Seiko 3883-7000 “Morpho” ButterflyModel: Seiko 3883 7000 Morpho Butterfly Year: April 1974 Features: The Price. Produced in 1974, and costing 235,000 on its release, the 3883 Morpho was the most expensive Seiko money could buy. Adjusted for inflation, it cost the equivalent of $6,000 now. Compared to Seikos own offerings, the Morpho was vastly expensive. A Grand Seiko VFA, the most advanced mechanical watch Seiko had ever produced, cost half a Morpho, while the beloved 6138 Kakume