Orient Mako 1 - Recreating A Famous Photograph

[Wallasey Runner]

Ha!

Not only nice work, but an education in male grooming

Thanks Tony, I think that you have commented on this before, better than some of the Friday thread wrists which look like they would be more suited to the Pits & Pelts thread

[learningtofly]

Thanks Tony, I think that you have commented on this before, better than some of the Friday thread wrists which look like they would be more suited to the Pits & Pelts thread

[Peck]

That's quite a post Ken! Well mine (or yours) is currently enjoying a final beer in the Caribbean.

https://postimg.org/image/44e0tqmq1/

[apm101]

Loving your work, there.

I've had orange and blue, and really enjoyed both- I look at any Mako fondly these days! Having also had a succession of both these and SKX0?? watches, my view is that the Seiko is probably marginally the better watch, but that I prefer the Mako! I think the blue is my favourite, the colour is just stunning.

[RAJEN]

Thanks Tony, I think that you have commented on this before, better than some of the Friday thread wrists which look like they would be more suited to the Pits & Pelts thread

Dude,hope you don't wax or shave your wrists!😜

[Wallasey Runner]

Dude,hope you don't wax or shave your wrists!

No Raj, I come on here and see how many PPs everyone has and all my hairs fall out

[RAJEN]

No Raj, I come on here and see how many PPs everyone has and all my hairs fall out

Rumor has it that some more may fall out in coming days.

[Wallasey Runner]

Rumor has it that some more may fall out in coming days.

Spill the beans, what have you bought now, Eric Clapton's PP or the moon boots that Buzz Aldrin wore when he left that famous footprint on the moon that features on the new Speedy Moon phase.

Please reassure me that you haven't bought a shitty cheap watch like the rest of us mortals.

[markrlondon]

The guy listed the Yellow at $400.00 buy now or best offer. I just couldn't take the risk of someone else buying it whilst I flaffed around making him a lower offer with an 8 hour time difference - so I just clicked on buy it now to secure the watch. As you know, the exchange rate is poor at the moment, so the total cost to me including postage and import duties and VAT was £385.00.

Ouch, that's a lot for a Mako but it's also the nature of collecting. I reckon you were right to choose BIN: You would most likely have been beaten to it if you put in an offer.

I just checked my records and yellow Makos were going for $180-$285 on eBay.com in 2014. Oh how things change. Why didn't I buy one back then!?

I thought that, but you will seriously struggle to find decent examples on SS bracelets for under £100, if at all. I agree that was new price when they came out, but things have moved on.

I agree. Prices for all Makos are creeping up. They're not exactly mega-money of course but, like SKXs, they're going higher due to perceived rarity as new models come in.

[Wallasey Runner]

I just checked my records and yellow Makos were going for $180-$285 on eBay.com in 2014. Oh how things change. Why didn't I buy one back then!?

Looking at the W&W article the RRP was set at $285 and they were selling then initially discounted at $140 - if only !! I had checked on watchuseek and three sold last year, all around the $200 mark, but the one before that 2015 was listed at $410 and sold for $350.

One did sell on e-bay.co.uk for £350, but I missed that. I suppose it's a question of luck, if you happen to be there and someone lists cheap then great, but as far as I can see we are talking about a watch that probably comes up for sale less than 5 times a year and demand easily outstrips supply.

Factor in about £45 in shipping and duties and the watch becomes £240.00. I would have gone higher if needs be, I had a WTB on watchuseek at $500 and not a sausage, so in the end I was happy with the deal.

[RAJEN]

Spill the beans, what have you bought now, .

Not me,buddy.
These days when you talk PP here,only one name comes to mind:-)