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            "date": "2002-12-11",
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            "version": null,
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    "sales_ledger": "https://www.cameraworth.com/w/watson/alpha/sales/",
    "citation": "“Watson Alpha: about £244, the median of 8 recorded sales, 2002–2025 (Indicative, method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/w/watson/alpha/",
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    "computed_at": "2026-10-08 00:10:00.968880",
    "attribution": "Data from cameraworth.com — a public register of what cameras and lenses actually sold for. Cite the page URL and the retrieval date; see /methodology/ for how each figure is made."
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