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White Elephants ? ? ?


yes, the Montreals seem to be under-appreciated and under-valued in this market.

here are some explanations, with all due respect to those who like these watches:


  • case is large

  • case is an odd shape, which makes it seem even larger

  • case does not sit well on a small wrist

  • there are some dodgy dials and hands out there, so maybe people are afraid of fakes

  • lots of strong competition, with the Autavias, Carreras, Veronas, Daytonas, and Silverstones . . . did they create "one too many" with the Montreal? were they trying to hard to sell more watches?


I have owned one of these, for a brief while. I kind of liked it, but it looked really silly on my small wrist . . . so it went to a better home. Some years later, I am into the larger watches, but still have not been tempted to try another of these.

Jeff

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: I did a search for Montreals on the request of
: a friend and found two that went for less
: than 650euros . One went for 477euros , I
: have seen parts go for more than that . Does
: anyone know why?
: Thanks

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