Tell me about this Seamaster Darth Vader

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Hi, we have had this watch in our family for many years. It was just recently found and was curious the background of it. I started to do some research and apparently it's pretty rare and known as the "Darth Vader". Can you guys share some knowledge on it, what it's worth and whether I should "leave it alone" or have it serviced.

The Crystal has some scratches in it and the dial looks a bit tired. I attached a few pictures for help on what to do with it. To be honest, I'm not that big of a fan of it, but maybe if it was cleaned up better? I remember playing with it when I was a kid and that was probably 30+ years ago.
 
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Rare bird, if the black coating is not too broke then dont touch it if you plan to keep it, if you plan to sell it leave it like it is the next owner will find a watchmaker that change the glass , but in any case dont touch the case at any cost that makes the value of the watch.
The dial is nice the glass makes you feel tired dial.

Paul
 
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Agreed, looks like a very nice example to me. Worth a serious amount of money to a collector as these are very, very thin on the ground.
 
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Thank you all for the feedback! Sorry I’m new to the forum and did not get reply alerts.

@cristos71 what would you describe as serious money?