Knock a zero off the end of the price and they have a great watch. I'm not seeing $3K in value here. Especially when they leave "Alpinist" off the dial. I don't really understand re-issues that sell for more than mint condition vintage pieces of the same watch would. I mean I may be off in this case - really not sure what the market value of a '50s Alpinist really is, but this just seems WAY too high for a Seiko that doesn't have "Grand" in front of the name.
I mean that's the same price as the 55th Anniversary Automatic Chronograph SRQ031!
Ok, I went and looked further - that's only the Limited Edition that is that price, and frankly I don't like the looks of it nearly as much as this one, which is $750:
Still needs Alpinist on the dial though.
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