Heads Up on yet another 7A38 Franken(s) - Part 3 !!

[Seiko7A38]

This unusual '7A38', which is supposed to be a 'Mint New' / 'Eastern Market Only Product', was listed yesterday evening by a dishonest Italian eBay seller, with a Buy-it-Now price of €400 Euros. In reality it's nothing of the sort. It's a complete Franken. The case (including Roman numeral dial ring) and bracelet are from a well-worn two-tone 7A48-7000, fitted with the white 718L dial, hands and movement from a gold-tone 7A38-7260. As many of these Italian scammers do, there's a generic Seiko presentation box, instruction and guarantee booklets chucked in to give the impression of 'newness'. The true condition can be seen from the wear to the crown and amount of stretch in the bracelet.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/seiko7a38-Mi ... 5197074873

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