I bought my Red Sub on ebay back in 2000 for $3500 as a celebration for a career milestone. It was pretty beat up but about 10 years later I had Tom Gref @ BestOfTimes do a really meticulous restoration on it and it came back great and running like a top. He was able to source a new old stock crystal and he upgraded to TripLok for longevity and sent me back my original single dot crown so I had it for authenticity. He is a master.

There is a big difference in these old watches between restoration and servicing, and I really advise people to take them to restoration experts who know how to maintain their value. Treat them like the artifacts they are.

Hopefully, the market picks up on their value, the red sub price stagnated for so so long. It's just now starting to rise a bit, but I am always amazed at how relatively cheap they are.