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[leffemonster]

Anyone on here (with deep pockets...) the lucky winner? 

Search ebay sold listings - item number 274194127609

[SeikoSoMatic]

Surprised me too, how high that went . . .
I guess the silver dial version is considered rarer, and NOS you obviously don't see every day.

[suntzu]

[HiBeat]

That's obviously a nice watch but that price is just nonsensical.    

I wonder if the 'winner' is going to time doughnuts or a human pulse or maybe recant on the bid ?

[pip]

You can buy a lot of doughnuts for a bag of sand...

[nordlys]

Good Lord. I mean, it's in decent condition but... really? I could think of a lot of other things I would rather buy with that sum.

[tritto]

I was watching that too. I guess an unworn example of a great watch is going to go for serious money.
I know the silver dial is less common than the blue, but I personally like the blue better.

[mostlywabisabi]

Nice watch but I agree it's a bit much and still has signs of storage marks/scratches.

[nordlys]

Jan 16, 2020 18:40:52 GMT -8 tritto said:

I was watching that too. I guess an unworn example of a great watch is going to go for serious money.
I know the silver dial is less common than the blue, but I personally like the blue better.

I'm wary of any listing described as NOS. I mean, this example appeared to be in great condition, but there were quite a few scratches all over the case. Could be that the watch really was never worn and that the scratches were from storage, but it's more likely that the watch was gently used over its lifetime.

I'm really fed up with the amount of "NOS" listings on Ebay and Yahoo JP. It's getting to the point where any watch that isn't beat to crap will have a generic sticker slapped on the caseback and will be listed by the seller as "NOS."

[tritto]

Jan 16, 2020 20:31:37 GMT -8 nordlys said:

Jan 16, 2020 18:40:52 GMT -8 tritto said:

I was watching that too. I guess an unworn example of a great watch is going to go for serious money.
I know the silver dial is less common than the blue, but I personally like the blue better.

I'm wary of any listing described as NOS. I mean, this example appeared to be in great condition, but there were quite a few scratches all over the case. Could be that the watch really was never worn and that the scratches were from storage, but it's more likely that the watch was gently used over its lifetime.

I'm really fed up with the amount of "NOS" listings on Ebay and Yahoo JP. It's getting to the point where any watch that isn't beat to crap will have a generic sticker slapped on the caseback and will be listed by the seller as "NOS."

I had my doubts too, but wasn't entirely sure either way.

[cobrajet25]

Not surprised.  It is a fairly rare and desirable model, and the condition is about as good as you will find.  Plus, it is located in Europe.

I have always theorized that nice watches located in Europe on Ebay are bid up higher by European buyers because a lot of importation taxes can be avoided.  But maybe I am full of sh!t.

I have seen nice Pogues go for that kind of money without all of the accoutrements included with this watch.  All were from sellers on the other side of The Pond, and were presumably sold to buyers on the other side of The Pond.

I think mine was about $90 15+ years ago.  It is very nice, but certainly not close to NOS.  IMHO, the buyer of this watch didn't do badly at all.

[tomw86]

Jan 16, 2020 21:47:42 GMT -8 cobrajet25 said:

Not surprised.  It is a fairly rare and desirable model, and the condition is about as good as you will find.  Plus, it is located in Europe.

I have always theorized that nice watches located in Europe on Ebay are bid up higher by European buyers because a lot of importation taxes can be avoided.  But maybe I am full of sh!t.

I have seen nice Pogues go for that kind of money without all of the accoutrements included with this watch.  All were from sellers on the other side of The Pond, and were presumably sold to buyers on the other side of The Pond.

I think mine was about $90 15+ years ago.  It is very nice, but certainly not close to NOS.  IMHO, the buyer of this watch didn't do badly at all.

I think that's probably the reason behind why prices are climbing ever higher in Europe. I've seen non-running early quartz SQ's breaking the £30 to £40 mark for a while now, it wasn't long ago that they'd barely go past £20.

Anything JDM or even remotely 'vintage' goes for silly money. Yahoo Japan is still a gold mine but once you've added the same again in costs, and then postage, and then customs and importation if you get caught it doesn't take long for it to get prohibitive for the average buyer.

[nordlys]

Jan 16, 2020 21:56:34 GMT -8 tomw86 said:

Jan 16, 2020 21:47:42 GMT -8 cobrajet25 said:

Not surprised.  It is a fairly rare and desirable model, and the condition is about as good as you will find.  Plus, it is located in Europe.

I have always theorized that nice watches located in Europe on Ebay are bid up higher by European buyers because a lot of importation taxes can be avoided.  But maybe I am full of sh!t.

I have seen nice Pogues go for that kind of money without all of the accoutrements included with this watch.  All were from sellers on the other side of The Pond, and were presumably sold to buyers on the other side of The Pond.

I think mine was about $90 15+ years ago.  It is very nice, but certainly not close to NOS.  IMHO, the buyer of this watch didn't do badly at all.

I think that's probably the reason behind why prices are climbing ever higher in Europe. I've seen non-running early quartz SQ's breaking the £30 to £40 mark for a while now, it wasn't long ago that they'd barely go past £20.

Anything JDM or even remotely 'vintage' goes for silly money. Yahoo Japan is still a gold mine but once you've added the same again in costs, and then postage, and then customs and importation if you get caught it doesn't take long for it to get prohibitive for the average buyer.

Yeah, it's probably a combination of the lack of VAT (or "already included" VAT) plus the fact that most people trust a seller in their own region more-so than from abroad. Buying from Yahoo JP can be a bit intimidating your first time, which is likely why many never venture into those waters. Oh well, more for us!

[tomw86]

Jan 17, 2020 1:01:02 GMT -8 nordlys said:

Jan 16, 2020 21:56:34 GMT -8 tomw86 said:

I think that's probably the reason behind why prices are climbing ever higher in Europe. I've seen non-running early quartz SQ's breaking the £30 to £40 mark for a while now, it wasn't long ago that they'd barely go past £20.

Anything JDM or even remotely 'vintage' goes for silly money. Yahoo Japan is still a gold mine but once you've added the same again in costs, and then postage, and then customs and importation if you get caught it doesn't take long for it to get prohibitive for the average buyer.

Yeah, it's probably a combination of the lack of VAT (or "already included" VAT) plus the fact that most people trust a seller in their own region more-so than from abroad. Buying from Yahoo JP can be a bit intimidating your first time, which is likely why many never venture into those waters. Oh well, more for us!

Very true, although I think I trust Japanese sellers a lot more than UK ones since I started buying from them. It's very rare I've had a problem with a Japan purchase compared to those from my own neck of the woods.
And don't mention YJ in front of my wife at the moment, something like 20 watches plus tech manuals, tools and catalogs are on their way to me as we type!