Wow, that looks stunning. If I’ve worked out the price correctly it is £10k, which is about 10x the going rate. No idea if it is worth it but very special.
Plus I’ve now got 50% off something in Japan.
Thanks for posting.
A rare one I believe
https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp...on/n1000791115
(no connection, just for info)
Wow, that looks stunning. If I’ve worked out the price correctly it is £10k, which is about 10x the going rate. No idea if it is worth it but very special.
Plus I’ve now got 50% off something in Japan.
Thanks for posting.
Last edited by alfat33; 19th August 2021 at 15:28.
I agree it’s a stunning looking watch and the extras are pretty cool, but the price - not a chance in hell.
I have noticed on e-bay that Japanese sellers do seem to ask crazy prices that bear no relation to the market rate for a particular watch. Can be a PITA when you are trying to buy a watch off someone and they quote a stupidly priced one seen on e-bay, to which I reply, let me guess a Japanese seller - did it sell? Thought not.
Yes it works out at around £10K at current rates.
As mentioned before, eBay isn't at all popular in Japan, so I suspect much on eBay from Japan is marketed for overseas buyers, perhaps priced accordingly by resellers. Yahoo Auctions, Mercari and Rakuten are where the local market is.
Anyhow, a few pics from the auction to brighten this thread...
I'm watching it to see if anyone bids...
The seller has a CWC Mellor-72 for sale too, at a fairly rich price, albeit less eye-watering than the W10
https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp...on/f1000562512
(no connection nor recommendation etc, just browsing)
I guess try and find another in that condition but there is likely one person in the world that would pay that.
TT, I hope you don’t mind that I post this on MWR in the Smiths forum (with appropriate attribution).
I have a collector friend that bought a very similar full package from a UK dealer a few years ago for roughly a fifth of that asking price. There has been a few seen over the years. It is amazing to see one totally box fresh.
Go for it, it's a public auction. No attribution necessary (perhaps to this forum, but not me). Most gentlemanly to ask and appreciated though.
Just want to repeat lest anyone gets seriously interested: I have no idea who the seller is, nor can I vouch for anything whatsoever... caveat emptor.
TT
If someone pays even half that then I've got a few old Smiths they might be interested in.
Always happy to sell at two or three times the going rate!
I wonder how many unworn ones there are out there. Looks lovely, just an ambitious price.
T.G.
My guess is that, as has already happened with the Mellor, the seller may find himself reducing the price of the W10. If I remember correctly, there are no listing fees on YA. So it costs nothing to test the market.
We shall see.
I put this one on my watchlist, so that I could see the final price should it sell. However, it attracted no bids. It has been relisted, at the same price. A patient fisherman.