Used Rolex Watches: San Francisco Gem Expert Says Rising Gold Prices Will Affect Holiday Costs in Pre-owned Rolex Market
San Francisco, CA (ContentDesk) June 28, 2006 -- With gold topping out at more than $700 an ounce last month and forecasters predicting higher valuations ahead jewelers who trade in the pre-owned Rolex market may be forced to raise prices as much as 30 percent long before the Christmas buying season begins, says San Francisco gemologist Avi Dayan. Climbing interest rates, the weak U.S. dollar and the war in Iraq have made gold and other precious metals more valuable than theyve been in 25 years. Experienced Rolex collectors are keeping their eyes on the price of gold, he says. Some consumers believe its only new Rolex watches that are affected by soaring gold prices but thats not the case. The cost of merchandise in the pre-owned Rolex market is directly affected by activity in the new Rolex arena, says Dayan.Dayan says Rolex SA, the Swiss company that began manufacturing luxury wristwatches in 1905, vigilantly controls the market. "You'll never see Rolex flood the market," he says.
"You'll never see an oversupply of new Rolex watches for sale. Such controls make new Rolex watches scarce, says Dayan, who is a graduate of the Israeli Gemological Institute. As a result, some jewelers deliberately hold back inventory during unstable times, banking on a better price later. If the price of gold continues to go up, by Christmas, those same retailers will be pulling their Rolex merchandise out of the case, adjusting the price upward and making a handsome profit. Dayan says jewelers must answer the question: "Should I charge the consumer what I paid for the watch, or should I charge what its going to cost me to replace it?"He says there is no scarcity of watches In the used Rolex market. While the price of used Rolex watches is impacted by steeply rising gold prices, preowned inventory is not held back because a worldwide network of buyers continually provides a quality supply.
"There is just no incentive for a used Rolex dealer to hold back, he says. Typically, there is lag time between rising prices in gold and higher costs for watches, says Dayan, but eventually the lag time ends and the higher prices begin.
When the pre-owned Rolex network is forced to pay from10 to 30 percent more for a timepiece than they paid for a similar watch only a couple of months earlier the
higher cost is passed on. Soon," he says, " the increased cost filters down to the doctors wife who wants to surprise her husband with a Rolex on Christmas morning. The gem expert says prices on the Rolex President -- considered the company's most opulent timepiece-- could spike as much as 10 percent and various gold and stainless steel models face the possibility of a 30-50 percent increase. "The gold market is putting pressure on the Rolex market and consumers may pay for it before summers end."For more information about the impact of rising gold prices on the pre-owned Rolex market, contact Avi Dayan, owner of San Francisco-based A&E Watches at (415) 437-3263..
Tritium Technology in Military Watches
Copyright 2006 Trevor Rowell
Tritium paint has been used on the hands and numerals of watches since the 1930's. At first this technology was Top Secret and restricted to use on military watches.
Tritium paint on watches is a mixture of tritium and phospor. Tritium is naturally radio-active and needs no external source of light or charge to work. Tritium does not glow. As it decays, tritium emits beta radiation, which are a group of excited electrons that in turn excite the electron in the phosphor atoms making them emit photons, or light.
As they return to their ground (non-excited) state, the phosphor glows. Phosphor can also be excited by UV light from the sun or other light sources. Thus, the tritium paint relies on tritium radioactivity to make the phosphor glow in the dark, not any charge from external light source.
Tritium, has a half life of 12.3 years, a half-life is simply the time it takes HALF of the tritium to decay. So as long...
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Follow the English Premiership through your wrist watch
A unique watch, developed by a Hong Kong based entrepreneur, enables the owner to view all fixtures and keep a record of the results of up to any three of their favourite teams in the English Premiership Football League is now on the market.The watch, which comes in three colours, black, blue and red, is the brainchild of Robert Cave, Managing Director of Spfx Sports Watches (International) Ltd."At a business lunch with a friend three years ago, I said, wouldn't be great if I could instantly know whom my favourite football teams are playing and the idea of a watch having this capability was born," Robert Cave said."It has been quite a journey and it has resulted in the development of what is the first watch to read and download information direct from the Internet," he said.The watch costs ?99 and can be purchased through www.spfxsports.com and www.3lionssport.comIt comes with an electronic key which enables fixtures to be downloaded from the official www.spfxsports.com website.Up to...
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Weather Alert Expert - SKYLERT, Inc., a Leader in Delivering Real-Time Severe Weather Watches Expands Services to OnSite Weather Consulting
Gallatin, TN - April 1, 2006 - SKYLERT, Inc., a leader in delivering real-time Severe Weather Watches and Warnings, Homeland Security Alerts, Amber Alerts, Hurricane Warnings and Tsunami Warnings instantly to cellphones, pagers, PDAs, Blackberries, and email accounts have expanded their services to OnSite Weather Consulting.While the receipt of weather warnings is crucial to the protection of life and property, there should also be a means of monitoring weather information on a mesoscale level, especially live radar and lightning data at large events. SKYLERT, Inc. gives you just that. With SKYLERT OnSite Weather Consulting, we have certified Meteorologists that come to your event location and provide specific weather services specifically for your location. We can serve you like no other service provider can.
Our goal is to provide you the best in localized weather coverage, minimizing cost of the event and keeping people safe.SKYLERT OnSite Weather Consulting is perfect for...
Weather Alert Expert - SKYLERT, Inc., a Leader in Delivering Real-Time Severe Weather Watches Expands Services to OnSite Weather Consulting
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Major Clothing Stores Missed the Mark With Leather Wristbands & Cuff Watches
Major clothing retailers missed the mark when it comes to the rising popularity of leather wristbands, cuffs and cuff watches.
Small online businesses have filled the need left by these major clothing retailers.
Leather wristbands, bracelets and cuffs were popular in the 1970's and then made a huge comeback about 4 years ago.
As soon as they started to become popular again, a few small online businesses popped up selling various styles of leather wristbands, cuffs and cuff watches<...
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Perfect Gift for your father this Father?s day
June is the month dedicated to all fathers. And with this, they deserve something special from their sons and daughters. What will you give you father? Would it be something you bought from the mall? Or something you did all by yourself? Whether it is cheap, expensive, small, or big, we have to make sure that it is a special one because we will give it to someone who is dear to us.
Here are some suggestions you can give to your father.
If your father is between 41-50 years old, why not give him a pair of eyeglasses? At this stage, our fathers are starting to feel that everything is going blurry. Or if they do have one already, why not provide them a new one or better, a check-up with their Ophthalmologist. I'm sure they will appreciate this because they need this.
If your father is between 51 ? 60 years old, why not give him books? At this stage, our fathers would like to spend more time reading books, or go fishing, or play golf....
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Tritium Technology in Military Watches
Copyright 2006 Trevor Rowell
Tritium paint has been used on the hands and numerals of watches since the 1930's. At first this technology was Top Secret and restricted to use on military watches.
Tritium paint on watches is a mixture of tritium and phospor. Tritium is naturally radio-active and needs no external source of light or charge to work. Tritium does not glow. As it decays, tritium emits beta radiation, which are a group of excited electrons that in turn excite the electron in the phosphor atoms making them emit photons, or light.
As they return to their ground (non-excited) state, the phosphor glows. Phosphor can also be excited by UV light from the sun or other light sources. Thus, the tritium paint relies on tritium radioactivity to make the phosphor glow in the dark, not any charge from external light source.
Tritium, has a half life of 12.3 years, a half-life is simply the time it takes HALF of the tritium to decay. So as long...
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Ladders
A ladder is a collective set of steps, linked vertically via two horizontal rods. These steps are called rungs and the rods supporting them are called stiles. A ladder is commonly used for climbing at home or at work. There are two types of ladders -- rigid or hard material ladders and rope ladders. Rigid ladders are generally portable, but are sometimes fixed permanently to buildings or structures.
Ladders come in variety of styles and heights. They can either be rented or...
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Loveholstery - Comedy Film About Love & Upholstery
Up and coming director and screen writer Jimmy Prescott will have his first film festival screening at this years Austin Film Festival.Loveholstery will appear as part of the Austin Shorts Program 7pm, Wed. Oct. 20, 2004 at the Texas Spirit Theater in Austin, Texas.The film begins with John (played by Greg Gondek) being cruelly dumped by his girlfriend Melissa. (played by Brynn Morrison) To make matters worse she even has the audacity to introduce John to her new guy. John, as any newly dumped...
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Building Wealth Through Real Estate Jobbing
In our Accounting class we had a good teacher. Among the many things he taught us, I can still remember clearly how his voice resonated against the class room walls when he talked about depreciation and real estate.He said that all physical assets including building, machinery, furniture, is subject to waste and decay. All physical assets (of course except land) have to be depreciated. Even if you talk about money, in time due to inflation and other factors its value will decrease. A $100 ten...
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