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When did the Plo Prof boom hit?

Did the rise in Plo Prof prices come after Omegamania? or was it gradual?

I distinctly remember seeing beat PloProfs for $750-1000 in 2003 that were trading on ebay. The big question was do you buy a beat one and restore for $400-600, so $1500 all in or get a complete kit in NOS condition for $2-2500?

Folks were sending them to Bienne, CH, where complete restorations were like ~$450-600 (xtal, gaskets, hands, dial, movement service, bezel, button, refinish case). Some complate NOS cases were even available. Now I saw an ebay page quote $4K for a Bienne restoration?

So what happened? I opened up a Fortune.com website to see they are now $8-9K?

Is this sustainable or fluke/bubble or is this the New Daytona?

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When did the Plo Prof boom hit?

I bought a couple of nice ones in 04 for 1500 each

Which one?

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