Well, actually it was only 8 years ago, on the old archived forum, where I started a topic with a slightly unusual title:
Galaxy 7A38 by Samsung (actually Orient) - an interesting rarity
The incorrect reference in the title to Samsung (which I wasted some time investigating), comes from a 5-day auction listing by Korean eBay seller Kwonbax, which briefly appeared on November 10th, 2013, before being ended early:
RARE MENS VINTAGE GALAXY SAMSUNG QUARTZ CHRONOGRAPH SAME MOVEMENT SEIKO 7A38 SPLIT SECONDS
If you haven't read the thread, to very briefly summarize, it began with bitter disappointment and rapidly turned into a series of acrimonious exchanges between myself and erstwhile fanatical Australian 7Axx collector Stuart Lennard, who 'back-doored' it (after I'd already placed the opening bid). Less than a year later, Stuart suffered a major health scare and began selling off his once impressive Seiko 7Axx collection at a faster rate than which he had accumulated them. We subsequently buried the hatchet and in May 2015, he agreed to sell me the Galaxy 7A38 that I'd coveted so badly.
Although they're extremely rare, and having become something of a 'grail' before I finally acquired my example, I can't honestly say I'm that enamoured with it. Apart from the bracelet being too short for me to wear, it's not a particularly attractive design, compared to some other Orient and Racer J39's. Here's a few photos from page 2 of that thread:
A particularly pointless feature of the design is a 'diver's style bezel complete with thumb grips, which doesn't rotate !
