Sat along with the current model OD-3, one single, utterly as new, boxed, OD-1. I had to look twice. At that time I had never paid more than 12,000 yen tops for a BOSS product, and here it was at 19800 yen iirc. I tested it knowing full well that I probably wouldn't buy it, as it seemed a massive amount at the time. Lovely gritty cut, natural OD, I was rather smitten, but I had no cash sitting in my pocket. I handed it back and as I retreated outside I lamented its loss to my friend. OD-1 No.1 had faded out of view. (For reference it was a very late model 1985? revision E with 4558 chip, black screw).
Fast forward to now time, OD-1s are fetching up to 60,000 yen, and mostly over 30,000yen. (roughly comparable to $600-$300)
Two weeks ago - silver screw OD-1 goes for a mere 22,000 yen on a website I usually check just before 5pm everyday. On that day I hadn't bothered. No.2..alas! Smack on head for me!
Last night - 7:30pm, an Instagram post, a local store, 1 x mint/boxed silver screw with BOSS booklet, 39,800yen ($400). Good lord, it was beautiful, I procrastinated, I pondered, then I decided to sleep on it. Breakfast came and of course it had vanished! No.3 - perhaps never again!
Bug firmly bitten I scoured about this morning. I decided on a sub 30,000 yen budget (tricky despite their popularity). I also decided to settle on a black screw, as although I would dearly have loved the mint SS, it would have probably just sat on the shelf (too perfect to stomp on?) and more importantly those SS models marginal extra case width means they don't want to fit (unless you get shaving!) a BCB-6. I also wanted one in pretty good condition.
As luck would have it I found two, one of which at 30,000 was relatively clean, 1982, E revision. I offered 25,000 half thinking I wouldn't get it....to my surprise I did. FINALY (when it arrives) an OD-1 is (touch wood) on its way (at a budget I could squeeze out of a few sales and one I can use)
Phew!
SO pending a test I'm hoping to be a happy man. (value vs practicality vs wallet!)
I do notice a few more now in around the 30 k mark. Of course this could get terribly addictive!
Who else has gone down this OD-1 road? Thought's? Any preferences? Anyone performed a cap mod?
On the way I did pull up a few web pages, the most fascinating being in Japanese detailing the minute differences etc.
- Fantastic detail of the versions - https://www.tcgakki.com/fair/03/page11. ... cuit/parts - https://t-tone-works.hatenablog.com/ent ... ifferences - https://www.analogman.com/od1.htm https://www.analogman.com/od1.htm
Cheers!
(Final side note - does anyone have the reissue OD-1 (which has apparently the 14pin chip) and compared to an original?)
