After the afternoon class, Rosen declined the invitation of the eldest and fourth eldest children to go to dinner together and trotted out of the school gate.
After staring at the world map, China map and hb map hanging on the wall in the bookstore across the street for a few seconds, all the information above was imprinted in his mind.
"The new map has been loaded. You can open the map to check it at any time."
A new system prompt popped up, and a circle also appeared in the upper right corner of Rosen's field of vision. shaped mini map.
As long as his attention is diverted, the small map will be directly converted into a large map. Whether it is direction, distance, current position, etc., everything is clear. The convenience is much better than what Rosen used. The game map is even better.
This immediately made Rosen interested. He was standing on the roadside but did not take a taxi. He scanned a shared bicycle with his backhand while experiencing the accuracy and convenience of lv3's map specialization. While riding a bicycle through the streets and alleys of Shimen, he soon arrived outside the antique store that was set as his destination.
Although it is an antique store, the items sold here are not antiques in the traditional sense such as jade, calligraphy, calligraphy, porcelain, copper, and wood. Instead, they look old at first glance, but they are not really that old. Clocks, watches, lighters, necklaces, rings, etc.
In general, the things here are basically European and American objects, but the specific age is not that far away, and it only lasted two or three hundred years.
Some are even objects that are more than a hundred years old.
For those who like old Western objects, this is certainly a place worth visiting and shopping, but for traditional antique lovers, most of them can’t help but sneer at it.
This is also normal. After all, as a Chinese with a long history, there is indeed enough reason to despise these "antiques" that are not even a hundred years old.
Of course Rosen came here not to buy anything, but to buy a few gadgets to fill his increasingly dry wallet.
"Sir, how can I help you?"
As soon as Rosen walked into the antique store, a pretty salesperson came forward with a smile on his face.
"I have an old watch that I want to show you, and then help me estimate the price. If the price is right and you accept it, I will sell it to you." Rosen said, taking it from his pocket He took out a watch that didn't look like much and put it on the counter.
"Please wait a moment, I will ask our appraiser to come out and give you a look." As soon as the beautiful saleswoman saw this watch, her eyes flashed, and she immediately turned around to ask for the so-called appraisal. division.
"This is an American A-11 military watch from World War II."
The appraiser is about thirty years old and wears gold-rimmed glasses. How elegant and knowledgeable he was, but he gave Rosen the feeling that this guy was a gentle scum and a big liar.
Facts also proved that Rosen’s guess was correct.
The appraiser said: "You know, right? The A-11 itself is not a specific model, but a production standard implemented by major American watch manufacturers in several different variations during this period. .
In order to supply the army, there were many manufacturers, such as Elgin, Bulova, Waltham, Hamilton, etc., and then supplied to the armies of various Allied countries, because The production time is long, and the output is too large, so it is very common abroad. It cannot be said that it is not very valuable in the street."
Rosen raised his eyebrows and said: "What about my piece, it is expensive. ?"
"In my opinion, it's only two hundred yuan at most." The appraiser looked at Rosen and said sincerely: "Although the value is average, it is a foreign brand after all, so it is older than the domestic one. The watch must be more expensive. Do you want to sell it?"
"Haha..."
Rosen reached out and took back the Hamilton A-11 and said: " I definitely want to buy it, but the price you gave is too low."
While talking, he pointed to the watch in his hand and said: "Dust-proof and waterproof case, extreme temperature resistance, and. Daily accuracy requirements +
-30 seconds of solid movement and a power reserve of 30-56 hours. More importantly, this is a completely original piece of a- with almost no damage, scratches or rust. 11. Such perfect appearance is rare even in foreign countries. You only gave me two hundred yuan. This is a bit of a joke."
"These are all from the Internet. According to the data, the actual market situation is not like this." The appraiser gritted his teeth and insisted. "If you are willing to sell it, how about I give you a little more, five hundred?"
"Forget it." Rosen said with a smile: "I'll keep it for myself."
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As he spoke, Rosen put his watch in his pocket and left.
The appraiser frowned. Although he felt a little pity, he did not stop him.
"Hey, Brother Luo, why are you here?" Just when Rosen was about to go out, a familiar voice came into his ears.
He looked up and saw that it was Hou Lei whom he had met through archery.
Rosen looked at him, then at the store behind him, and said with a smile: "It's okay, I just have nothing to do. Come here and take a look and open your eyes."
Hou Lei Obviously he didn't believe it, so he immediately asked the beauty what was going on with the sales, and then asked Rosen to take out the Hamilton A-11.
After holding it in his hand and examining it carefully, Hou Lei said: "This watch is in really good condition. If you find a collector who knows the goods, it can indeed be sold for a good price, but In Shangyanshang, what I do here is business, and there must be a profit, so even if it is for your sake, I can give you at most 7,000 yuan for this watch. If it works, you can keep it. If it doesn’t, forget it. ."
"Okay." Rosen nodded.
"It's great." Hou Lei said with a smile: "Cash or transfer?"
"Don't worry." LuoSen reached into his pocket and took out three more watches and said: "I still have some watches here. You can help me estimate the price and sell them to you together."
"German b-uhr pilot's watch , German b-uhr observer watch, British watch." Hou Lei looked at Rosen in surprise and said, "Did you poke the hole in the World War II military watch?"
"It happens to be. A friend, he has these things in his hands," Rosen said casually.
He doesn’t know much about watches. After all, starting from his generation, watches are no longer a necessity for timekeeping, but have become a dispensable luxury.
Because of luxury, Rosen, who originally had an average family background, really didn’t have much research.
These watches were all trophies he had collected on the battlefield. When he returned, he stuffed them into a backpack and brought them back.
I took four yuan today just to test the waters.
Of course, he will not always sell takeout. As long as he has enough money, he will naturally no longer be a second-rate dealer.
Although Hou Lei was very curious about how these watches in good condition came from, he was very professional and did not ask anything, but the price was also generous.
This also re-invigorated Rosen’s wallet, which had been deflated for a long time.
"Rosen, don't leave in a hurry. I'll treat you to dinner later." Hou Lei stopped Rosen, who was about to leave, and said with a smile, "We plan to go hunting in the mountains in two days. , I can’t do it without you.”