15 Oct 2018, 22:34
Yes, I saw this listing when it was about half an hour old. I have sent a message inquiring as to the known history of the watch (if any); so far, no reply. I am assuming this is a recent "safe-deposit box find".
I read the serial number as 249, also, and this does not show up on my list of "known" P1s, so I am reasonably sure this is a "new" one...the first in over two years; I guess it makes my estimate of about 50 a little more accurate. We really need a fully updated list of known numbers, as soon as possible.
Even the seller admits the price (US$30000), is a complete shot in the dark, and I agree with him (doubtless, he is taking the preposterous $40000 price on the "wear sample" as a guide to value). In it's current cosmetic condition, not working, no magnet, (as a plus, it has a decent-length bracelet...19 or 20 links) I'd be hard-pressed to go much over $7K on this one (even if I was inclined to go after it, which I'm NOT...10 is enough!...for the moment, at least). It's going to need restoration, repair, and a magnet...that's an additional couple grand, to bring it "up to snuff". Right now, I doubt a double-boxed, complete, minty example would go for more than $15K or so, so some of the prices out there are just wildly, unreasonably optimistic.
If I get additional info from the seller, I will expand this posting to include it; if anyone else is successful in getting the seller's co-operation, let us know what he says.
And, while this may be a "holy grail" of LED watches, I would disagree with the "extremely rare" part of the description; there are many Pulsar models that are 2 to 20 times rarer...the 7725, the 3140, the 7409, and the 1201 and 1211 (and I'm sure there are a few others). So, given that, I would call the Limited Edition "rare", but not extraordinarily so.