Seiko 7A38 prices?

[Dave S]

Evening all,
I'm looking for a guide as to what's a reasonable price for a 7A38 Chrono. (I cant view the sales section here yet)

I've had a poke about on Seiko7A38.com, but current values are hard to find in amongst all the info.

Currently I'm torn between an F300 Seamaster and a Seiko...

Dave

[ralphy]

Perhaps an eBay search for completed/sold listings might help?

R

[andamanen]

That's not a 7A38, ralphy. The yellow 7a38 chrono's do go for a lot these days.

As for other models, the price on ebay will really vary quite a bit. Some 7a38 models are a lot more popular than others.

[Dave S]

Perhaps an eBay search for completed/sold listings might help?

R

Oh, I feel dumb now....
Forgot all about the completed listings type of search...

ta
Dave

[ralphy]

That's not a 7A38, ralphy. The yellow 7a38 chrono's do go for a lot these days.

As for other models, the price on ebay will really vary quite a bit. Some 7a38 models are a lot more popular than others.

I’m feeling a bit dumb too - my only excuse is jet-lag...

Edited my post.

R

[yonsson]

Here is my 7a38-7020
7a28= no day/date.
7a38= day/date.
7a48= moonphase

Also had this almost NOS 7a28


Think I payed about £175 for the 7a38 and about £350 for the 7a28.
Price differ a lot depending on model.p, and the fun models are getting hard to find.

[Seiko7A38]

Evening all,
I'm looking for a guide as to what's a reasonable price for a 7A38 Chrono. (I cant view the sales section here yet)

I've had a poke about on Seiko7A38.com, but current values are hard to find in amongst all the info.
Dave

As andamanen wrote - it very much depends on the model - anything from 50 Quid for a well-worn gold-tone beater to nearly a Grand for some of the rarer more desirable models in mint condition.

PS - Apologies for the information overload.

[Seiko7A38]

Without doubt, the absolute CRAZIEST price asked for a 7A38 on eBay ever - a gold-tone at that !

http://www.seiko7a38.com/apps/forums...s/show/7402444

PS - eBay is still by far the best place to find Seiko 7A38's, but you need to exercise caution - speculative over-pricing, particularly by dealers, is rife. Plus avoid any of the botched up junk coming out of Philippines like the plague.

[yonsson]

Without doubt, the absolute CRAZIEST price asked for a 7A38 on eBay ever - a gold-tone at that !

http://www.seiko7a38.com/apps/forums...s/show/7402444

PS - eBay is still by far the best place to find Seiko 7A38's, but you need to exercise caution - speculative over-pricing, particularly by dealers, is rife. Plus avoid any of the botched up junk coming out of Philippines like the plague.

But, it's gold. ;)

[Fastdriver]

I have bought this 7A38 in the 80s, Still ticking.

[Seiko7A38]

Funnily enough, the third 7A38 I bought (once I'd started collecting) off eBay in January 2009 was this stainless 7A38-7280:



I paid £60 for it. Its bracelet needed a bit of fettling. About a year later I bought another for £50.
(I have 2 other mint examples besides, including the US market -7289 version).
Both the cheapies are regular everyday beaters - this one stays accurate to +1 second / month.



@ Dave S .... before you ask - you'd be very lucky to pick up one of these for 50 Quid or so nowadays - but tattier examples of the gold-tone 7A38-7289 can still be had for peanuts.

[Dave S]

This is part of my dilemma.
5 or so years ago they were very reasonable, now there are higher prices, but then inflation and increasing rarity would do that.
I see a lot at over 300, which seems a lot, but then some fail to sell at 150...
The issued ones seem to have a following willing to pay what I consider over the odds for instance


Dave

[Seiko7A38]

The issued ones seem to have a following willing to pay what I consider over the odds for instance

The only genuine 'issued' 7A38 is the 7A38-7070 issued by the SAAF (500 pcs only) - hence any examples are very hard to come by - even in South Africa. Many were scrapped, unfortunately.

http://www.seiko7a38.com/apps/forums...7040-7a38-7070

The civilian version of the 7A38-7070 (almost exactly the same watch, bar the earlier style polished edge hands fitted) is relatively easy to find. I picked this one up on eBay in the UK only a few weeks ago for £128. It just needed a good clean; Yobokies replacement bezel insert and bit of tidying up.

Before:



After:

I've had a poke about on Seiko7A38.com, but current values are hard to find in amongst all the info.

If by 'issued' you're referring to the 7A28-7120 RAF Gen. 1 (rather than a 7A38) then all the current pricing info you could ever want is in this thread, if you take the trouble to read through it:

http://www.seiko7a38.com/apps/forums...cewatch-thread

[andamanen]

There are some funky non-Seiko 7a38's out there as well. I found this Yema on the cheap:

[Dave S]

I was referring to the RAF 7a28, but only in as much as they seem to fetch more!
I missed that on your site, like I said, I think all the info is there, just my finding of it is poor :(

Dave

[Seiko7A38]

There are some funky non-Seiko 7a38's out there as well. I found this Yema on the cheap:

There are indeed. Lots of other brands besides Yema too. That Yema N8 1X26 is very popular with those of a 'military' persuasion, because of the look - plus the long-ish lugs allow it to be worn on a NATO, without putting too much load on the spring bars. I've got a couple myself: one on the original Yema tan leather strap and this one.



Pity about the non-rotating bezel; disproportionately large over-sized screw-down crown and weedy pushers.

Yema made some of the funkiest designed non-Seiko branded 7A38's. I quite like this dressy little N8 YM53.



Here's a Yema N8 1W63 Breguet Classique rip-off I picked up on eBay Italy a few weeks ago for less than 30 Euros:




But my by far and away my favourite Yema '7A38' is the N8 0P76 - the 43mm Spationaute III.






Got far too many (that's just a few of them) !
One of my few outstanding long-term grails is to find a genuine space-flown watch.

[yonsson]

There are tons of nice models. Kind of wishing this was the 80s. :D
the integrated bracelets are really quite nice if it's in a good condition. The close to NOS Bishop I had felt very solid dispite the folded bracelet.

[Dave S]

But my by far and away my favourite Yema '7A38' is the N8 0P76 - the 43mm Spationaute III.

That *really* pops on the yellow strap.

Superb

Dave

[Seiko7A38]

There are tons of nice models. Kind of wishing this was the 80s. :D

Of course, no (diverse) 7Axx collection would be complete without a Jean Lassale Thalassa - the Swiss Made (date only) 7Axx. A real piece of 80's kitsch. Here's my 'poor man's stainless 7A74-017.




Also available in 18ct (solid) gold, back in the day:




For the ultimate in exclusivity there was the Fred Force 10 '7A38' - 18ct gold and braided stainless.
This is Ari Vatanen's own personal watch - as presented to him by Fred on the 1988 Paris Dakar.





I suppose I should have this on my outstanding grail list, but I'm not too enamoured with the styling. Plus Ari won't sell.

[Seiko7A38]

That *really* pops on the yellow strap.

Superb

Dave

Cheers, Dave ....

But the Pièce de Résistance is the lining of that yellow strap:



Vive La Différence - Vive La France !

[Seiko7A38]

For the ultimate in exclusivity there was the Fred Force 10 '7A38' - 18ct gold and braided stainless.
This is Ari Vatanen's own personal watch - as presented to him by Fred on the 1988 Paris Dakar.





I suppose I should have this on my outstanding grail list, but I'm not too enamoured with the styling. Plus Ari won't sell.

I guess I can scratch that one off my outstanding grail list now.