In today’s UNBOXING Roman Sharf and Adrian Taskin are unboxing a ton of new watches including the most in-demand Rolex, Audemars, Patek watches, and a couple you never heard of!
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Video Transcript
Roman Sharf:
Ladies and gentlemen, We happen to have a huge unboxing today in terms of the number of watches… Been on a kick buying up Offshores.
Adrian:
Hold on for a second… You have not been on a kick for buying Offshores. You’ve been buying Offshores for 20 years.
Roman Sharf:
Right, so the kick is still on.
Adrian:
The kick is still on.
Roman Sharf:
What we have here is the Themes dial strap… Well, this is not the strap it came on, although I do like the strap. Is this an AP strap? It is?
Adrian:
No, it’s not an AP strap.
Roman Sharf:
This is not an AP strap, but somebody put a cool crocodile strap on this thing… This thing came on a black strap, a calfskin strap… This thing also came in a bracelet, not together, just as a version… And it also came with a white dial. This was your basic Offshore that everybody wanted outside of the rubber clad.
Adrian:
Might as well have killed two birds with one stone… This is the same watch, now on the original black Hornback strap.
Roman Sharf:
That’s not original, either.
Adrian:
What do you mean it’s not original?
Roman Sharf:
Because, the black themes never came on a Hornback…
Adrian:
Okay, but this is the original black…
Roman Sharf:
… It is, it is, originally it came… But the hornbacks came later. This came like a flat, calfskin strap.
Adrian:
All right, moving on. Well, we have here a ladies’ 67650ST, 33 millimeters in stainless steel. Great starter watch, something under $25,000.
Roman Sharf:
The older version of those that came on a strap, came with a bunch of… A multitude of colorful dials: baby blue, white, black…
Adrian:
Yeah, on straps…
Roman Sharf:
… On straps, they came out with a variety of things. Speaking of things on a strap, let’s move on to… Yes, we’re still buying Nautilus, and stuff like that.
Adrian:
Bought this very cheap, actually.
Roman Sharf:
You did buy this cheap. So, 5712 white gold. Again, probably the least popular of the 5712 lineup. But also the best…
Adrian:
Historically white metals are generally in less demand than…
Adrian:
Moving on, we have another rose gold olive Day-Date.
Roman Sharf:
Another one.
Adrian:
Can’t get enough of them. It’s just such a beautiful watch, and they fly out so easily.
Roman Sharf:
They do, they do so easily. Anniversary Rolex, they’ve come down on prices a bit, so we’ve been buying them up and looking for those… I mean, at the height of the market, they were what?
Adrian:
$85,000.
Roman Sharf:
$85,000… Now they’re down to?
Adrian:
Now, they’re in the $60s.
Roman Sharf:
Now they’re in the $60s, so that makes it reasonable in comparison, I guess. So, people are asking for them and people are buying them.
Roman Sharf:
Adrian did a Roman buy; he bought an Arnold & Son, Nebula.
Adrian:
Nebula. Nubela. What the hell’s a Nubela?
Crew:
New Balance?
Roman Sharf:
New Balance. There we go. You got to get a close-up on the front of this thing and the back of this thing. Arnold & Son has always been historically making pretty ‘wow’ watches. For a while they were partnered up with Graham, it was sort of the same group… Now, they have split up. Arnold & Son ’til today is still a lot of bang for your dollar when it comes to complication versus actual price. I mean, this is what, under $10,000, this watch?
Adrian:
All right, moving on to another AP. We have the previous generation 2632OBA in yellow gold with the blue dial.
Roman Sharf:
That’s an Adrian watch.
Adrian:
Now, this is a… Yeah, this is definitely an Adrian watch. This was a boutique exclusive, as a matter of fact. You cannot get this at your local AD. This was a boutique exclusive… And I don’t know which one I like better: this one, or the 26331 with the gold subs.
Roman Sharf:
I like this one better because of its plainness.
Adrian:
Me, too.
Roman Sharf:
It’s just clean… Cleaner.
Adrian:
It’s probably one of the only 2632O’s that I like over their successors.
Roman Sharf:
You know what I would love to see this with?
Adrian:
What?
Roman Sharf:
Just a gold dial, champagne dial.
Adrian:
Well then it’s called a 15202.
Roman Sharf:
No, but I’m saying the chrono…
Roman Sharf:
I bought this super cheap… So, Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Compressor Chronograph. Get out there and look for different stuff. This is a watch around that $6,000 price range that you can pick up. This series came out a little over 10 years ago and it was all…
Roman Sharf:
… It was all the craze because Jaeger went to a bigger sporty model to catch up with the times, around the time when the Offshores were becoming popular, picking up steam.
Adrian:
All right, moving on… We have a white gold olive Day-Date. Now, this is actually a really good versus battle right here. We just had the rose gold one, if you put them side by side… And usually, I’m a rose gold guy… Something about the white gold cleanness and sleekness, I actually prefer over the rose gold, believe it or not.
Roman Sharf:
See, for me…
Adrian:
I would rather own the white gold than the rose gold.
Roman Sharf:
For me, I know… I still like the white gold, blue dial. I don’t know. I like the green just the same. Every time a green comes in, I say I like it. Every time a blue comes in, I said I like it better.
Adrian:
We’re from Philly, baby… Bleed green, as they say.
Roman Sharf:
True story. Where’s this go?
Roman Sharf:
I am going to show you the OG plain Royal Oak. People are sleeping on these and I’ve told people before…
Adrian:
It’s a 15300.
Roman Sharf:
… It’s a 15300, 39 millimeter. This is around the time when the Royal Oak Chronos went 39 millimeters, where the Offshores were real popular. You used to be able to pick these up pretty cheap because, at the time of them producing this, Offshores were all the craze… The Themes that we showed you from the same timeframe. They made less of these, so when people ask me, “I want to get the 15500, I want to get the 15400. I don’t really care much about the two millimeters back and forth.” So, I tell them always go for the 15300, because you’ll see a lot less of these than you see a 15400’s, 500’s, et cetera… Just because at the time, this was not… This was probably the least popular Royal Oak: the white dial 15300, at the time, because you could get 30% more for that Offshore than you would for this Royal Oak.
Adrian:
All right, moving on. We have a Nick watch… Another Omega. Shout out to Omega and your boxing.
Roman Sharf:
Yeah. Well, I always say that…
Adrian:
We love unboxing your boxes, Omega.
Roman Sharf:
For sure.
Adrian:
Another speedy… I think this is just a watch that any collector has to have in their collection.
Roman Sharf:
If you believe, they put a man on the moon…’.
Crew:
What are those ranging?
Adrian:
It depends…
Roman Sharf:
See, you can pick up a decent Omega anywhere from $3,500 to $8,000… And they’re affordable. That’s key.
Adrian:
Well, they’re iconic, too.
Roman Sharf:
Omegas always kept it affordable, and that’s why they sell so many watches.
Adrian:
Every time I put an Omega on, I want to buy an Aston Martin and be James Bond, I don’t know.
Crew:
Would you consider it an entry-level watch?
Adrian:
For sure, great entry-level watch.
Adrian:
All right, so this is the watch that got away. Every single time I get it, I’m like, “God damn it.” The 5980 in rose gold, which I actually prefer to the 5990 with the blue dial. This one is just… It’s perfect. It’s just perfection all around it. It’s by the best brand, in the best metal.
Roman Sharf:
Now, in a position where like, “Oh, is it going to go down a little more? Or is it going to go down a little more and then jump back up, and will I see this price level?” We don’t know. If you guys watched the podcast, we actually talked about this in detail.
Roman Sharf:
This thing, having gone up to $350,000 and then come back down to what, $200?
Adrian:
Yeah.
Roman Sharf:
$200,000… You’re saying to yourself, “Oh my God, will it go down more? Should I buy it now, not to miss out?” That’s not a question that we can’t answer.
Adrian:
Right now, the price level is healthy on it. To me, when I look at something based on demand of an overall product to X retail, it’s healthy. That’s what that watch should be.
Roman Sharf:
What you got there?
Adrian:
We got a Pepsi on Oyster and, again, another one where the verdict is still out: Jubilee vs Oyster, I can never decide.
Roman Sharf:
Well, this is white gold.
Adrian:
Oh, that’s right. That’s the white gold we bought… See? See what happens?
Roman Sharf:
Get out.
Adrian:
Yes, I bought this white gold one. At first glance, because you’re so used to seeing steel Pepsi’s, whereas the white gold ones, the one with 6719’s are so rare… And at first sight, it popped out because… Actually, it’s not even the right box… I’m like, “That one’s a steel Pepsi.” Now, I feel the gold. These are actually very low production, the 6719’s.
Roman Sharf:
Of course they are, because it looks almost identical to its steel counterpart and people would take the steel counterpart.
Adrian:
Yeah.
Roman Sharf:
But those that know, know.
Adrian:
Those that know, know.
Roman Sharf:
I got a rare one, here. I’m going to start with the original retail price, $11,950. What this is, is an old Patek Aquanaut. At this time, it’s a very rare watch. It’s very hard to find. I know Alex has been looking for this for someone for a year. What’s cool about this one is it’s absolutely full set, original box. This is what the boxes… These are the cheap ass boxes they came in, all the papers and everything else. Oh look, it even has the original tag. These used to be handwritten by hands because these tags, the dealers got them generically, they got a pack of them, and they would just write them out as they would sell the watch, which is kind of cool. And they got an extra strap.
Roman Sharf:
So this one, the market price today is around $60,000. This is a watch that I can honestly tell you that I’ve owned as cheap as $4,000.
Roman Sharf:
This was a doggy dog back in the day that you can get rid of for four, $5,000. Now that they’ve become super collectible and you can’t find them anywhere and they’re trading at $60K, all of a sudden it becomes appealing. It doesn’t just happen to retail clients…
Adrian:
It’s the case in point with the Royal Oak. I used to have no care in the world for Royal Oaks back when we were paying $13K.
Roman Sharf:
Yeah, because Offshores were hot.
Adrian:
Yeah, Offshores were the thing. Now that they’re damn near $50,000, I like them more. Anyway, moving on… Here, we have a 36 OP 126000 with a blue dial. I think that Oyster Perpetuals that they released with all the dial variations were just a big win for Rolex.
Adrian:
Here we go guys.
Roman Sharf:
I like the blue. So here, we have a Tudor. It’s the Tudor Sport Chrono.
Adrian:
You know your saying, “How do we do it? Quantity.”
Roman Sharf:
How do we do it? Quantity.
Adrian:
Decided to buy a pair of earrings… This is the one 116 reference, Batman’s… Picked them up really, really, really cheap, so hit up any of our sales guys to buy them today, before they’re gone.
Roman Sharf:
Why is this unboxing starting to sound like a sales show? Like a used car sales show?
Adrian:
Oh, I forgot we’re not… We don’t sell stuff here. Wait a second. Third one.
Roman Sharf:
Wait.
Adrian:
I contradict myself all the time. I said, “I don’t want to have 20 submariners in stock,” and then I go up and go and buy three Batmans. But I was like, “At the price, how the hell do I not buy them?”
Roman Sharf:
Oh, the bronze from Tudor… From somebody who had a very, very large wrist.
But yeah, the bronze from Tudor is always cool. I do like that watch, I think it’s pretty attractive.
All right, last but not least…
Adrian:
Hold on, hold up. We’ve got a Hulk. Another one.
Roman Sharf:
Another one, sorry.
Adrian:
This is another one that got away. I bought this in 2020 for myself, getting really excited for Eagles season… Bird gang. I’m like, “Ah man, I want something green for Sundays.” Bought it myself for $12,000… Went up to like $16,000 or something, I’m like, “Ah whatever, I’ll sell it.” Anyway, the one that got away, was the Hulk.
Crew:
I would not wear a Rolex to an Eagles game.
Adrian:
What? I could wear it sitting on my couch on Sundays.
Crew:
Oh, okay.
Adrian:
Just to match my vintage Eagles jersey.
Roman Sharf:
We are showing you a Vincent Calabrese.
Adrian:
AKA, a Movado. Tell me that doesn’t look alike.
Roman Sharf:
First of all, independent watcher… He started making watches at the age of 13. He’s also the founder of ACHI, which is the organization of all independent watchmakers, where Greubel Forsey is part of and all the big boys.
Adrian:
He’s the man, why are you waving a book in my face? I didn’t go to school.
Roman Sharf:
What I’m trying to explain to you is this guy is pretty iconic. He’s important.
Adrian:
I understand.
Roman Sharf:
He’s like a big deal.
Roman Sharf:
This particular watch was called ‘The Power’.
Adrian:
AKA, a Movado.
Roman Sharf:
This is not a Movado. This is a Vincent Calabrese Power.
Adrian:
Give me this. Tell me this doesn’t look like a Movado from three feet away.
Roman Sharf:
This is important, watch. Now, it does have a base ETA movement in it because the concentration of this watch was not on the actual watchmaking, it was the concentration it was on the design. So, look at the art deco logos, look at the design of the case and look at all those wonderful things… Stop laughing, Alex.
Roman Sharf:
And the finishing, right. And the finishing. But, you’ve got Journe Dufour, you’ve got all these guys that are part of this ACHI that he actually started.
Adrian:
The Illuminati.
Roman Sharf:
So yeah, he’s the shit, basically.
Adrian:
Can I see?
Roman Sharf:
Look at the original package.
Adrian:
Can I see the Movado?
Roman Sharf:
Hold on. Papers from July 20th, 1999.
Adrian:
Wow, so cool. Can I see it?
Crew:
That was like a month before I was born.
Roman Sharf:
Exactly, so that’s important.
Adrian:
Calabrese.
Adrian:
I’m sorry, this is a Movado to me, man. I’m like…
Roman Sharf:
It is not.
Adrian:
Look, it even has the little thing, even though that’s a date.
Roman Sharf:
You have the date up top, you have the power reserve… It’s called the power because of the power reserve.
Adrian:
I understand it’s the power reserve. I understand, I get it, I’m just saying from far it looks like a Movado.
Roman Sharf:
And to find it with the original box… It’s not an expensive watch, but I’m saying…
Adrian:
I know, I know. I’m saying, it looks like a Movado.
Roman Sharf:
You know what? I’ll buy it.
Adrian:
All right.
Roman Sharf:
For myself.
Adrian:
Yes, we got a winner.
Roman Sharf:
I think this is it for today. It was a pretty big one.
Adrian:
Yes.
Crew:
Question.
Adrian:
Yeah?
Roman Sharf:
Yes.
Crew:
Fastest moving watch?
Roman Sharf:
In terms of sales?
Adrian:
Whatever one’s priced right.
Roman Sharf:
It’s going to be Rolex in general, obviously.
Adrian:
Turnover, yeah. Rolex.
Roman Sharf:
Turnover is going to be Rolex. They’re number one for a reason whether it’s grey market or not grey market, they’re always really number one. They’re up here and number two, it’s like…
Adrian:
Rolex turnover is the fastest, yes.
Roman Sharf:
A hundred percent. Well, I would throw Omega into that mix.
Adrian:
No, they’re not as fast as Rolex.
Roman Sharf:
Close second.
Crew:
Alongside Vincent Calabrese.
Roman Sharf:
Vincent Calabrese, the fastest watch Vincent.
Roman Sharf:
Oh, how about this? If anybody’s interested in this Vincent Calabrese, hit my DMS and I’ll show the world that Vincent Calabrese is the fastest moving watch. I mean, I like…
Adrian:
You already sold it. You already sold it to yourself.
Roman Sharf:
The last time I had one of these, was probably seven years ago, maybe… Maybe 10.
Adrian:
It sounds like one of the heads of the five families. Vincent Calabrese.
Adrian:
Exactly.
Roman Sharf:
All right. Thank you guys. We’ll see you next time.