Pop quiz: what's the most important watch ever made with regards to the impact it had on the industry, the way it changed what people bought, the effect it had on the fortunes of watch companies? One just popped up on Yahoo! Japan. This should be fun! https://buyee.jp/item/yahoo/auction/t764106289?conversionType=yac_item_bottom_recommend_list Non-working though, and that's not something you can take to your local strip mall watch guy.
BTW, if anyone is interested in learning more about these, there's a great series of posts about them on IG by TheSeikoGuy, including some new research and discoveries: https://www.instagram.com/the_seiko_guy/
If Rolex made the first ever watch with revolutionary new technology and put it in a solid gold case 50 years ago, how much do you think you'd need to pay for that? A lot more than $10k, I'm guessing.
To be honest... even not working, I think that's a hell of a deal. Finding someone who can fix it would be tough, but not impossible. The date version is the 2nd ref, from 1970. The first ref, from '69 was a no date.
