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·Good morning, afternoon and evening to all you fine humans! ☕
For those who can spare a minute of their expertise, I'm currently looking to buy my first Speedy. I had considered a 145.012 which turned out to be not worth half the asking price. (Many thanks to the fine folk here for their help on a separate thread.) I was then thinking about saving myself the hassle of finding a decent and well priced pre-Moon and waiting for the new 2021 sapphire Speedy to drop at a local AD. I do prefer a display case back as I'm a fan of both the function and aesthetics of the Speedy movements.
With the Ed White outside my budget, I have come across a watch that ticks my big boxes of a warm vintage vibe, a closer connection to the OG as well as a display caseback. This being a mid 90s specimen of the 3592.50 Apollo XI which is hesalite and has a display case back showing a gold plated 863 cal.
The ask price is approx USD4K and I wanted to get your respective thoughts as to whether it's a fair deal. I have a mortgage and a family to feed and in any case do not like being on the side of a bad deal. 🤦
Some things worth noting...
Dial: Looks OK and the lume is showing up as pretty even (see the lume shots towards the bottom). Ignore the seconds sub-dial as the watch was running when the photo was taken.
Hands: Cracked lume on the minute hand (i.e., not mould thankfully) but there is still lume and is consistent with the hour markers.
Bezel: In good condition. Not certain if it's authentic/original so would be great to get a confirmation. Noted that 'Tachymetre' is not accented.
Case: Looks OK. Apparently two original polishes on the case. Shape and definition of the lugs look pretty good to me.
Bracelet: Period correct 1479 matched with 812 end links although there is some stretch (see picture below)
No box, papers or archive extracts. However, it's an established dealer with a shop which offers a 1 yr service warranty.
Many thanks in advance!
For those who can spare a minute of their expertise, I'm currently looking to buy my first Speedy. I had considered a 145.012 which turned out to be not worth half the asking price. (Many thanks to the fine folk here for their help on a separate thread.) I was then thinking about saving myself the hassle of finding a decent and well priced pre-Moon and waiting for the new 2021 sapphire Speedy to drop at a local AD. I do prefer a display case back as I'm a fan of both the function and aesthetics of the Speedy movements.
With the Ed White outside my budget, I have come across a watch that ticks my big boxes of a warm vintage vibe, a closer connection to the OG as well as a display caseback. This being a mid 90s specimen of the 3592.50 Apollo XI which is hesalite and has a display case back showing a gold plated 863 cal.
The ask price is approx USD4K and I wanted to get your respective thoughts as to whether it's a fair deal. I have a mortgage and a family to feed and in any case do not like being on the side of a bad deal. 🤦
Some things worth noting...
Dial: Looks OK and the lume is showing up as pretty even (see the lume shots towards the bottom). Ignore the seconds sub-dial as the watch was running when the photo was taken.
Hands: Cracked lume on the minute hand (i.e., not mould thankfully) but there is still lume and is consistent with the hour markers.
Bezel: In good condition. Not certain if it's authentic/original so would be great to get a confirmation. Noted that 'Tachymetre' is not accented.
Case: Looks OK. Apparently two original polishes on the case. Shape and definition of the lugs look pretty good to me.
Bracelet: Period correct 1479 matched with 812 end links although there is some stretch (see picture below)
No box, papers or archive extracts. However, it's an established dealer with a shop which offers a 1 yr service warranty.
Many thanks in advance!
