Define Limited Edition?
My Dad basically raised me on Queen. They were always playing in the house or in the car. He even followed them on tour. When the first Brian May Seiko 5 was announced me and my Dad got one each. We loved the connection between Seiko and Brian. Additionally, I loved the deep red of the dial and the black meander in tribute to his guitar.
I recently saw the second version of the Brian May, and have to say I am not a fan of the case colour, and also saw that this was now "limited" to 12,000 pieces. I was quite shocked with the amount available, the first model producing 9,000 and, I thought that was generous but 12,000!
So I have to ask, what quantity do you consider limited? and if you have the first BM Seiko 5 will you be getting the new one?
Keen watch enthusiast and aviation geek. I love dress and tool watches.
Limited means it's a limited run, not that it's small numbers.
Also, consider the likely hundreds of thousands of 5KX watches that will be/have been produced, 12k isn't that many in the grand scheme of things.
I think if you're buying outside of the higher end of the luxury market, you should expect that a "limited" edition will not be considerably more valuable than a standard edition.
Limited means it's a limited run, not that it's small numbers.
Also, consider the likely hundreds of thousands of 5KX watches that will be/have been produced, 12k isn't that many in the grand scheme of things.
I think if you're buying outside of the higher end of the luxury market, you should expect that a "limited" edition will not be considerably more valuable than a standard edition.
The limited run makes more sense. I suppose just when you see limited, I compare it to the worn & wound seiko 5 and there was only 1,000 of them. Now I'm sure you could argue a smaller number of them due to the niche market that operates in compared to the world wide fame that Queen and Brian May have.
I agree that this watch won't be worth more. I've seen on eBay people trying to sell this for over £1,000 double the RRP. Especially as you say when you compare it to luxury limited pieces.