Regional auctions are always a better guide to the mainstream appeal of vintage AAA replica watches than the blockbuster sales in Geneva where a mastery of dark arts and massive marketing budgets boost prices for the biggest players.
Gardiner Houlgate, based in the southwest of England, is a great regional auctioneer.
It secures interesting timepieces for sale thanks to its team of leading watch specialists and an engaged customer base of collectors and more casual enthusiasts.
These best Swiss fake watches are given realistic estimates that encourage people to consign but do not set unreasonable expectations for either buyers or sellers.
Gardiner Houlgate’s February auctions for pocket copy watches for sale and wristwatches showed the policy in action for timepieces ranging in price from a few hundred pounds for vintage Omegas, Cartiers and Breitlings up to £20,000 to £30,000 for a Rolex Sea-Dweller ‘Double Red’ Submariner.
Gardiner Houlgate February Watch Auction Results
(descriptions by the auctioneer)
Fine cheap UK replica Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date Sea-Dweller ‘Double Red’ Submariner 2000 stainless steel gentleman’s wristwatches, reference no. 1665, serial no. 1721xxx, circa 1967/68, black matt ‘Swiss-T<25’ dial with dot, baton and dagger markers, minute markers, date aperture and sweep centre seconds, Mercedes hands, black insert bi-directional rotating bezel, screw-down Triplock crown with guards, cal. 1570 26 jewel movement, screw back dated ‘IV.67’, engraved ‘Rolex Patent Oyster Gas Escape Valve’, ref. 9315 Oyster bracelet with ‘282’ end links and flip-lock clasp dated 1.72′, the bezel 39.5mm diameter.
Estimate: £20,000 to £30,000. Sold for £27,176.
Rare high quality super clone Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date GMT-Master II ‘Sea-King’ Military Limited Edition stainless steel gentleman’s wristwatches, reference no. 116710LN, serial no. 52C7xxxx, circa 2013, limited edition no. 1xx/123, black dial with black inserted rotating bezel, cal. 3186 31 jewel movement, the case back with Sea King helicopter engraving, Oyster bracelet with flip-lock clasp, 40mm.
Estimate £24,000 to £28,000. Sold for £23,000.
Rare Swiss movements replica Omega Seamaster 300 ‘Big Triangle’ automatic stainless steel gentlemen’s wristwatches, reference no. 166.024, serial no. 27971xxx, circa 1968, fixed ‘wide triangle’ bakelite bezel insert, black dial with ‘big triangle’, luminous baton markers, minute markers, date aperture, sword hands with a white tipped centre seconds hand, screw-down crown, cal. 565 24 jewel movement, rare misprinted ‘HF’ (Huguenin Freres) ‘Speedmaster’ case back, black rubber band, 40mm.
Estimate: £2,500 to £3,500. Sold for £3,800.
Rare top 2024 replica Omega Monopusher Chronograph stainless steel gentleman’s wristwatches with a telemetre porcelain dial with Arabic numerals, minute track with five minute divisions, subsidiary constant seconds and thirty minute recording dials, outer telemetre blue/red scale and chronograph centre seconds, cal. 33’3 Chro 17 jewel unadjusted movement, signed case, modern black leather strap with Omega buckle, 37mm
Sold for £10,000.
