6202 Turn-O-Graph models have fallen out of fashion with most of the collecting public these days, due to their slightly smaller size and slim case. In the past they might have traded in the range of other early "James Bond" subs, but no longer. A perfectly correct and original 6202 can easily be had under $20K, and in most cases, under $15K. I am regularly offered these, and the last one I had (which was completely original with original band, box, papers and manuals) I sold last year to another dealer for $12.5K.
Michael
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Originally Posted by Paul
Yip. It's just so seldom that the 620x watches come up for sale , so sales data is really thin. They slot in at the absolute hard-core collectors end of the market too so while big money can change hands .... a seller might wait a couple of years before he finds his deep-pocketed buyer. A few probably trade under the radar too - we'd possibly be quite surprised if we really knew haw many of these very early Subs are out there.
For an absolutely correct 6202 I might throw $30k out there as the ball-park figure you seek. With a dated clasp, correct spec. rivet bracelet I've seen price tags as high as $40k but I don't know if buyers would be easily found at that price point. And when only half a dozen ... perhaps less ... 620x watches pop up for sale to the general public each year, it's really hard to get a feel for value.
If I was buying, I'd hang around the forums and hope I might find a seller keen to move his 6202 along and accept my $25k. If I was selling I'd jump over the forums and head straight to a specialist auction and on a good day I might get a premium of $10k over that figure.
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