Seiko 7A38 - by the numbers

By 7th April, the watch had been pre-bid to $1,366,694. The following announcement appeared on RR Auctions' page: Bidding details: this watch will be sold LIVE at the Royal Sonesta in Cambridge, Massachusetts, at 6 PM ET on April 17, 2025; at that time, absentee bidding will close, and the auction w...

In the early hours of this morning, greedy profiteering US eBay re-seller rtm127 (a.k.a. Ryan Marucheau of 'Watch and Jewelry Exchange') listed another ridiculously over-priced JDM 7A38, which naturally came from his usual source, Yahoo Japan auctions. This time it's an average condition titanium 7A...

By late Saturday morning, the would-be re-seller had ended the listing because of an error. One of several, I'd opine.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/156882497820

Do you ever get that feeling of Déjà Vu ? I do, all the time. Especially having an almost photographic memory, it's frequently impossible to forget some of the horrors I see listed on eBay. This post is about two sightings of what's probably the worst 7Axx Franken that I've seen in a long time. It f...

We have a new record for greed and stupidity by a keyword spamming Italian eBay seller. This morning, they listed a NOS 7A38-6000, which genuinely (for a change) appears to be a full set, complete with box, tags and manuals, with an eye-watering Buy-it-Now price of €5000 Euros . No messing about wi...

At the other end of the pricing scale, another 7A38-701B 'Vulcan', which the Italian seller described as 'perfect', sold last night in an eBay auction for a comparatively cheap €700 Euros. Only one 'snipe' bid was placed in the closing seconds. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/127023543849 7A38-701B-Vulca...

Late last night, after five 7-day re-listings, flobaca's latest 7A38-7029 sold for $760 after 2 bids. The mind boggles.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/356723893923

Speaking (off topic) as I was about 18K gold Omega Speedmasters (Apollo 11 Commemorative), Neil Armstrong's watch is coming up for sale in a fortnight's time by RR Auctions. The auctioneers' estimate is a cool $2 million plus. :shock: https://www.rrauction.com/auctions/lot-detail/350070307167000-nei...

Belated update: Evidently the 'Vulcan' which sold on eBay in August 2024 for £1220 was purchased by one Alan Maclean, a Scottish collector, who posted half a dozen photos of it, here on the Facebook Vintage Seiko Watches group page . 7A38-701B-Vulcan-Stainless-YellowFace-Facebook-AlanMaclean-Post.jp...

Welcome aboard Alan and thank you for owning up to the purchase. Will you try to rectify the re-reamed bezel insert ?

Late last night, Spanish eBay re-seller micotam ended the listing as item no longer available, presumably sold off eBay. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/286419432413 7A38-6000-(Divers)-Stainless-PandaFace-WrongBracelet-(exLewBrown)-eBay-March2025-Ended-NLA.jpg The earlier Chrono24 listing has been update...

Yesterday afternoon Spanish eBay re-seller micotam revised his listing for the ex-Lew Brown modded 7A38-6000, reducing the Buy-it-Now price to a marginally less ambitious €550 Euros, still with the option to make an offer. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/286419432413 7A38-6000-(Divers)-PandaFace-WrongBra...

The latest nickname for a Seiko 7A38 to emerge might be the 'Zorin', after Max Zorin, the main villain from the 1985 James Bond movie, 'A view to a kill', played by Christopher Walken. He appears to wear what looks like a gold-tone 7A38-7000 SAA008J, most often visible in the last 20 minutes of the ...

Hard to believe, but belrawatches have just managed to find a mug punter buyer for their grossly over-priced stainless 7A38-7000. £741.12. Jeez. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/297113965150 7A38-7000-Stainless+Black-eBay-March2025-(Re-seller)-Ended-Sold-£741.png A fool and his money are soon parted.

The most recognisable feature of the ex-Lew Brown 7A38-6000 is its non-standard aftermarket Pepsi bezel insert. I've been looking at that wrist shot micotam posted on Relojes Especiales and thinking how awful it looked, but couldn't initially put my finger on the reason. If you look back at earlier ...

Yesterday I sent the Spanish eBay seller micotam a couple of tongue-in-cheek messages, questioning the wisdom of his €650 Euro asking price. He responded by saying that he'd turned down offers of €450, so he didn't think it would be that big a deal (translated from Spanish) . I retorted that if he r...

Remiss of me to have forgotten to check. Transpires that micotam (a.k.a. Alberto) is actually a member of this forum. He joined in February 2023. This is his intro' post : IntroPost-micotam.png Other than that his only other post was a WTB (looking for a bracelet for his 7A38-705A). This afternoon, ...

It's no great surprise that the ex-Lew Brown modded 7A38-6000 remains unsold. I checked the above Chrono24 listing this morning and saw the Spanish seller had reduced his asking price to a marginally less ridiculous €750 Euros. :lol: Yesterday evening he listed it on eBay with a Buy-it-Now price of ...

The second UK eBay re-seller is a relative newcomer (or should I say appears to be). BelraWatches eBay ID was created on 3rd January 2025. However this is a second eBay ID created specifically for selling. This person has another eBay ID (yet to be determined), with a feedback rating of 220, which t...

Two more profiteering UK eBay re-sellers have come up on my radar in recent months, so I thought it was about time I flagged up their activities. I'm going to keep this thread fairly brief, compared to some of my previous exposées. The first is a fairly well-established dealer TimepieceVintageUK who...