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@Dammit
Probably largely option (a), I quite like the watch, but I can't begin to pretend that I've thrown myself into the search for the right one.
I had a scan on eBay for the first time since Christmas at the start of the week which turned up the NOS one.
One of the reasons I'd not really been engaging with the search is that I'd pretty much come to the conclusion that it was going to be 10-12k for a watch in a variable state of wear, and I just couldn't get excited about that.
If the Watch Centre one is genuinely NOS then that does change things, to a certain extent.
WRT (b) - I'm not going to pretend that I drop 15k on lunch like it's nothing, much as my legions of fans in the GCT would love to tell you otherwise, it's a sum of money I'd notice. Which feeds into (a), if it was less money I'd be more enthusiastic.
As you put it, a few grand either way isn't a show stopper, but equally who wants to pay over the odds for something? Hence asking here, as it'd be nice to have a realistic target for a negotiation, if I like the watch when I go and try it on.