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I met with a very accomplished Louisiana collector this morning. He is a collector of almost everything historical - from historical documents to historical prints to coins and stamps to a variety of collectibles, all of which have value and are of significant interest to other collectors. He is interested in thinning out some of his collection.

I will help him to sell some of his holdings. I know that a lot of watch collectors are also collectors of many other things, so I know that some of you will either be interested yourselves or know someone else who will be interested. I am giving you guys a heads up because some of this stuff will be highly sought after.

I will be writing more about this in the coming days and weeks, as I get more familiar with some of his items. The first thing that we will likely put up for sale (and this will be the first of many) will be an absolutely wonderful original print by the Romanian born illustrator Pal (Jean de Paleologue). It will likely grade out in good condition and appears to be in its original frame. Is is a stunning piece of art. As soon as I have pictures and more details, I will let you know. If you are, or know of someone who is, interested, please drop me a line and I will give you the details as soon as they become available.

Checking in

I am within a week of being 40 years old. That's not too cool.

On the bright side, I have a bunch of new watches coming in. I have several stainless Subs coming. These are always bought up before I list them. So if you are interested, now is the time to let me know.

I have an awesome unworn, Y serial two tone Submariner with all boxes and papers. It is the black dialed version. I also have an old 5512 in decent shape. I also have a like new - less than 2 months old - 116200 stainless Datejust coming.

Finally, I just ran across this bogus listing:

http://cgi.ebay.com/His-and-Her-18K-Gold-Rolex-Watches_W0QQitemZ180105545055QQihZ008QQcategoryZ31387QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

And this:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Mens-Rolex-Watch_W0QQitemZ170099627050QQihZ007QQcategoryZ31387QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

And does this make any sense (check response from seller)?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190101711227&sspagename=ADME:L:RTQ:US:1

In answer to my question regarding model and serial numbers, "hi there the model number is 179174 and seriel number is 274370"

And, still, people bid.

This guy contacted me a few months ago...

and said that he had a big wedding and reception to attend and wanted to know if he could rent a Rolex like he rented his tux. My initial reaction was no, as I figured it would be very easy for me to get ripped off. He seemed sincere, though, and was very forthcoming with his information.

So we talked a little bit and I felt comfortable that he was who he said he was. I figured that I'm a lawyer and ought to be able to come up with a legal document that made us both feel safe. I did and he rented the watch and all went well.

So, anyone out there interested in renting a Rolex for a special occasion?

New Rolexes here and coming in

Well, it's Mardis Gras time around here and I have a bunch of new stuff in and even more coming. If you see something that you are interested in, please let me know.

I have a pristine Rolex GMT transitional model in it's original box, a late 1990s Rolex Seadweller with boxes, papers, tool, etc. that is just back from a fresh servicing, and I have a Rolex Thunderbird (P serial) with oyster band. All three of these watches are awesome and ready to wear!

I also have several Ladies' Rolexes. There is a gorgeous Oyster Perpetual with the hard to find and extremely popular salmon (pink) dial and oyster band. It is an F serial, new in late 2005. There are two two tone Lady Datejusts and 2 stainless Lady Datejusts.

As always, if you are looking for a particular watch, let me know and I will see what I can find.

You can't please all of the people....

I hope all of you are having a fabulous new year. I wish all of you the best one ever!

I waited a while to make this post. I was pretty agitated when it happened. If you haven't noticed, I received my first negative feedback on eBay - after 7, plus years of buying and selling. I suppose I knew that perfect feedback couldn't last forever. No matter how hard anyone tries, there is bound to come along a person who cannot be made happy.

In any event, let me put my version of events here. I sold a K serial Rolex Datejust 16220 to this girl for the unbelievable price of $2157 (here). If you have bought or sold Rolexes for any time, you know that most dealers would jump on that price - not to mention an end user. In any event, the watch was missing two links. The number of links on the watch was ABSOLUTELY visible in the pictures. Furthermore (and most significantly) the nature of USED watches is that they are not LIKE NEW. This can mean many things, but it often means that links have been removed to fit the last owner and then those links have been lost. That is very often the case and I almost never think to say how many links are in a band. I get many questions about what size wrist a particular watch will fit, and am happy to answer them. No such question came in this case.

I offered to take the watch back. After all, the price was such that I could certainly sell it for more the next time. That's not what she wanted, though. She demanded that I buy her new links. Before we finished corresponding, she hits me with a negative.

Here's the best part: I wait until now to write this, as i wanted to cool down before I did anything. When I went back a few minutes ago to get the details for this post, I see that she is NO LONGER A REGISTERED USER! Believe it or not, when I started thinking of telling the story, I was going to suggest that you go back and check every now and then to see if she was still registered (because of the low feedback). Well, she beat me to the post. It seems that she has had a problem with eBay even before I could write this.

Again, HAVE A GREAT 2007!

Sugar Bowl

Well, as much as I was looking forward to heading out west for the Rose Bowl, it's hard to be dissapointed with the Sugar Bowl. LSU will be making its 13th appearance, more than any other school (passing Alabama's 12 visits). If all goes well, I will be attending my 5th.

I have a bunch of watches and access to even more. If this Christmas calls for a Rolex - or other fine watch - now might be the time to let me know.

The Holidays are coming

I just got through an incredibly busy three month span in my day job. While I am still plenty busy in that regard, things will likely slow down a little through the holidays. As a huge LSU fan (and alumnus) I am waiting to see if we will be invited to the Rose Bowl. All of you college football fans know that were LSU to be invited to Pasadena it would likely be a once in a lifetime event for LSU fans (considering that an SEC team has not been since 1946 and LSU has never been). Not to mention the fact that if the opponent were to turn out to be Michigan, that would be a first, too. So, if the Tigers are invited, I am going. Anybody out there have any recommendations as to where to stay?

As far as watches go, if you are looking for a Rolex of any kind, let me know. I have great access at the moment to almost anything. Let me know.

I have in stock several Rolex Presidents ranging in price from $7000 and below to $15000. I have Dates and Datejusts. I also have a cool Jaeger LeCoultre Reverso.