18KT Flightmaster just hammered

Waow. Has this one ever been worn?! Pristine as it gets!

Very nice! It makes me feel good just to dream.

"hammered" - my first thought was "of course, gold price is really high"

😃😄😅🤣

but without a joke movement, dial, hands and "gold" is near to 20.000

@cristos71

Now I love the Flightmaster; it’s a remarkable design that wears much better than you would imagine from looking at photos alone; especially the first iteration which is slimmer (yes I know that’s a bit of an oxymoron for the Flightmaster, but I do have a very small flat wrist!).

But owning one in gold, especially in that condition, would be almost unwearable as they are damn ding magnets!

I still vividly remember a heavy hotel door springing back on me and leaving a huge scape along one side of the case as I waited (and waited) for my wife to exit the room behind me.

I’ve just about learnt to live with the dings on my steel cased one, but don’t think I could do the same with gold.

Oh well, I guess the price would make it a mute point for me anyway 😂

You’re a braver man than me Chris!

Then maybe it was best that Omega just made the 20 (apparently 200) for collectors and weirdos. I'd never consider a gold tool watch myself, however I say that... If it was a watch I really loved, maybe a stainless to wear, and a gold to keep hidden in a safe to only look at once a year. LOL watch collecting is so weird.

btw

200 units not 20

Some thoughts about precious watches:
As a collector I have no understanding for buying a vintage nos watch specifically in gold, knowing that you never should wear the watch, otherwise the value, both market and ideal, will go down drastically due to wear. (or after 10 years heavy wear, the value has doubled???)
If I want to wear an old watch, it can and must have traces of wear.
A collector's watch only for the safe is like bitcoin, hoping for value increase.
Thats why I did not like the Mondani collection recently sold by Phillips, too perfect!
Only if I have endless money to spent, I can buy anything and wear it down regardless of value and product history.
On the other side when I look at Phillips where sometimes 100k up to 1000k is hammered for ugly watches of unknown makers like Journe, Bethune, Voutilainen, Mille, Urwerk or Forsay etc. I think of the proverb 'any fool is different'.
Yes, if I like to wear a complicate watch, one with a movement Valjoux 88 (hand wound) or El Primero (automatic) is the most decent I would choose (or with a similar face of Patek P.(perpetual calendar) in case I have some savings...).
Konrad

The deterioration is just melted gasket. It can damage the bezel paint on the steel version, but on this solid gold bezel I`d imagine it can be restored easily... truly one of the most significant Omega watch ever made!

Oh my god, both watches are hand wound, I should not forget this job in the morning, I would otherwise be lost in time that day...
Ok, until now I did not unearth a Speedmaster Mk III in 18k with 18k bracelet. That would be my favorite.
Konrad