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Re: 1981 La Magique -- more information
In Response To: 1981 La Magique -- more information ()

: By the way, exchange rates aren't the same -- in 1983 a Swiss franc
: cost about US$0.51. Today it costs about US$0.93 or about 80%
: more . . . . which would mean this watch would cost way more
: than I would pay, somewhere over US$11,000 (if Omega kept the
: inflation adjusted price the same in terms of Swiss francs)!!!

Nice piece Sam but if they were to offer it today for $11k, I think that it would be a dust collector at the Ads for sure. At least there were some nice Omega pieces that came out of this era and you seem to have snagged a great example.

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