Custom engraving = less resell value?

Unruhkloben

I need some advice from the grey-market experts! This is my first luxury watch and I'm deeply in love with it. It's maybe also important to state that I'm probably never ever gonna sell it if I don't really really have to. I'm not seeing watches as investments at all, I buy the ones I love and that's it. 

However, I still put a lot of money into buying it. I don't regret it and I even think I already made a great deal (he doesn't take new orders anymore because he has got so many), such the used price would probably be higher than what I paid. But because I spent that much on it, I'd kind of like to know how well it retains its value. As you can see there is a custom engraving on the balance cock (this part is called "Unruhkloben" in German by the way). So, does that engraving lower my watch'es grey-market value (in theory)?

#general #collecting #microbrands #custom
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UnholiestJedi
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Personalized with a name will lower re-sale value & collectability (unless the name is a famous one & they owned the piece). 

Decorative Engraving? It depends. Some people would pay more for it (Me). Others would say it makes the watch not original. 

Unruhkloben
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UnholiestJedi

Personalized with a name will lower re-sale value & collectability (unless the name is a famous one & they owned the piece). 

Decorative Engraving? It depends. Some people would pay more for it (Me). Others would say it makes the watch not original. 

These are my initials. The engraving was done by the manufacturer though (I've got the papers proving that)

How much would you think?

Thanks by the way!

Katimepieces
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I don't think it necessarily lowers resale.  It can enhance provenance. A lot of auction houses are no longer polishing off engravings

UnholiestJedi
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Unruhkloben

These are my initials. The engraving was done by the manufacturer though (I've got the papers proving that)

How much would you think?

Thanks by the way!

I "collect" signatures on photo ops I get at Comic cons, and from the info I've seen, if the writing is "Todd, all the best, Mark Hamill" the value of that item is generally less than if my name wasn't there. 

How much less? I don't know, exactly. However, celebs personalize their signatures in an attempt to hamper the signature flippers in their efforts to hound a celeb into a signature and immediately sell the signed item. John or Jane Doe is less likely to buy an item addressed to Todd if their name isn't Todd, therefore it's less demanded & the price isn't as high. 

Monograms though, I consider more decorative and the value wouldn't be all that different than an unadorned piece. 

Do something like this to it though...

https://youtu.be/FFch4J396PA

And I would pay substantially more than a plain piece. 

Unruhkloben
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Katimepieces

I don't think it necessarily lowers resale.  It can enhance provenance. A lot of auction houses are no longer polishing off engravings

Thanks! It's certainly good to have an insurance of the watches provenance. Didn't think about that!

Unruhkloben
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UnholiestJedi

I "collect" signatures on photo ops I get at Comic cons, and from the info I've seen, if the writing is "Todd, all the best, Mark Hamill" the value of that item is generally less than if my name wasn't there. 

How much less? I don't know, exactly. However, celebs personalize their signatures in an attempt to hamper the signature flippers in their efforts to hound a celeb into a signature and immediately sell the signed item. John or Jane Doe is less likely to buy an item addressed to Todd if their name isn't Todd, therefore it's less demanded & the price isn't as high. 

Monograms though, I consider more decorative and the value wouldn't be all that different than an unadorned piece. 

Do something like this to it though...

https://youtu.be/FFch4J396PA

And I would pay substantially more than a plain piece. 

Thank you! You're right, if it's done well, something like that truely costs a lot more (and has a right to do so!) 

Good comparison to the comics as well!