Hermes watches... Good investment pieces?

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#16
not an investment piece and will not hold its value. but pretty and fun to wear, certainly. I have a cape cod watch and love it. it's gold, but casual. I would not get an H watch with diamonds--for a dressy watch would prefer cartier or patek philippe. If you are getting your first expensive watch, I'd go with one made by a company that really knows watches. if you are growing a collection of watches, there is certainly room for an H one in there and they have many distinct and great designs. I will say the gold on my H watch seems to scratch more easily than on my cartier watch and they are both 18k. Hope this helps.
 
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#17
There is very little in the way of jewelry or watches that can be considered true investment pieces. Most lose a dramatic amount of value. Buy what you like and think you will enjoy wearing instead of for any future resale value.
 
#18
IMO Hermes is a luxury brand and the watches are luxury watches. I just bought my DH two of them and he LOVES them. I did not buy them to sell them but for him to wear and enjoy. They are not collectors watches as such but still very well made and very handsome when worn. He gets a lot of attention with those watches, as people comment on them. I sense he is proud to wear them.
I love the Mini Medor myself and my understanding is Hermes is opening some watch boutiques in Asia.
http://forum.purseblog.com/hermes/asians-and-hermes-590067-71.html
 

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#19
No, there is no watch in the world you can use as investment, but ROLEX is a currency which is accepted worldwide (in a case you need suddenly money), and then also only the steel watches would be useful.
 
#20
My 1st job out of university was in the Horological department in the British Museum. One of the best collections in the world.
And yes, watches and clocks are collected by investors but these were usually people who knew the market and the different watch makers. When they use to come in for valuations - white gloves were worn. Lovely watches.
Thee most modern collection I remember were SWATCH watches - very collectabile. And the prices at the auction were ridiculous.
 
#21
skyrider007 said:
Appparently he doesn't know enough about fine watches. Cartier invented the first wrist watch (I believe it's called the Santos) and has strong heritage in watch making. They earned the Geneva seal and invented a complete in-house automatic movement introduced in thir new Calibre de Cartier line launched earlier this year. I don't mean to be rude but I am a watch connoisseur and I'd like to advocate true facts about fine watches :D

Here is an interesting article on Cartier and their infamous Tank watches that appeared in Vanity Fair mag, http://www.vanityfair.com/style/features/2009/11/fanfair-cartier-200911
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Cartier currently uses movements made by Jaeger-LeCoultre (both are owned by Richemond) so Cartier lost their respect among watch snobs. I love J-L though :p
I'm not a watch snob but I refuse to buy watches that don't have their movements made in house. Cartier and Hermes included.
 
#22
pluiee said:
I'm no connoisseur but I would definitely think of some of Cartier's watch lines as being high fashion rather than fine watches, just as Tiffany's has different lines targeted at different market segments.

At the end of the day, I would only buy a watch (Hermes, Cartier, Rolex or even Patek) if I liked the design. Not to say you shouldn't but I don't treat any of my watches, jewelry or handbags as an investment. I think it is an upside if you make money from reselling these things but they're often hard to resell in difficult times..
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Well said, pluiee!
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Brooklynite said:
I'm not a watch snob but I refuse to buy watches that don't have their movements made in house. Cartier and Hermes included.
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I see where you are coming from. I own several pieces from Patek, Rolex and Omega but discovered Cartier's excellence recently. I used to share the same thought as you until Cartier introduced the Calibre collection Obviously I bought one :graucho: You can see my "reveal" on tpf at this link http://forum.purseblog.com/the-jewelry-box/the-new-calibre-de-cartier-watch-direct-paris-604342.html

Here's a good read on the new movement: http://cartier.watchprosite.com/show-forumpost/fi-886/pi-3858966/ti-615766/s--8/
 
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#24
Agree 100%. The only things I buy with the intent to resell are financial investments like stocks, bonds, etc., certainly not watches or handbags....I own a AP, a J-L, a Harry Winston and a H-Hour (with diamonds) simply because I liked them; trust that I don't like all of their watches...only the ones I bought....


pluiee said:
I'm no connoisseur but I would definitely think of some of Cartier's watch lines as being high fashion rather than fine watches, just as Tiffany's has different lines targeted at different market segments.

At the end of the day, I would only buy a watch (Hermes, Cartier, Rolex or even Patek) if I liked the design. Not to say you shouldn't but I don't treat any of my watches, jewelry or handbags as an investment. I think it is an upside if you make money from reselling these things but they're often hard to resell in difficult times..
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#27
DH has a brown auto Arceau with a croc strap. It's a beauty, but when I consider the other timepieces in his collection and the price of the H, I realize that for an automatic timepiece that Arceau was a bargain at the price. It is beautiful and he enjoys wearing it.
 
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