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Question by miyuki & kyojin: Which RDW4fa Watch(es) do you think I should add to my collection?
Arigato (Thank you) for your advice in this matter! I wrote 5 books on watches and use abbreviations in them to save space. RDW = Round Dress Watch, and 4fa = 4-function (hour, minute, second & date) automatic (self-wind)! I own over 50 watches, including some nice RDW2fm (hour & minute only manual-wind) models by Patek Philippe, Vacheron Constantin, Cartier, Piaget, etc. and a few RDW3fm (hour, minute & second manual-wind) watches by LeCoultre, Tiffany & Co., IWC, etc., but my 4fa watches are all Sports Models, so I need a few Dress Models as well. Here are some current models I am considering. Which one or ones should I purchase first do you think?
$ 25,800R (18kt rose gold) A. Lange & Sohne “Saxonia 315″
$ 23,800R, W (18kt white gold) Patek Philippe “Calatrava 5296″
$ 20,650Y (18kt yellow gold),$ 21,600W Breguet “Classique 5177″
$ 20,100W Audemars Piguet “Jules Audemars 15120BC”
$ 19,300R Paul Picot “Atelier Classic”
$ 19,100R Vacheron Constantin “Patrimony Contemporaire”
$ 18,100R Hermes “Dressage DR1.770″
$ 17,300R Cartier “Ballon Bleu”
$ 16,100R Parmigiani “Kalpa Tonda”
$ 15,000R Corum “Romulus 41″
$ 13,600R Omega “DeVille 431″
$ 12,800R Glashutte Original “Senator Sixties”
$ 12,600R Blancpain “Villeret 5223″
$ 12,450R Chopard “LUC Twin Jose Carreras”
$ 11,999R Ball “Trainmaster NM1098D”
$ 11,500R Girard-Perregaux “1966″
$ 10,800R Faberge “Agathon M1102″
$ 10,500R Eterna “Vaughan 7360″
$ 7000R IWC “Portofino”
To buy all 19 watches listed would cost at least $ 298,499, so I could do that, but I do not really want so many of one type. My Blancpain “1735″ cost $ 1,000,000 in 2000, and my Vacheron Constantin “Tour de l’Ile” cost $ 1,600,000 in 2006, so I can easily pay $ 298,499 for 19 fine watches. I wanted advice on choosing a few of the ones available now. I already own watches by 12 of the brands listed but not by the 7 other brands. I hoped someone had experience with them.
Best answer:
Answer by Pinkyfeather
Go the whole hog and buy the lot at once!!
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