That must have been a great time to be in the mil-watch world. I got into mil-watches a bit later (2006-ish) when prices had already inched up from those levels.
I still consider getting one now and then, maybe issued during my birth-year, but I'm currently looking at adding an Overseas to join the collection first. 'Two out for one in' so my lovely other half thinks I'm making decent progress toward treating my affliction!
Kind regards,
Dan