Le Monde Edmond
1049
Less is more
Oct 28, 2014,14:49 PM
Joe- a great thread once again that you have started. You are certainly talented in picking topics that alloy fellow purists to eagerly participate!
Congratulations your acquisitions. I think for the most part they are superb. Especially the 6542. Why you are not 100% sure is beyond me. Don't worry about the bakelite-just wear it and enjoy it. I would be more worried about your 1019 and modern GMT Master that you have bought (here is me provoking once again). As to your watches and percentages I think you have a good mix between modern /classic. Also the Rolex brand vs other brands. Nice to see that Rolex still dominates.
The more I learn, collect the more I realise that there is really one brand to try and get right. It is Rolex. I am talking sports watches here. For evening watches and complications there are other great brands. Although I could get a pink gold Killy 6236 or a Gold star dial 6062 or 8171 Pink Gold. So no need to go anywhere else after all for complications (ok Rolex does no perpetual calender or minute repeater).
Like Benjamin Clymer correctly said (not his exact words but more or less) Rolex is the creepiest brand to collect; you have to deal with all sorts of weirdo's and mostly people who are not very well educated and only out to make money (this is me speaking now). But from my experience it is really the brand that is most rewarding when you do get it right! Its really a double edged sword: Rolex is the most forged brand with the most crooks involved - but it also gives me the most pleasure.
To state it simply: Its the most aethestically pleasing brand in my view. Some references are just so beautiful.
So my strategy: To focus on this brand and do my homework, and more homework so I do get it right.
I am only in the fourth inning (a baseball analogy) and there are many more models to go after. This year I did manage to get two important ref: 6542 and 6205.
In 2015 I will devote my attention only to Rolex (like I did in 2014). And hope that prices take a pause.
Best Edmond
ps: One thing 2014 has taught me: getting Rolex watches right is much harder than car collecting.....!