To help assist customers in determining the scarcity or collectibility of a given timepiece in today's market, some watches in this catalog have been assigned a rarity/collectibilty grade of 1 star through 4 stars. With the stars indicating the following: Uncommon/Collectible Scarce/Very Collectible Rare/Highly Collectible Extremely Rare/Investment Grade Collectible Factors that influence the assigned "collectibility grade" are: - Horological milestones (like the first automatic, the first alarm, etc.) - Technical Quality and innovative design. - Historical Importance. - Condition in Relationship to other examples of similar type. - Low survival rate to other examples of similar type. - Investment potential.
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