: After a flurry of activity at the end of 2009 and into January 2010
: availability of stock has become lower than usual. Whether for
: sale on Ebay, forums or in the open market there is very little
: on offer. On the Monaco front 1133B variants are the most
: evident although still hardly plentiful, but 1533 and 73633B
: variants are very thin on the ground. On the rarity side of
: things some interesting watches have come to market including a
: PVD, Transitional and a Chronomatic variant. Most unusual for
: these to become available in such a small timeframe, this has
: however been a useful benchmark for values and the updated price
: guide shows the levels achieved for these pieces when in mint
: condition. Apart from these super rare Monacos there is no doubt
: that the other big movers in the past year have been Calibre 15
: Monaco variants and if you refer to the OTD price guide from
: several years back this becomes evident. Mint dial Calibre 15
: variants have changed hands of late at the same price point as a
: 73633B and are consistently ahead of 73633G models. Certainly
: they are thinner on the ground and although i have seen several
: mint dialed 1533G's recently i have only seen one 1533B with
: mint dial in the past year...

: On the Silverstone side of things the same scenario is true with
: less being offered for sale, with only a few Bordeaux and Fume
: variants coming to market in the past 3-4 months. The relative
: lack of supply should not be a surprise as although we do not
: know production numbers there must be significantly less than
: the already low Monaco run as they were sold for such a small
: timeframe. Prices are stable and perhaps have edged up slightly
: since summer last year but only for the best examples. Whether
: the re-edition of the Silverstone see's a major increase in
: values certainly remains to be seen and my hunch is that we will
: only see a mild inflation on these by the year end.
: Interestingly enquiry levels seem to indicate the Bordeaux and
: Blue variants are the most desired, perhaps the lack of a red
: variant in the re-edition line up will see even more demand for
: it on the vintage market, time will tell, It's certainly the
: stand out model in terms of look. As always condition remains
: paramount on both Monacos and Silverstones and my advice
: continues to be not to consider watches with anything other than
: minor dial degradation, I suspect going forward the price gap
: between the mint and poor/average example will continue to grow.

: Overall there is no doubt that this year will be another tough year
: for vintage watch values, with the economic climate continuing
: to be a challenge, especially so in the EU. I suspect at best we
: will see only small appreciation in values for all but the
: rarest and most desired M and SS variants, however in the Heuer
: world the supply demand equation is better balanced than for
: most. Volume has certainly dried up on the collectable pieces
: and interest levels are slowly increasing with more collectors
: "finding" Heuer as a brand and with the introduction
: of several websites in the past 6 months and more to come in
: 2010 and beyond still more interest is likely to be generated.
: At the end of the day stagnation or small price movements should
: be viewed as a tremendous result for the brand and for
: collectors, as previously mentioned some brands are suffering
: not insignificant price deflation on vintage watches and
: stability (especially after rises in recent years) is often good
: for the market and for future price appreciation...

: Rich

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