Expected retail: €1,200 – €1,600 (depending on direct purchase or boutique). Resale value: uncertain, but rare pieces with a strong theme often hold or appreciate among niche collectors.
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While the design is unapologetically Italian-French, the heartbeat is Swiss. Hotel Courbet has equipped the Tinto Brass 60 Exclusive with the Sellita SW200-1 Elaboré. hotel courbet tinto brass watch 60 exclusive
Why this movement? Reliability. The SW200-1 is a workhorse, beating at 28,800 vibrations per hour (4Hz) with a 38-hour power reserve. However, Hotel Courbet has requested a specific modification: the rotor is finished in a Roulette Noir (Black roulette) style, with a central golden screw.
It is not an in-house movement (at this price point, that would be impossible), but it is regulated in four positions to +/- 7 seconds per day. For a watch focused on art rather than instrument accuracy, this is exceptional. Expected retail: €1,200 – €1,600 (depending on direct
The Hotel Courbet Tinto Brass Watch 60 Exclusive is not for everyone. If you work in a conservative law firm or prefer a Rolex Datejust, this watch will likely offend your sensibilities.
This watch is for:
Let’s address the elephant in the room. For $2,100, you could buy a used Longines, a new Certina, or a high-spec Christopher Ward. Those are excellent watches. But they are commodities.
The Hotel Courbet Tinto Brass Watch 60 Exclusive is a collectible. You are paying for: If you buy watches to flip for profit, look elsewhere
If you buy watches to flip for profit, look elsewhere. But if you buy watches to feel something—to look at your wrist and recall the grainy, passionate, rebellious spirit of 1970s Italian cinema—then this watch is a bargain at twice the price.