Although I never properly completed the model's specification in the dedicated thread on the old forum, it's still handy for reference, particularly past selling prices.- 7A38-6080-OldForum-Post.jpg (193.77 KiB) Viewed 3395 times
Needless to say, I still have David's photos on file, which he kindly sent me 12 years ago, way back in April 2009:
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Here's a couple of small crops from Seiko's 1988 German catalogue, showing the recommended retail price of 555 DM, which incidentally at today's exchange rates, equates to approx. 284 Euros or $340 US.
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I'm not sure whether this model was only sold in Germany, but that appeared to be the primary target market. If you're looking for one of these, as the 6 pages of the old forum's model thread clearly demonstrate, eBay Germany is the place to search. Spurred on by David's photos, the model very briefly became 'a grail' for me. They're relatively easy to find, once you know where to look. I bought my first one in September 2009 and another in better, almost mint, condition in June 2011. Checking my records (FWIW, it was 10 years ago), I paid 99.98 Euros and 103.58 Euros for them respectively.
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Here's an old wrist shot of my better example, taken 9 years ago in April 2012. It's still in the same mint condition.
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Their description is fanciful at best and includes veiled references to Gerald Genta and 'Royal Oak', which is nothing short of deliberate keyword spamming. To make matters worse, they're tantalizingly offering it to potential buyers outside USA, through eBay's dysfunctional GSP programme. If that actually worked (it doesn't because of the covert embargo agreement between eBay and Seiko), that would potentially add another $255 in charges on top !! 
With so many of my photos regularly being reposted (usually without permission, nor credit), particularly on sites like Pinterest, I saw red and told them to remove it in no uncertain terms ! 
From memory (timings are approximate) the last two changes they made on the 13th were when they added my wrist shot and subsequently promptly removed it. 
