PSA Seiko Automatic Military Watches $60ish

[deveandepot1]

I am not related to this guy in anyway, just giving a heads up.
I found this guy on Ebay a couple months ago and have bought 3 watches since. He is in Singapore, but is legit. It takes a couple weeks to get the watches, but they are all well packed and new. He has many automatic watches in many colors.

http://cgi.ebay.com/New-SEIKO-MILITA...d=p3911.c0.m14

 

[BrianVarick]

How much is it with shipping?

 

[kiya]

I'm assuming these are fake?
i've bought many vintage Seiko and Casio watches off eBay years ago and many times they're fake, good fakes, but fake.
Also, if he has multiples of the same watch how come he has no boxes of manuals for any of them?

 

[deveandepot1]

Originally Posted by BrianVarick

How much is it with shipping?

It was free for me.

 

[deveandepot1]

Originally Posted by kiya

I'm assuming these are fake?
i've bought many vintage Seiko and Casio watches off eBay years ago and many times they're fake, good fakes, but fake.
Also, if he has multiples of the same watch how come he has no boxes of manuals for any of them?

I am %100 sure they are not fake.

The watch keeps perfect time.
If you were to make a fake watch why would you make a Seiko and not a Rolex/Panerai/IWC...
Also look at his feedback.

 

[Meis]

the link says 30gpb plus 10 for shipping = 63 and change USD...not 45. Low 60s is what they generally seem to go for (what I paid for mine).

 

[kiya]

Originally Posted by deveandepot1

I am %100 sure they are not fake.

The watch keeps perfect time.
If you were to make a fake watch why would you make a Seiko and not a Rolex/Panerai/IWC...
Also look at his feedback.

For one thing, many fake watches keep time very well... another thing, there are thousands of fake Casio and Seiko watches out there, i own over 150 watches, many of which are rare Seiko and Casio models, the scene i used to be into was flooded with fakes.
Why make a fake Seiko when you can make a fake Panerai? Because it's a hundred times more difficult knocking off a Panerai to the point of which it'd fool even collectors.

Note: I'm not exactly saying these watches are fake, but there are a couple of signs here that lead me to believe they are fake.

 

[deveandepot1]

Originally Posted by Meis

the link says 30gpb plus 10 for shipping = 63 and change USD...not 45. Low 60s is what they generally seem to go for (what I paid for mine).

Your right

I could of sworn though that I bought a black one for $48.

 

[deveandepot1]

Originally Posted by kiya

For one thing, many fake watches keep time very well... another thing, there are thousands of fake Casio and Seiko watches out there, i own over 150 watches, many of which are rare Seiko and Casio models, the scene i used to be into was flooded with fakes.
Why make a fake Seiko when you can make a fake Panerai? Because it's a hundred times more difficult knocking off a Panerai to the point of which it'd fool even collectors.

Note: I'm not exactly saying these watches are fake, but there are a couple of signs here that lead me to believe they are fake.

Good points.
However, To make a watch like the one in link and sell it for $60 on ebay, doesn't seem like a good business model.

 

[deveandepot1]

Also my watches came with tags, but no box.

 

[oshen]

The Seiko matches sold in Singapore are made from factories in the region (Malaysia/Thailand/Singapore), and perhaps not as good quality-wise as the MIJ ones. These might be fake or simply taken straight from the factories and sold below retail prices.

 

[van_hammersly]

this might be the wrong place to ask this, but I really like the look of those Seiko military-style automatic watches. Is there a place I can order one where I can be sure it's legit?

 

[Threak]

I have a Seiko 5 I bought from one of the Singaporean sellers. I'm not sure if it was the same username, but it also came out to $60ish shipped. I believe these are grey-market watches, meaning they're genuine but not intended for the US market, so they don't have the accompanying price markup. The quality may or not be the same, but I've been really happy with mine.

 

[BeeZee]

Cool everyday beater watch

 

[Rambo]

Originally Posted by Threak

I have a Seiko 5 I bought from one of the Singaporean sellers. I'm not sure if it was the same username, but it also came out to $60ish shipped. I believe these are grey-market watches, meaning they're genuine but not intended for the US market, so they don't have the accompanying price markup. The quality may or not be the same, but I've been really happy with mine.
+1 to this. If anyone wants a slightly used one let me know. I've upgraded to a slightly more expensive beater.