why resale price for exp2 42mm so jialat.

[adrianlim13]

Any thoughts ?

I sold mine recently too and took a hit .

Problem is everyone is 'dumping' at 7kish . This watch still retails new at 10.6k . Puzzled .

[triton]

there is a BNIB set that is dated about half a year ago selling for high 7k. if selling in the region of 7k sounds not too bad.

retail watch price does not necessary have to be used as an indicator for resale price. i remember AD were selling 16570 last batch @ close to mid 7k but the resale watch price was nearly half aka around mid 3k to 4.

factors that impact the value of resale watch

1. demand and supply
2. state of economy
3. condition of watch
4. completeness of watch package
5. there are many other factors

all these play a more important role especially point 1 compared to the indicative MSRP

Any thoughts ?

I sold mine recently too and took a hit .

Problem is everyone is 'dumping' at 7kish . This watch still retails new at 10.6k . Puzzled .

[adrianlim13]

I understand where u are coming from but the 216570 is still a new model (relative). If its a Datejust I can understand the drop but sport series... Hmm.

So generally explorer not so popular ?

I am fine with losing some money cos I just want to trim my collection, but I am just surprise to see that ALL folks are prepared to just price it down.

You don't see Gmts, Subs price drop so much .

[hwaa]

so hw much u sold in the end? i saw u asking for 7400, i was looking at your thread also. anyway i think the grey market prices plays a small part i guess.. those bnib overseas selling for 7.9+ only, pre-owned abit hard to sell high...

[adrianlim13]

73xx.

Thats why i am curious , 2 years back I was searching high n low for this . Went to HK,Japan,UK and couldn't get a good price. NOW these people can sell oversea AD BINB for 7kish. I really salute these people with great lobangs. It simply means, exp2 42m no demand.

I still have the pepsi, gmtIIc, hulk,sub,daytona, exp2 (black), Mil GV . Of all, I chose to sell the 42mm cos, maybe i don't really like the white face after all. (I bought cos i just wanted a white face rolex) IMO the black face is nicer for the 42mm.

[hwaa]

i guess looks is subjective bah, there are ppl who prefer the white.. like me.

wow, u have a great collection! thumbs up.

[satch]

7k plus for used Exp 2 seem to be make sense when new grey sets are 8k plus. look at the price of used 116610LN and LV, it's also hovering around 1K+ lower than new grey sets.

[et628]

Is a supply and demand issue. Too many supply and that's the reason why the resale value is low. Don't you think it is better to buy resale than brand new?

[adrianlim13]

Haha. If everyone thinks like that, who will buy from AD?

I guess you are right . Maybe mass production and since Europeans no money to buy, all unsold pieces float to asia.

[adrianlim13]

7k plus for used Exp 2 seem to be make sense when new grey sets are 8k plus. look at the price of used 116610LN and LV, it's also hovering around 1K+ lower than new grey sets.

This is the part. If the demand is good, why would they grey sets be priced at 'only' 8k plus? Shouldn't they price it closer to 10600 n make more. Like the hulks,batmans....

I could only speculate that people are not warming up to this model . Or they overproduced .. I dunno.

[mikelyah]

My sense is that there is too many in the market. If you walk into any shop, you are more likely to find one as compared to say hulk or batman.

[E-Sixty]

Is it normal for the black dial to command a little more than a white dial for Explorer 2 ? I was told by a pre-own shop selling them....

[Oceanklassik]

It differs from model to model. I recall it was so for the older model Explorer II (16570). The black dial 16570 was more sought after than the white one. However, it doesn't seem so for this current model (216570). It seems the white 216570 is more popular.

Generally, if a model comes in black and white dial versions, the former is usually more popular. There are several reasons to it but mainly, a black dial watch is more versatile in terms of matching one's dressing. Other models with the black dial being a more favourable choice include the Daytona (116520), Milgauss (116400), and most of the klassik models.

[taxico]

white explorer 2 outsold the black in japan back then the watch was released. for at least the first few years the white version costs more (grey/AD). i was able to get a black version for cheap there during the early 90s because of its unpopularity...

as i understand it, it's the opposite in HK...

[hd1818]

really has to do with demand and supply.. but from my interaction with dealers, they all seem to prefer black face..