Spork is the new Sub
Gratuitous photo of mine.
Have these now really become a £1000+ watch.
I mean seriously, most I see for sale on a certain site seem to be asking around this figure for them.
I know the Seiko gen2 orange and Drac Monsters are shooting up...but is it just the collectors paying this amount.
There are some serious prestige brands that can be had for similar money.
Thoughts???
Crikey, that's an increase - they're attractive in a Sinn-like way but not at that price.
For that money I'd buy a DA46 or DA47 without a second thought
Depends where you seen the sale price? If its eBay then its part of the course to sell/ask at an inflated price.
I just seen an MM300 in not great condition - asking £2999.00, that must make my near perfect example £4k+!
I just do not see the logic involved with things like this that command a high value, I can see why a one off work of art or a 100 year old mahogany table has a good value, just dont get how a cheap seiko with hardlex crystal and bottom of the line movement that was produced in the 1000,s can have such a value. Maybe its just me. I purchased one of these, I sold mine but my brother still has his and no way is this watch in my opinion worth anywhere near that amount lol.
Dave O will be pleased.
Cheers..
Jase
I was thinking on getting one for quite some time. Great watch but a bit pricey now considering it is a tuned skx...4s inside (no hacking), hardlex (no sapphire). I guess popularity comes from pilot-diver sinneiko design...
A better way to judge prices is to check completed listings box - this will give the price paid for the item if it is green, if unsold it is red.
Just check ebay and the sold prices range from GBP 350-600
https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_f...&LH_Complete=1
My opinion of how these things gain value is exactly what is happening here, someone will at some stage pay near this over inflated price, then the next seller will check previous prices and see one has sold for £900, they will then price theirs around that mark, that sells and it just perpetuates. What it boils down to initially is some mug will pay over the odds, setting a precedence for the next mug and so on.
Seiko drac monster, the watch most people thought was hideous when it came out.
I effing hate that site. It used to possible to obtain an SKX033 for £75. It has morphed into an alibaba outlet and is full of chancers, price gougers and con artists.
Example, I was looking at a Seiko that was listed for £800 and the seller was only prepared
to post Royal Mail 2nd class”.
ok....
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Maybe is a cheap version of Grand Seiko...
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Amazing Dave ...ever tried wearing more then one at the same time?
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It would be nice if the Chinese would clone the Spork, I am sure they could make a nice copy with Sapphire and a ceramic insert, they certainly would be popular.
I remember the drac monsters getting panned when they came out. Most interesting comment was someone describing the dial is looking like the mouth of some kind of deep sea creature.
As for the regular monsters, well built but awful time keeping seemed to be the standard comment (Bit like your average Seiko 5)
https://www.gumtree.com/p/for-sale/w...rce=ios_social
Heads up if anyone is after one. The seller is in Newark and was cash on collection only so no good for me!
The last two completed sales on ebay suggest £380 & £420 (each in mid Nov) - https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_f...pg=50&_fosrp=1
Reminds me
Of the great Tulip Bubble in 1636 ! It ended badly ! 🤔