Wish RU-vid had two thumbs up. Your voice, the music, and the camera angles sold me on this chair. Now I just gotta find a vintage or sell a limb for my own.
Beautiful chair. I just noticed in the Mad Men clip that the chair Lane Pryce gets up from has a 5 star base vs. 4 star. I could be wrong but I think the 5 star base was introduced after 1985.
I used to work for an office supply company in the 1980's we used to pick these up by the dozen and off load them to resellers. I recall they went for around $75 each. I should have grabbed a few.
So, I own this chair, luckly. This chair was and is an important part of chess history, and chess is a large portion of my life, so I wanted one. Well 5k is a steep investment in a chair, and I couldn't get myself to buy one new. But I was talking to someone about this chair, because of chess, and he said to me, "let me see a picture of it." I showed him, and he said, "my brother has one of those in his garage and is looking to sell it." I said no way. Anyway, I got a 1970s version for 150 bucks. The best find of my life. The question is should I get it reupholstered?
I would love for it to be my next and last work chair, but I sadly can't afford it and can't find it anywhere at a reasonable price. I'd be willing to pay up to 1000 USD for it, but can't find anything even close to that online.
@@StardustLegacyFighter There is a point to be had about longevity, but there certainly is no guarantee it's going to last that long - in fact I've read reports of them breaking.
