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Anyone here land the EBay £7500 RAF 53 Thin Arrow?

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Only 4...meh!

Indeed. Not up to standards. A dozen "Thin Arrows" is the "Boss" minimum. 😀
 
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Nice example of one of my all time favorites. And a reasonable price IMO considering this is a very undervalued model still.
 
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gemini4 gemini4
Indeed. Not up to standards. A dozen "Thin Arrows" is the "Boss" minimum. 😀

Need one more!

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I'm surprised at the price. These always seem to hover between £2000 and £3000 whenever I've checked the auction sites and neither the IWC mk11 or the Lecoultre version have gone for that amount.
I'll be interested to see if this a flash in the pan or if the TA is the next big thing after the 321 Speedmasters.
 
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I'm surprised at the price. These always seem to hover between £2000 and £3000 whenever I've checked the auction sites and neither the IWC mk11 or the Lecoultre version have gone for that amount.
I'll be interested to see if this a flash in the pan or if the TA is the next big thing after the 321 Speedmasters.

You seen that amount for the orginal dial Thin Arrow version? Fat Arrows perhaps?
 
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You seen that amount for the orginal dial Thin Arrow version? Fat Arrows perhaps?
Actually, a quick trawl through WoK past auctions didn't give me much info. However, from March this year they sold a FA for £2400, a Mk11 for £4000 and two leCoultre Mk11 for 1200 and 2500 respectively. In November last year they did sell a TA, for £3600. I think it's about 25% in fees so the TA was about £4100. It's still a big jump to £7500.
 
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I have a many hand sets for this watch. Is there a specific measurement to confirm?
 
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I think this watch has many things going for it as far as appreciation potential is concerned - large size at 37mm, true military heritage, omega pedigree and predecessor to the railmaster, low production numbers with few surviving in original and excellent condition particularly the TA version (I see a nice original version for sale about once a year), and antimagnetic. Even the versions with the replacement Bienne TA dials are hard to find - there are not that many of them around (maybe a few dozen?).
 
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Edit: A different kind of Railmaster just popped up for $9500 or best offer.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/163081447972

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I’d be careful.
This seller has 3 watches listed, a trilogy of sorts.
This 135.004-63 RM
A 14755 SM and
A 105.003-64 Speedie.

Very little details and some strange components.
 
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