ThePrisoner Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 (edited) Stop flauting your flutes round here! Edited September 11, 2018 by ThePrisoner froggg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenix Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, steve brummie said: I certainly am! That Rudall (possibly a forerunner of Rudall Carte) sounds great, albeit out of my price bracket. Post the pics por favor! I'll prune them down a bit so's not to annoy the uninitiated. Also, useful info here on Rudall. Carte was a forebear of Savoyard Richard D'Oyly Carte. http://www.mcgee-flutes.com/Rudall.html Edited September 11, 2018 by Phoenix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brammie Steve Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 Ah.......so Rudall put the Rose before the Carte!? I've got a solid silver Boosey and Hawkes imperial and several other B & H flutes. They bought Rudall Carte in the mid 50s. That flute deserves the very best of the renovator's art whether you keep it or sell it on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
froggg Posted September 11, 2018 Author Share Posted September 11, 2018 14 hours ago, Archied said: Has anybody used Watchfinder ? There’s a really nice Bremont that I like but the model I want has changed so would have to buy used one ,I really worry about getting done by a fake if buying from internet Watchfinder are all good fella ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Kevin Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 13 hours ago, froggg said: Watchfinder are all good fella ? Any experience of Chrono 24 ? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
froggg Posted September 12, 2018 Author Share Posted September 12, 2018 8 hours ago, King Kevin said: Any experience of Chrono 24 ? Thanks. No mate sorry, do a bit of googling and you should find your answers. King Kevin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Kevin Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 16 minutes ago, froggg said: No mate sorry, do a bit of googling and you should find your answers. Would appear the site is ok but the sellers underneath need careful vetting before purchase .I fancy a Cartier Santos XL and they have a few. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
froggg Posted September 12, 2018 Author Share Posted September 12, 2018 10 minutes ago, King Kevin said: Would appear the site is ok but the sellers underneath need careful vetting before purchase .I fancy a Cartier Santos XL and they have a few. Great watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenix Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 On 11/09/2018 at 19:32, steve brummie said: Ah.......so Rudall put the Rose before the Carte!? I've got a solid silver Boosey and Hawkes imperial and several other B & H flutes. They bought Rudall Carte in the mid 50s. That flute deserves the very best of the renovator's art whether you keep it or sell it on. Moderately poor news on the flute, Steve. The repairer wasn't prepared to spoil the flute if he got things wrong. To top it all, we think it is a hybrid of 2 flutes, of the same vintage. Bottom line is, is it worth spending seveal hundred pounds to restore it, not knowing what it's likely to fetch afterward? I've no real interest in keeping it. The probability is I'll send it to auction 'as is' then whatever I get is all profit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brammie Steve Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 8 hours ago, Phoenix said: Moderately poor news on the flute, Steve. The repairer wasn't prepared to spoil the flute if he got things wrong. To top it all, we think it is a hybrid of 2 flutes, of the same vintage. Bottom line is, is it worth spending seveal hundred pounds to restore it, not knowing what it's likely to fetch afterward? I've no real interest in keeping it. The probability is I'll send it to auction 'as is' then whatever I get is all profit. Simple answer is probably 'no'! As with the watches on here, some of the most valuable go for nearly as much whether working or not. Just be sure to sell it in a specialist auction. Don't risk eBay or auction equivalent of a car boot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cisse Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 On 11/09/2018 at 08:51, Archied said: Has anybody used Watchfinder ? There’s a really nice Bremont that I like but the model I want has changed so would have to buy used one ,I really worry about getting done by a fake if buying from internet Hi. I don't know about Watchfinder but if you are into Bremont watches theres a fan page called Alt1tude.Bremont.com. You might want to check that out. Which model you have in mind? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kong Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 I bought a used rolex explorer 2 may years ago from the exchange and mart for 25 pounds (at the time i lived in Derby and drove to Leeds as soon as i saw the advert. a bargain at 25 pounds but i am sure that people who remember the exchange and mart will know it was a long while ago. about 35 years from memory. about 6 years ago, now living in spain, i saw an advert in a local paper wanting to buy used watches ie rolex, omega etc. the buyer was offering €4000 for explorer 2 with orange hands. (aparantely this particular model was worn by steve mcqueen and became known as the steve mcqueen model) i thought if a dealer is offering that without even seeing it, it is obviously worth more. so i advertised the watch on ebay. it sold for € 9500. (at the time euro / pounds was about the same; as it is now.) the buyer caught a flight the same day from malaga to valencia to collect the watch. not a bad investment! i sold the watch then bought a submariner for € 2900. i was in a jewellers recently and was offered € 5000 for the watch by the jeweller. i didnt sell it. not really in need of the money these day but just goes to show the right watch is a very good investment. i share the time now with my rolex submariner and samsung frontier s3 Angry Ram, Steve How Hard? and froggg 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenix Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 13 hours ago, steve brummie said: Simple answer is probably 'no'! As with the watches on here, some of the most valuable go for nearly as much whether working or not. Just be sure to sell it in a specialist auction. Don't risk eBay or auction equivalent of a car boot! Yes, I've already spotted a specialist in Bath, the name escapes me, but I sent some pictures by email and I got a response basically saying the same, namely, sell 'as is'" but it's probably only worth a few hundred"! Phew! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brammie Steve Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 Better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick anyway! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenix Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 On 15/09/2018 at 13:13, steve brummie said: Better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick anyway! Exactly my philosophy. I'll let you know when/if it happens (the auction, not the poke in the eye) Brammie Steve 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archied Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 After promising myself not to add to collection I got a deal just far too good to turn down on this lovely bremont Angry Ram, jono, froggg and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry Ram Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 Getting itchy now... Looking at a Breitling Super Ocean... froggg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archied Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 On 15/11/2018 at 20:43, Angry Ram said: Getting itchy now... Looking at a Breitling Super Ocean... Got the super ocean 44 special , really love it ,,, i do like the paneria luminor submersible,looks great on a paneria nato strap Angry Ram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry Ram Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 Got it.. Rev, King Kevin, froggg and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archied Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 3 hours ago, Angry Ram said: Got it.. Very nice ,, as I get older I’ve become like golem with watches Angry Ram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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