There has never been a better time to check the catalogs of regional auction houses for hidden timekeeping treasures.
Best replica watches have far more realistic estimates than during the secondary market boom, and the volume of vintage and contemporary pre-owned pieces coming to market has rarely been higher.
Gardiner Houlgate, based in the southwest of England, has established itself as one of the UK’s leading UK AAA fake watches specialists.
Its next auctions, which take place on February 19 for pocket copy watches for sale and February 20 for wristwatches, have 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 Oyster Perpetual Date Sea-Dweller ‘Double Red’ Submariner.
Fine wholesale AAA 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
2024 cheap replica TAG Heuer Autavia Skipper Chronograph stainless steel gentleman’s wristwatches, reference no. 73463, serial no. 263xxx, circular blue dial with applied baton markers, minute and seconds markers, subsidiary constant seconds and large tri-colour fifteen minute yacht regatta timer dials, date aperture at the six position and orange chronograph centre seconds, orange hands, blue rotating bezel with five minute and hour divisions, Heuer crown, Heuer Leonidas SA cal. 7734 17 jewel unadjusted movement, inside case signed Heuer-Leonidas SA, modern black leather strap, 42mm.
Estimate: £4,000 to £6,000
Rare perfect replica Breitling for Bentley Mark VI Special Edition Chronograph Chronometer automatic 18ct rose gold gentleman’s wristwatches, reference no. H2636212, serial no. 2122xxx, circa 2007, special edition no. 4xx of 500 pieces produced, brown dial, Breitling brown leather strap with signed 18ct buckle. 41mm bezel.
Estimate: £7,000 to £10,000
Rare luxury 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