So my good friend, who shall remain nameless, was the consignor of the Phillips one - a few months earlier, he acquired the watch from an acquaintance of his that wanted like a $5-6k watch of his. He had no idea what the value was and when he texted me pics, I told him it was an $8-10k watch max. He was talked into consigning the piece and boy is he glad he did. To say his watch collection expanded quite a bit after that is an understatement!!! I think everyone was shocked at the results - but gotta remember it takes two to get the price up to stupid figures - and in the case of some watches, like the steel 1518, you need 7.

At any rate, I'd like it initially on EBay with a lofty reserve or BIN and see who comes knocking.

BZ