Lucky #7 7A38 anybody ?

[Seiko7A38]

I've long had a certain fascination with Seiko 7Axx case-back serial numbers. Not just because the first two digits tell you the watch's date of manufacture (year and month)* and that they're the definitive proof in cases of Déjà Vu and profiteering re-selling. Some can be intriguing for other reasons, as I wrote in this thread on the old archived forum: Anybody interested in (numerically) low 7Axx case-back serial numbers ?

*There are a couple of interesting anomalies on page 2 of this old archived forum thread.

I thought I'd written another similarly themed thread on the old archived forum, but if I did, I can't find it anymore. However, I did post it here on SCWF, back in December 2017:

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Here's a couple of photos of that two-tone 7A38-7270 head only with case-back s/n 777670:

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[Seiko7A38]

If the lucky serial number 777777 does exist, I'm still not quite sure whether it would be on a 7A38-7260 or 7A38-7270. Judging by the number seen listed for sale on eBay, both appear to have been produced in large volumes in July 1987.
I still keep an eye open for them and yesterday I spotted this stainless 7A38-7260 listed on eBay Germany.

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Note the serial number 777766 - getting closer !

[Seiko7A38]

Here's another 7A38 with four sevens in the serial number, that I've just spotted. This well-worn stainless 7A38-7270 sold last night on eBay in the States for a mere $25. The listing was live for less than 10 minutes. Serial number 776077.

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[Seiko7A38]

Here's another 7A38 with four sevens in the serial number, that I've just spotted. This well-worn stainless 7A38-7270 sold last night on eBay in the States for a mere $25. The listing was live for less than 10 minutes. Serial number 776077.

That stainless 7A38-7270 s/n 776077 has been doing the rounds. Most recently it rocked up in eastern Australia, listed by another of the profiteering eBay re-sellers, watchadoption, who's asking a whopping $699 Au.

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