Haha it's a very nice piece. definitely not crap. i was very close to pulling the trigger. my concern was matching the claim that it had never been serviced with the potentially non-original hands.
@dsio I knew you meant it that way 😀
but pricewise.... it is high... but after all it is a historic piece - a milestone in watchmaker history and only produced in a small number....
I mean if you compare to all this Ed Whites flying high at the moment.....
Very nice example indeed, and price probably about right, but there are 2 buts.
The 3 sub-dials hands are not original to the watch: they are still original vintage EP but they are not OK for MKI, they have to be thin. The same goes for the hour and minute hands: they are not for a MKI, in MKI the gap between the lumed part of the hands and the black tip of the hands is thinner, these are MKII hands. The central chrono red hand I am fairly certain is an even later replacement, but on this I wouldnt put my hand on fire.
The listing also says that the ladder bracelet is easy to come by: well, that is half a lie, in the sense that the bracelet it self is indeed relatively easy to come by but....try to get your hands on the correct "ZJ" original end-links! Nearly impossible and if you find them they cost MORE than the bracelet it self!
All being said still a very good watch and example (the case is wonderful) and these are getting very hard to find in these conditions and especially with MKI case. I still thing that especially MKI will continue to rise in value, they are very rare, great watches and of huge historical importance, and the movement is just killer!
