Wishful Thinking - Watches that have unrealistic price expectations

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I have to ask, because I have never heard of a Seiko using a Swiss movement. Did they? 😕
 
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The Jones Blurriness Hypothesis (JBH, JLABH?) strikes again.
 
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The Jones Blurriness Hypothesis (JBH, JLABH?) strikes again.
I don't even know how its possible these days, any camera phone has a really huge depth of field and good autofocus.
 
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http://www.tradera.com/item/190118/245142648/omega-herr-klocka-av-guld-18k-med-diamtkrans-automatisk

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"Urverk: Mekaniskt automatiskt Omega urverk. Urverket är i mycket fint skick Inget batteri behövs, klockan dras upp med armens rörelser."

Rough translation: Mechanical, automatic Omega calibre. The clockwork is in very good condition. No battery needed, the watch is winded by the movement of the arm...

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What am I missing - is a bejazzled Omega from 1983 worth anyway near $25K ?
 
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I had to post this Connie

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Ome...671891?hash=item33acdfac53:g:UBIAAOSwIwhWS23T

yours for only $12,999

What is has to do with 'HIM Haile Salassie' I do not know

-but it does look like someone was on the whacky baccy when they reattached that star.....
obviously no expense spared on the refurbishment -glad to see the bodger could afford a sharpie for the text
no idea what has happened to the date wheel -how could it get that grubby?
and the short sweep hand is a nice customisation

to top it all -for good measure -the seller includes a pic of a watch sold to someone in Bogota in 1954

pics:
 
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It doesn't even have the insert!::facepalm1::
And you can get a sterling one for less than 5% of that price.
 
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See: any Heuer Viceroy Autavia on the web in the last few months. Worth US $2000-2200 (maybe 2500 for the best) in top condition w/original (non-GF) bracelet, everyone's asking between $2850-3950 nowadays - and they just sit there