http://www.ebay.com/itm/1960-Very-R...945479776?pt=Wristwatches&hash=item2ec948b060Purchases made through these links may earn this site a commission from the eBay Partner Network

 

First time around at straight auction. It was a BIN before.

 

something like USD11000 I believe

 

This 2998-1 sold for $10k - bezel while beat up is original. The rest of the watch looks nice especially the dial.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Omega-Speedmaster-2998-1-/221254608004?pt=Wristwatches&hash=item3383cd6484Purchases made through these links may earn this site a commission from the eBay Partner Network

I may be showing my bias here but I would rather have a nice 2998-1 or -2 than a YG grand luxe connie in YG. If it was in PG it would be a toss up but if they were both near mint, I would still go with the speedmaster.

 

Most common in 2998-2 but can also be seen in -1 and -3. AFAIK not seen in 2915.

 

-2 was a transition from the base1000 bezel to the non-base1000 bezel so presumably the later examples did not have the base 1000 bezel. The one I linked to was a -1 which should come with the base1000 bezel.

And the -2 is a sheartime watch.

 

Yes Shear sells vintage omegas as well and other brands also.

 

Looks like the dial is from a later reference.

 

So this watch has a bezel and dial incorrect for the 2998-2 reference and has a case in bad condition too!