mint rare p3 up for grabs

[Plato]

Would this be the one you recently bragged about getting on eBay fo r£147 " for your collection"?

[Kasper]

ok..i bid 147 pounds for friends collectors

[bucko170]

It's only a modest 444% mark up on the original price, what's up with that

Seriously though, ask what you think it is worth, it would be silly to sell it for less than it is worth just because you got it at a bargain price, it was your good fortune to spot it and giving another collector the chance to own the watch and appreciate the watch has to be a good thing.

Take no notice of us taking the piss - it doesn't usually bother you!

Stick it back on the forum Nipper, stick it on ebay it's your watch to sell.

bucko170 its a stunning watch . i just thought a true collector would have loved to have it for there collection . i have bought watches for 80 dollars and sold them for 500 . the buyers are allways happy so that must be a good thing . i will put it on ebay when the prices go back up . mid march april is best time . its the best looking p3 i have seen for condition . people on the site will just have to wait until it goes on ebay . am in no hurry .plenty other pulsars to list for now . talking mark up i should have a real good one with the 1 i bought for 60 dollars shipped lol.

[quote="Kasper"]ok..i bid 147 pounds for friends collectors [/quote
thats the shiping paid for . now 653 for watch

Would this be the one you recently bragged about getting on eBay fo r£147 " for your collection"?

if you can find the same watch for less than 800 gbp go for it simple. but you wont find one

[bucko170]

....people on the site will just have to wait until it goes on ebay .

Yes, I bet their sorry now! I can almost hear the groans of disappointment

well .i will know not to offer any crystals watches etc again . can do without the bull.

[richard_uk]

Are you saying this watch came from the factory with that finish? If not how is it rare?

Are you saying this watch came from the factory with that finish? If not how is it rare?

i never said it was done by pulsar . it might have been done in the factory by one of the workers for all i know or you know . thats the beauty about this watch its a mistery . . but what i do know is that none of you pulsar collectors has a p3 looking like this .THATS FOR SURE ...

[richard_uk]

OKAY THEN, THAT'S THAT SORTED...

[bruce wegmann]

First off, "Pulsar" is a BRAND NAME...Time Computer is the manufacturer.
Now, let it be known for all time, that Time Computer offered only a single (as, in ONE), texturing option on any of their models; the 7408 (Men's Dress in 14K solid gold) could be ordered as the 7409, which was the same watch, with the case and bracelet done in Florentine finish. AFAIK, only two examples exist; one in my collection, and the other with Lloyd Harvey (if there are others, I invite the owners to speak up). So, all these oddball variations, such as the 14K P3 in the trapdoor bracelet, or on sterling silver/turquoise bracelets, or this watch, were done at customer request by local jewelers, completely unconnected to Time Computer, and so add no special value to the watch (and indeed, to the great majority of collectors, actually lessens it...same goes for engravings, unless they are attached to someone of particular interest...celebrity, head of state, that sort of thing).
John, you've got some really peculiar notions about how provenance (the exact, known history of an object, especially its' connection to a specific person) affects the value of something (and I mean ANYthing...jewelry, painting, coin, clothing, book, document, watch, for example). It's the MORE we know, the higher the value, not less (mystery counts for nothing in this regard, and as for beauty, that remains in the eye of the beholder, and I think it would take a very special eye to see the beauty here...even the Grima watches have their detractors, and, at least, they were made by a respected, world-class jewelry designer for Time Computer, and are legitimate Pulsar watches). As far as I can see, the real mystery here is why you think this will sell for so much more, just because YOU are selling it (in my world, it doesn't work that way). As for not having a watch like this, I will just have to do my best to derive some sense of compensation out of having ten P1s in my collection...

funny that bruce when i have been offered 700 all ready . 10 p1s but not a p3 like this . you dont know everything . for all you know this could have been done by a worker in one of the factorys . nice try mate . i would rather have this uniqui p3 than a normal p3 any day .this is a 1 off . no other has ever been up on ebay. the 10 years i have been on. so i think we will let ebay take it on . and you may eat your words once again old fella. 10 p1s and all look the same . feels good having a pulsar that you dont have TOO . thats worth alot in my eyes lol. thats put a extra 100 on right there

[bruce wegmann]

I saw this auction and never gave it second thought...just another after-sale-modified Pulsar. You keep harping on about how "maybe" it was done by "somebody in one of the factories" (there was only one!)...so what? You're the one making the claim; the burden of proof is on you! If you can't prove it, don't suggest it! Watch a few episodes of "Antiques Roadshow", and learn the difference between something that "might" have been owned or made by someone important, and something that actually was. Produce documentation that this was done by some famous artist at Tiffany or Cartier's, and I'll reverse my position in a heartbeat...otherwise, give it a rest! Stainless P3s aren't rare (I have about 20 of them), and this certainly isn't mint, because it didn't leave the factory looking like that. Clearly, you have some strange idea that this odd alteration makes this watch fabulously valuable, mostly because it's now in your hands, instead of somebody else's (you said it yourself..."worth a lot in my eyes"); I'm here to tell you it doesn't, and I doubt there's another collector who would agree with you (let's see a show of hands...own this "unique" P3, or 10 P1s...I'm willing to bet more money than you've ever dreamed of on which way that poll will go!). Really, at this point, you're just sounding sillier and sillier. Finally, if somebody is willing to actually pay 700 (dollars? pounds?...not even specified) for this, it merely proves the old saying that "A fool and his money are soon parted". I'm done...have the last word if it means that much to you; this thread has already gone on far longer than it merits...

[bucko170]

I think the finish looks good, I like the fact that it is a one off piece, appreciate the work that has gone into creating the finish and the fact that some previous owner has had the vision to think outside the box, on the other hand, other than the cost there is nothing to prevent anyone taking a P3 to the jewellers and having the same/similar finish applied.

I can see the watch appealing to a collector who wants to have something a little diverent in their collection and I don't think the price, albeit at the very top end of where I personally see it, is too far off the mark for what's on offer.

Not everyone has a P1 budget and I think a nice dot-matrix display module will look great in this Pulsar.

bruce this is not the first time youve sounded off about your p1s . i dont give a monkeys about your p1s or how much money youve got to brag about . simple fact is that this is a stunning rare piece that a collector will be proud to have it . its got a nice bright pulsar module too . plus its not refurbished like your 550 dollar watches .AS for you saying its not mint because its not original haha now you are cluching at straws. just bevause its not your original p3 look . does not mean the watch is not in mint condition overall . for the 100s pulsars i have bought from you .i would rather have this not refurbished like your lot.. good bye and pick your dummy up on the way to your bed . lesson over for today. ps dont trip over that bunch of p1s on the way to your nest ps if you have 10 p1s i wouldent have thought that you would have went after it. but there was plenty after it when it was a dead watch . now lets see it when its listed with double boxes fully working tags manuals . put your money where your mouth is . if the watch sells for over 700 . you send me a refurbished p2

I think the finish looks good, I like the fact that it is a one off piece, appreciate the work that has gone into creating the finish and the fact that some previous owner has had the vision to think outside the box, on the other hand, other than the cost there is nothing to prevent anyone taking a P3 to the jewellers and having the same/similar finish applied.

I can see the watch appealing to a collector who wants to have something a little diverent in their collection and I don't think the price, albeit at the very top end of where I personally see it, is too far off the mark for what's on offer.

Not everyone has a P1 budget and I think a nice dot-matrix display module will look great in this Pulsar.

thanks bucko

[PG101]

...Now, let it be known for all time, that Time Computer offered only a single (as, in ONE), texturing option on any of their models...

What about the 18k "euro" (or whatever they're called) calculators which have that odd textured finish Bruce? Was that a factory finish?

[richard_uk]

I must admit that I'm kinda with Bruce on this one, (no need to keep mentioning the 10 P1's though as that's getting a bit "my e-penis is bigger than yours"), I did bid on this watch but I only put a fairly low bid on it as although the finish does look good I saw it more as devaluing the watch than adding value as it's most likely that this was not done at the original factory. If you could prove it was done at the factory then no doubt it would greatly increase the value, but lets face it it's near on impossible you're ever going to prove it. If someone has offered you £700 I'd snatch their hand off!

[bruce wegmann]

I think you're referring to the so-called "Tiffany" 18K Calculators. They were a seperate, but standard model, with an integral mesh bracelet (the primary distinguishing feature), so are not simply a variation of the Classic-style case. Every one of these I have seen is identical (and, while not the rarest Calculator...that would be the sterling-silver Pocket Calculator, they are rare, but not unique).