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i used to think limited editions were some great big thing, but now , it really doesnt mean that much to me..
for example, the recent bolt otv...........10,000 of them .....thats not limited to me..... and with this watch, whats the point . all they did was take a watch in current production, put a different dial on it and put it on a rubber strap.
and lets be honest, this is invicta, so we will for sure see a bolt on rubber again, it will just be another dial material............
for me , at this point, limited edition, has to be a real special watch in a very limited number of production.....like one watch, and only 50 pieces of it made for me to consider it limited.
halios for instance, came out with the halios holotype back in the summer, all sold out, only 300 made total, and now they sell for more than they went for.......because they will never be made again.
but with invicta, and some other companies, its almost a joke what they call limited, because they make a limited edition, of a watch thats already in production, and they sitll make thousands of them. and limited or not, invictas actual value is nothing, with the way they reduce prices so much, it doesnt matter what invicta watch you have, when you go to sell, youll be lucky to get half of what you paid........
and why is this a problem? people say dont buy invictas for resale value......well then why buy at all, do you realize how much money you are spending.......think about it, if you buy a more higher end brand, like oris, omega, brietling, your going to be able to get about 80% of your money back that you paid, and most people that buy these watches, dont look to sell them in the next 5 months after they purchase.
but look how many people are always selling the invictas and renatos.....even renatos, wich are supposed to be limited dont hold there value.
so you buy one of these watches, for say $400, and 6 months later, you dont want it, want to get something else and you have to end up selling for $250 bucks..........you've now taken a loss of $150.........and if you do this 5 times a year, thats $750 you have lost out on............, wich could have been a new watch...and a good one at that.
so my point is this, if your going to buy invicta, renato or some of these other brands, dont buy into the hype of limited, and all, and think your getting a product that will be worth something......if your going to buy one of these watches, buy with the intent to keep them......because when you start selling them, your just losing money,money that could have been better spent on other watches.............
long rant over..........you can all disagree with me now..............
i used to think limited editions were some great big thing, but now , it really doesnt mean that much to me..
for example, the recent bolt otv...........10,000 of them .....thats not limited to me..... and with this watch, whats the point . all they did was take a watch in current production, put a different dial on it and put it on a rubber strap.
and lets be honest, this is invicta, so we will for sure see a bolt on rubber again, it will just be another dial material............
for me , at this point, limited edition, has to be a real special watch in a very limited number of production.....like one watch, and only 50 pieces of it made for me to consider it limited.
halios for instance, came out with the halios holotype back in the summer, all sold out, only 300 made total, and now they sell for more than they went for.......because they will never be made again.
but with invicta, and some other companies, its almost a joke what they call limited, because they make a limited edition, of a watch thats already in production, and they sitll make thousands of them. and limited or not, invictas actual value is nothing, with the way they reduce prices so much, it doesnt matter what invicta watch you have, when you go to sell, youll be lucky to get half of what you paid........
and why is this a problem? people say dont buy invictas for resale value......well then why buy at all, do you realize how much money you are spending.......think about it, if you buy a more higher end brand, like oris, omega, brietling, your going to be able to get about 80% of your money back that you paid, and most people that buy these watches, dont look to sell them in the next 5 months after they purchase.
but look how many people are always selling the invictas and renatos.....even renatos, wich are supposed to be limited dont hold there value.
so you buy one of these watches, for say $400, and 6 months later, you dont want it, want to get something else and you have to end up selling for $250 bucks..........you've now taken a loss of $150.........and if you do this 5 times a year, thats $750 you have lost out on............, wich could have been a new watch...and a good one at that.
so my point is this, if your going to buy invicta, renato or some of these other brands, dont buy into the hype of limited, and all, and think your getting a product that will be worth something......if your going to buy one of these watches, buy with the intent to keep them......because when you start selling them, your just losing money,money that could have been better spent on other watches.............
long rant over..........you can all disagree with me now..............
