features, the overall look and dial and hand design are an incredible improvement.
My bro had an all Teg'd U1, and I remember handling it and checking it out, but overall I was not impressed by the U1 because of the dial and hand design.
I don't think you're nuts for paying slightly more for this watch.

And I can't even compare it to the U2. The dial is way too busy for this type of watch and it has a 24hr hand that not many people find useful. And it's $3230 on rubber strap.

^ It'll be interesting to see what happens. I really like mine far more than I thought I would. My ultimate Sinn is still the U2c, but they were even more limited (50 pieces) and I can honestly say I've never seen one for sale.
I don't think a LE UX has been done recently...maybe shorty can work with WB to spin one of them out. I'd be really interested in one.

The sword hands are so much better. A 41mm u212 would be... good.

JP Chestnut wrote: ↑

Sat Jul 08, 2017 7:22 am

The sword hands are so much better. A 41mm u212 would be... good.

I agree. I love the sword hands and a 41-42mm U series would be a smash IMO.

A UX LE isn't something we have discussed. We have a lot of ideas that get bounced around, but that has never come up. I'll give it some thought.