Cheapest Watch Ever

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Currently holidaying in Japan and came across this brand new watch in a ¥100 shop for ¥330. This equates to just US$2.11 at current exchange rates and it's the cheapest brand new watch I've ever seen. Would love to see someone beat this 😊
 
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This one sold for $1.00, 125 years ago. Ingersoll Yankee. I know, I know, someone will come along and tell me what that dollar would be today, with inflation.

 
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This one sold for $1.00, 125 years ago. Ingersoll Yankee. I know, I know, someone will come along and tell me what that dollar would be today, with inflation.

Love the guarantee on this watch. I find it interesting that the cost of a service is 25¢ (a quarter the cost of the watch). Imagine if this applied to the cost of servicing a modern Omega or Rolex 😮
 
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Love the guarantee on this watch. I find it interesting that the cost of a service is 25¢ (a quarter the cost of the watch). Imagine if this applied to the cost of servicing a modern Omega or Rolex 😮
The case paper also says that, during the year of the guarantee, if the watch is returned with a fault and the customer doesn’t wish to wait for the watch to be repaired, Ingersoll will send a new watch for a ten cent fee!