In the early hours of this morning, greedy profiteering US re-seller
rtm127 listed another 7A38-6040 as a 7-day auction, with a laughably ambitious opening bid price of $769.95. Admittedly that's somewhat lower than his usual price range, but then it transpires it came cheaply (much less than half his asking price).
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rare-Vintage ... 6126865934
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He states in the seller's notes:
“Watch is pre-owned but in excellent condition. It looks like it is brand new. It has just been polished to factory standards and hasn't been worn since. New battery also just installed. Works flawlessly. Please see the pictures and read the item description for more information.”
That should read 'over-polished' by an incompetent - particularly the bezel rim, which should be matt !
The description includes the sentences:
The band is small, and will fit a 6 inch wrist size. There are no removable links on the band. You will most likely need to wear it on a different band or buy additional links, unless you have a very small wrist.
Amusingly this watch doesn't include one of Ryan's fraudulent CoA's.
Like all the JDM watches Ryan sells on eBay, this 7A38-6040 originated on Yahoo Japan auctions. It took me a while to find it, because it goes back a few months. It was listed at the end of March as a 5-day auction by a store seller. It sold for ¥38,600 Yen, plus 10% Japanese Sales Tax, giving a total of ¥42,460 Yen, equivalent to $320 USD at the prevailing exchange rate (which has fallen to approx $295 today).
https://buyee.jp/item/yahoo/auction/m1086502701
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The Japanese seller stated in his description that the bracelet / wrist size was 15.5 cms.
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Needless to say, the case-back serial number 4D6501 matches.