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Re: Help me find a bargain thread

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Rainshadow wrote:Looking to buy the new Mido Ocean Star Decompression Timer Limited Edition 1961, reference M026.807.11.031.00.

1961 have peen produced, and they are in store since Nov 1.
Well, actually flying out of any store and massively getting flipped on eBay and Chrono24.

Retail is USD 1250, or 1150 EUR.
Want to pay USD 1500 max, or better, up to EUR 1500 from a European address.


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Mido didn’t handle this launch well. By all accounts, all of the inventory was sold through pre-sale before the official launch even happened. And Mido still kicked off their marketing launch posts on IG (and presumably other channels) as if you could walk in to your local AD and buy one. Not a great customer experience.

On the bright side, I had this exchange with them that seems to indicate there *could* be a non-LE version coming at some point.

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Hey @rainshadow, it might be worth seeing if this person is willing to negotiate:

https://www.watchuseek.com/threads/fs-m ... b.5354214/

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Thanks, I'm in discussion with this seller and others... will follow up if there is a deal :)
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Re: Help me find a bargain thread

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Anyone able to find a good deal on the zodiac ZO9270?

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mplsabdullah wrote:Anyone able to find a good deal on the zodiac ZO9270?

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Not a huge discount, but Ocarat is offering it for €999 minus 10% with code: Welcome

Comes to ~$1,043 USD.

https://ocarat.com/montre-super-sea-wol ... 61370.html
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recapt wrote:
mplsabdullah wrote:Anyone able to find a good deal on the zodiac ZO9270?

ZO9270_Front.jpg



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Not a huge discount, but Ocarat is offering it for €999 minus 10% with code: Welcome

Comes to ~$1,043 USD.

https://ocarat.com/montre-super-sea-wol ... 61370.html
Thanks for the quick reply. I probably should have included in my post that the best price I can find so far is watches.com for $876

Part of the problem for me is that I remember when we could frequently get automatic zodiacs for around or under $600. I've had a couple for closer to $500

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mplsabdullah wrote: Tue Nov 09, 2021 1:05 pm Anyone able to find a good deal on the zodiac ZO9270?


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Watchstation supposedly has it in stock, and the 25% sign-up code may work. I'm having trouble adding it to my cart.

https://www.watchstation.com/en-us/prod ... O9270.html
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ManOnTime wrote:
mplsabdullah wrote: Tue Nov 09, 2021 1:05 pm Anyone able to find a good deal on the zodiac ZO9270?


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Watchstation supposedly has it in stock, and the 25% sign-up code may work. I'm having trouble adding it to my cart.

https://www.watchstation.com/en-us/prod ... O9270.html
I actually tried that as well however I'm guessing you found it the same way I did via Google and the link won't let you add it to cart. I tried chat and they told me to call. When I called they said they can't find the watch in their system.

Thank you for trying though [emoji106]

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mplsabdullah wrote: Tue Nov 09, 2021 1:51 pm
recapt wrote:
mplsabdullah wrote:Anyone able to find a good deal on the zodiac ZO9270?


ZO9270_Front.jpg




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Not a huge discount, but Ocarat is offering it for €999 minus 10% with code: Welcome

Comes to ~$1,043 USD.

https://ocarat.com/montre-super-sea-wol ... 61370.html
Thanks for the quick reply. I probably should have included in my post that the best price I can find so far is watches.com for $876

Part of the problem for me is that I remember when we could frequently get automatic zodiacs for around or under $600. I've had a couple for closer to $500

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Relying on historical pricing is an easy trap to fall in.
But unfortunately it doesn't have an impact on current values.
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Re: Help me find a bargain thread

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mplsabdullah wrote:
recapt wrote:
mplsabdullah wrote:Anyone able to find a good deal on the zodiac ZO9270?

ZO9270_Front.jpg



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Not a huge discount, but Ocarat is offering it for €999 minus 10% with code: Welcome

Comes to ~$1,043 USD.

https://ocarat.com/montre-super-sea-wol ... 61370.html
Thanks for the quick reply. I probably should have included in my post that the best price I can find so far is watches.com for $876

Part of the problem for me is that I remember when we could frequently get automatic zodiacs for around or under $600. I've had a couple for closer to $500

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Looks like it’s currently OOS at watches.com

https://www.watches.com/products/zodiac ... LUQAvD_BwE
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TheJohnP wrote:
mplsabdullah wrote: Tue Nov 09, 2021 1:51 pm
recapt wrote: Not a huge discount, but Ocarat is offering it for €999 minus 10% with code: Welcome

Comes to ~$1,043 USD.

https://ocarat.com/montre-super-sea-wol ... 61370.html
Thanks for the quick reply. I probably should have included in my post that the best price I can find so far is watches.com for $876

Part of the problem for me is that I remember when we could frequently get automatic zodiacs for around or under $600. I've had a couple for closer to $500

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Relying on historical pricing is an easy trap to fall in.
But unfortunately it doesn't have an impact on current values.
We've all been there though.
True but man does it sting, lol

I ended up ordering one from watches.com however after doing more research I remembered the other big reason that kept me from buying this in the past: So many complaints of movement failure with several months of waiting for repairs and then getting the watch back with the same issues and or in worse shape. [emoji53]

I'll make sure to check it thoroughly for a while before I take the plastic etc off.

Thanks everyone for the assistance.



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I'd love help finding a deal on the Glycine Combat Sub 36 mm Blue Ref. GL0337!

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Could you guys tell me what type(?) or style(?) of watch these are?

Also, I guess I am looking to find a smaller <40 mm version of this type or style watch that is more affordable? Thank you in advance!
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THFPureAsGold wrote: Fri Nov 19, 2021 1:09 am F6BF5A73-2BFD-4F4C-9FF8-BEA2253AB369.jpeg792234B5-3D87-4478-9090-E27E22EF5712.jpeg

Could you guys tell me what type(?) or style(?) of watch these are?

Also, I guess I am looking to find a smaller <40 mm version of this type or style watch that is more affordable? Thank you in advance!

If you're cool with a center second hand opposed to small seconds and a date window, check out Kingsbury.

Their MS3 Aviator is only $179 plus $10 off with code MANONTIME


https://kingsburywatch.com/products/ms3 ... ref-102003

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THFPureAsGold wrote: Fri Nov 19, 2021 1:09 am F6BF5A73-2BFD-4F4C-9FF8-BEA2253AB369.jpeg792234B5-3D87-4478-9090-E27E22EF5712.jpeg

Could you guys tell me what type(?) or style(?) of watch these are?

Also, I guess I am looking to find a smaller <40 mm version of this type or style watch that is more affordable? Thank you in advance!
With the small second complication, maybe the 37mm Vario Trench with the black dial?
@Stretch44 can speak to the quality.

With code TRENCH8 it comes to $338.56

https://vario.sg/collections/1918-trenc ... ite-lume-1

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