Brand new or pre-owned?

[njchay1981]

Brand New for Peace of Mind; Preown for Ultimate Value

BUT I still prefer preown at the end of the day!

[RisingTIde]

Except my car and flat, all my stuff are brand new, dont like 2nd hand stuff. Yes, virgo here.

[Donald83]

For something so expensive,i would rather get brand new for a peace of mind

[polarinda]

With a gd heart...nothing can harm u.

[kicksology]

Preowned is my first choice if condition and price both good

[ksim]

i used to prefer new pieces but realised the depreciation is high. recently i bought a preowned sinn and rolex explorer in very good condition and i don't see a difference between buying new or a good preowned watch, which offers better value protection.

[gjukin]

brand new unless its a special model

[watch28]

i do have a friend whos rather superstitous and will never buy any pre own watch, as he has the mentality that people only sell their watch fr bad reasons, thus he afraid he will inherit bad luck from pre own watches

Wah.. serious.. Then alot of people will inherit bad luck

[johnjr]

I will buy pre-own if at least 95% in good condition. But has to come with original box and cert.

[OGerik]

For my first Rolex I am still torn between brand new and pre-owned.
As it is a reward for the hardwork on the pass year. The experience with a local AD has it merit but a pre-owned unit is rather attractive from the pricing side...

[kiwitan]

If the owner has passed on suddenly and violently , knowing this will u still buy his watch?

Been lurking in this forum for sometime liao.

Except for my 1st pre-owned Rolex 6694 and IWC portofino (a gift), all my watches are bought new. 6694 is worn by my brother, and I knew my friend who gave me the IWC well.

Really love seeing many watches selling here, and ebay, but never get myyself to take a step further. Being a kiasu chinese middle age fellow, and to think myself going to spend multiple thousands to buy a 2nd hand watch, it is so damn difficult. Knowing myself, I will be wondering why the guy sells his watch (whether bad luck or something), lost on the race track or whatever if I buy it. Don't think I will have that peace of mind should something bad happens when wearing a pre-owned watch. not knowing its history. Don't think I wll ever buy from a pawn shop for sure.

So I will continue to save my blood and sweat money to pursue my new 14060m and solid gold rolex or give it all up for just a PP aquanaut/nautilus. It will be a slow and tedious process I am sure, but I will enjoy the fruits of the hard labor.

How many of you are of the same thinking?

Does the history of the watch affect your purchase?

cheers

[WatchFusion]

it's depends on the watch condition and gap between new and re-sale value. definitely will aim for pre-owned first.

[jacks0n]

for my firts rolex purchase, I will go for a preowned

[polarinda]

In the ADs, many customers have tried the same watch you'd be buying anyway.
It is very rare you get to buy an untouched watch from AD. Yes your name might be there first but its most likely been molested before you bring it home.

[jjlimjohn]

old is gold

For me, personally, old is gold. That's why i have lots of old stuff at home. Haha