WF1120-0
Robinsons Jewellers / Leicester 17th Dec 2016
Happened to be walking down the street in Leicester and noticed a selection of pre-owned watches in this jewellers window. There was a nice Brietling Superocean for less than £2000 which caught my eye, and lots of Rolexes and a few TAGs, including an Aquaracer and right in the corner tucked away in one of those 'transit' cases that people are always trying to sell on eBay there was a decent looking quartz 4000 Series.
I've never seen one before, and in the window it's hard to judge, so I half expected to be handed another tiny little 90's TAG that would look silly on my wrist. Surprisingly, it was about the same size as the WAH1110-0 Formula One that I was wearing at the time (40mm) and not only that but the bracelet was a perfect fit too.
Comdition was pretty good (the picture isn't the actual watch I looked at), with no major dings or damage and it doesn't really look it's age at all. Maybe the bracelet and the gold bezel age it a bit, but all things considered I wouldn't be embarrassed to wear it out.
While the bracelet was a good fit it did pull my hairs almost straight away, which is not good, and it looked like someone had used some wrong pins to repair the clasp as there were two ends sticking out which shouldn't be there. The clasp was fairly scratch free as well, but not polished.
Overall the watch looks well cared for and in original condition. The lady in the shop said they haven't done anything to it at all. No box and papers, and an asking price of £400 seemed reasonable to me, although I see from Calibre 11's guide that you should expect to pay $3-500 for a good condition piece, so maybe this is a touch overpriced? They did say they would replace the battery for me though, so that's an immediate saving of £50 or so I suppose.
It was interesting to try on, but I don't think I would buy this one. £400 is a good chunk to take out of my TAG fund, I think I'd rather keep it intact for better things next year.
Read: The Ultimate Guide to the 4000 Series on Calibre 11
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