I have the 39mm which at times I think looks too big, think the 36mm would be perfect. Didn’t even know it existed, must have been a very limited production run / Asia only?
I think the biggest issue buying this watch from Japan is the same as buying it anywhere online. The issue comes down to the sharpness of the case. It is super hard to judge from the pictures if the case is sharp or soft and the case doesn't take polishing wheel well at all. Otherwise, Japanese are quite forward about the condition.
I have hardly seen any RM36 on ch24 coming from Japan . Most of them were in EU or US.
These don't show up very much in general (in the last few years anyway) Mine didn't come from Japan (when I bought it) but the hang tag is in Yen. As I stated earlier (and this is my theory) When this watch was released, the style of the time was large diameter wrist watches. US and Europe would have gone for the larger offerings while the 36mm would have suited the smaller wrists better in places like Japan.
