Hairspring

Episode 76: Q&A (Pt. 6)


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Erik & Max return to answer your queries in a a wide-ranging episode that hits on everything from 2 watch modern Rolex collection picks, vintage value under 20K, roasting the 5159, figuring out the best QPs ever, the best watches ever sold that you never saw, how to manage databases, and valuing extremely rare watches. Plus and Only Wrist for a SEAL turned doctor. 


Links Mentioned:


Modern 2 Watch Rolex Collection:


Max:


https://www.europeanwatch.com/blog/rolex-datejust-126234-palm-motif-dial-review


https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/southpaw-rolex-the-left-handed-gmt-gets-it-right


(Erik Misspoke here, Tiger Iron not Tiger Eye)


Erik:


https://watchesbysjx.com/2025/04/rolex-gmt-master-ii-126729vtnr-26715chnr.html (Tiger Iron)


https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/just-because-two-rolex-le-mans-daytona


Watches Others Love That We Don’t Care About:


https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/the-new-rolex-daytona (Max is Wrong here, obviously) 


https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/kurono-tokyo-watch-release-solve-flipping-problem (Both Agree)


20K Value:


https://www.phillips.com/detail/omega/119795 (Crazy Example, Normal Dials Under 20K)


https://hairspring.com/blogs/finds/tropical-dial-a384-zenith-el-primero-2


https://hairspring.com/blogs/finds/breguet-dial-44920-movado-celestograf


https://hairspring.com/blogs/finds/14364-omega-seamaster-de-ville-calibre-321


https://hairspring.com/products/snow-white-multichron-12-steel


https://hairspring.com/blogs/finds/01-0040-418-zenith-el-primero-espada-sub-sea-moonphase


https://hairspring.com/blogs/finds/mk5-pumpkin-1675-rolex-gmt-master


https://hairspring.com/blogs/finds/2998-3-lollipop-omega-speedmaster-2


Journe Market Insight:


https://hairspring.com/blogs/journal/market-insights-fp-journe-over-the-last-decade


5159G:


https://collectability.com/product/patek-philippe-perpetual-retrograde-calendar-ref-5159g-001/


Best QP:


https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/vintage-audemars-piguet-reference-5516-perpetual-calendar


https://www.phillips.com/detail/audemars-piguet/166220


https://hairspring.com/products/3970ep-second-series-perpetual-calendar-chronograph-platinum_42658


https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/in-depth-patek-philippe-reference-2497-part-1


Best Watches You Haven’t Seen:


https://hairspring.com/products/3941j-perpetual-calendar-dore-dial-early-second-series-yellow-gold (Not Max’s Watch, but Same Thing)


https://hairspring.com/products/25668pt-perpetual-calendar-skeleton-platinum


https://langepedia.com/patek-philippe-5004acier-the-story-of-a-legend/ (Not Our Example, but Same Thing)


https://hairspring.com/products/3970ep-second-series-perpetual-calendar-chronograph-platinum_42658


Sub Case Note: Erik Misspoke 6238, Obviously Meant 6538


Only Wrist:


https://www.acollectedman.com/products/historiques-cornes-de-vache-1955-chronograph-for-hodinkee-steel


https://www.phillips.com/detail/longines/87664


https://hairspring.com/blogs/finds/gilt-dial-pcg-1675-rolex-gmt-master

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