Yes these are moving slowly at the £4000-£4500 level. I believe the £6000+ cost new level was excessive and as you say you can but a mint original for this price with ease. £4000 - £4500 is about right and i have even seen the odd one sell under £4000...

I'd suggest at that price point there isn't much downside risk and you have then got a waterproof version, albeit with not such a nice case, pushers, dial etc...(its the details that are missing for me on the re-edition, a bit like comparing a re-dial original Monaco with a true original).

Cheers

Rich

: Spotted on a certain auction site, this is selling with a buy it
: now price of around £4300 and if i'm correct these were selling
: for £6,300 last year when issued. I was always dubious as to
: that high price and I realise that only 1000 were produced but I
: suspect that a lot of people were thinking that for that price
: they could buy the original Monaco!...comments (oh and has been
: up for sale for a couple of weeks now)??

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: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120521805878&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT