A mate of mine has a vintage Seiko and he wanted to know how much it was worth if he wanted to sell it.

Based on recent offerings, I was thinking of circa AUD$45,000.

Maybe @STANDY could give an opinion?

Here is the watch.

(Note, crown and stem tube have been replaced)

 

The price depends on how much you argue with us once you get a number.

 

The dial is a bit too clean to make that price IMO.

 

OHPF

 

Congrats to the lucky buyer- I look forward to seeing this on Hondinkee for three times the price.

 

What does the pusher do…….

 

Why would he want to sell a thing like that? Does he have no appreciation of aesthetic beauty? Let me see that photo again....

 

Displays the charge in the capacitor?

 

Hilarious, gotta love the HODINK€€ tax

Don't lowball yourself

 

I recall, the museum has been looking for one, they may offer much more here is the link https://museum.seiko.co.jp/en/

 

Yeah, we already gave them the opportunity and they came back with an offer of 45,130.
We replied and said as soon as the money is in the escrow account we will ship the watch via DHL Express.

Checked the account next day and there was only about 500 in it. They tried to stiff us with Yen, not Aussie Dollars!

We know what we got so NO MORE LOW BALLERS!

 

Here is a comp.
https://omegaforums.net/threads/fs-...ndition-australian-edition-28-000-obo.125027/

 

It might help to familiarize yourself with the following concepts, which might explain some aspects of OF's "Seiko Humor."


Paper Tiger

something or someone that claims or appears to be powerful or threatening, but is actually ineffectual and unable to withstand challenge


Eurocentrism

a worldview that is centered on Western civilization or a biased view that favors it over non-Western civilizations


Herd Mentality

describes how people can be influenced by their peers to adopt certain behaviors on a largely emotional, rather than rational, basis.


punch down
slang

To make jokes at the expense of a person or group that is in a position of social, political, or economic weakness relative to oneself.



As in,

'A badly abused Kinetic watch is presented as a paper tiger, fueling the herd mentality of eurocentric contributors who lavish themselves by punching down on the Seiko brand. Although punching down is never a good look on anyone, it is a particularly bad look on men who gather around a shared celebration of jewelry.'

 

Hardly "punching down".

Although it looks "badly abused", it is in fact a rugged tool watch worn daily for many years by an engineer in a very hostile environment and all of the marks have been sustained in honest hard work.

Another fact, and testimony to the reliability and durability of Seiko watches in general is that with nothing more than a service, a new battery and a fresh crystal, it is as accurate as any quartz watch in its peer group.

 

The correct answer is ‘it moves inward when pushed’

 

Maybe you could get Oisin to review the watch for you on his timeless Watch Channel , I’m sure his review would cement a great price for you .

 

Non-original spring bars…..overpriced.

Also, is it waterproof?

 

This is the one case where having the original bezel is not as desirable as one might think.

 

Springbars are only there when I was putting it on a cheap NATO to go on the winder, Seiko fat bars fitted when the strap was re-installed.

It is water resistant to 50 metres after drilling out the stem tube and fitting a new (generic) tube/stem/crown.

 

It just strikes me as too “perfect” I detect shenanigans with this as we see with many vintage seiko of value