Chicagohawkie
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Just saw a jikko white 3 oil quench 240 gyuto Honyaki priced at 1700! That’s insane! Question, does anyone else thinks this is completely nuts? Holy crap!
Guess you haven't been following the crazy prices Rolex are going for these days on secondary market. Its all down to supply and demand. I did notice Maksim dropped the list price of his Jikko/'Shiraki' honyakis 20%. Guess he wasn't seeing the sales he expected and had to adjust prices accordingly. The 15% additional sale price reduction to about $850 dropped them into the realms of acceptability for me. Anything above that demands a better handle than burnt chestnut IMO.
Guess you haven't been following the crazy prices Rolex are going for these days on secondary market. Its all down to supply and demand. I did notice Maksim dropped the list price of his Jikko/'Shiraki' honyakis 20%. Guess he wasn't seeing the sales he expected and had to adjust prices accordingly. The 15% additional sale price reduction to about $850 dropped them into the realms of acceptability for me. Anything above that demands a better handle than burnt chestnut IMO.
What’s wrong with burnt chestnut?
You can get an oil quench honyaki for $275.
https://www.aframestokyo.com/tesshu...-240mm-blue-i-steel--japanese-chef-kn240.html
From what I've been able read, they need some work, but the steel is apparently worth it. If it were only a little taller at the heel.
As for the rest, they are way too rich for my blood. Anything over $350USD is out of my range when I consider exchange to local currency.
Well for one think its light pushing the balance point forward on the blade. OK if you enjoy forwarded weighted blades. Personally I like it to be at the pinch grip.What’s wrong with burnt chestnut?
Beat up is all the rage. A guy recently bought a vintage Rolex 5513 for $2.50 in a thrift store. Thing was beat up really bad. He sold it for $6500 on Ebay last week with some question mark over its authenticity. Turns out its genuine and worth nowadays about $10K in its beat up state. I'd be running to that drawer.......Hmmmm, have a few old beat up Rolex’s in my drawer, maybe I should look into that. Haven’t worn a watch in 20 years! Maybe my antique sundial is worth a mint as well. Jikko Shiraki hamono Honyakis are made by his apprentices now. No interest in Shiraki anything these days. Now to look into those Rolex’s!
Beat up is all the rage. A guy recently bought a vintage Rolex 5513 for $2.50 in a thrift store. Thing was beat up really bad. He sold it for $6500 on Ebay last week with some question mark over its authenticity. Turns out its genuine and worth nowadays about $10K in its beat up state. I'd be running to that drawer.......
Have you seen the videos of “production run distressed jeans”. They slide them over an ironing board and hit them with a belt sander. Triple the price.Beat up is all the rage. A guy recently bought a vintage Rolex 5513 for $2.50 in a thrift store. Thing was beat up really bad. He sold it for $6500 on Ebay last week with some question mark over its authenticity. Turns out its genuine and worth nowadays about $10K in its beat up state. I'd be running to that drawer.......
I'm curious about this too. Sure look purdy but any real world advantage? I'm guessing little if any. DiffHT on a sword....whole other ball game.I've been trying to figure out what the performance benefit of differential heat treating is for smaller blades such as kitchen knives. I get the benefit in swords, etc. So taking visual appeal out of the equation, is there something else, how's honyaki with 65 hrc edge better than the same steel mono at 65 hrc?
I suggest you post this on the Rolex Forum vintage subsection. They can give you a full appraisal. I'm not into Rolex, vintage or modern.
Actually they are a little oversized. 240's have a 244 edge length and 54 tall at the heel.Yes, if anyone has one of those terribly overpriced JNS honyakis I’ll gladly take it off your hands.
Atleast shirakis apprentices makes true edge length 240mm Honyakis!
Even betterActually they are a little oversized. 240's have a 244 edge length and 54 tall at the heel.
I suggest you check out the classified sections of these sites. Pretty fair market-based pricing (ie not jewelry store mark ups, but no screaming bargains either).
I don't really follow Rolex, but the Omega forum I am on has had some like this typically listed in the $1k - $2k range. Datejusts are not nearly as popular as the old subs and daytonas, so they do not command the $20k - $200k sales prices.What’s this POS worth?
Says who?...Jikko Shiraki hamono Honyakis are made by his apprentices now. No interest in Shiraki anything these days...
kato and shigs going for nearly 1k, now that's absurd.
i wish smiths would produce generic honyakis with straight non wavy hardening line with no mirror polish at a more reasonable price.
Guess it’s going back in the junk box! I know I have another somewhere, maybe better luck goes with that. My dad gave me his omega that’s unused, haven’t bothered to grab it yet. Had no idea watches were such a big thing.I don't really follow Rolex, but the Omega forum I am on has had some like this typically listed in the $1k - $2k range. Datejusts are not nearly as popular as the old subs and daytonas, so they do not command the $20k - $200k sales prices.
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