The days of finding a pre-owned Omega Speedmaster Professional under $3000 are behind us. Perhaps, when luck is on your side, you might run into one for that kind of money. But, in general, I will say that those days are behind us. In this article, I want to share 5 Omega Speedmaster watches that […]

Visit 5 Speedmaster Watches That Can Be Found Under $3000 to read the full article.

 

When I first saw this watch (a while ago) I thought it was a fake

 

Alternative headline:
5 ugly watches that can be found for under $3000

 

I wasn’t enthusiastic at first, but I started to warm up to it a few years ago. Weird X-33 case (in steel) with a split-seconds chrono. Quirky enough

 

Well, there’s that. But once you have all the Moonwatches you wanted, you start to collect the other stuff as well.

 

Yep 5 oddballs alright. I have owned 2/5 which maybe says a lot about me!

 

Forgive me, not ~$3k but ~£3k, you should be able to negotiate for a modern speedy, full set 2-3 years old on the bay?

 

yea, the number is so close to, e.g. a FOIS, just save another $1k or so for the classic.

 

Today I learned that Omega once made a watch around a Casio...

 

Was the ‘Reduced’ discontinued? Maybe the name (which wasn’t a bad idea), there’s still a 38mm Auto Speedmaster in the catalogue.

 

I think they changed the diameter from 39 to 38 and changed the name.
https://www.omegawatches.com/en-us/watches/speedmaster/speedmaster-38-mm/product

But rather than saying it’s not available, they list the reduced with a price:
https://www.omegawatches.com/en-us/watch-omega-speedmaster-reduced-35105000

Maybe pre-owned or NOS?

 

Not a fake, but this model always makes me smile. I remember having a picture of it up on my wall back in the 90's, when I was a kid and this was the hottest new thing (I'd grabbed a catalogue from a watch store and butchered it for posters). Somehow this enthusiasm didn't follow me into adulthood though - I grew up and bought a few speedy pros instead

 

Nice article! Wow that split-seconds is something.

3303-powered Broad Arrows can be had for less than $3k and I’m *very* happy with mine. IMO they’re quite undervalued.

 

Sure, but 3K USD is not 3K GBP

 

No, that's the last known retail price. But it has been discontinued already for many years.

 

With postage, insurance and customs duty I suspect it's close.

 

I just picked a currency, I didnt mean you need to buy it from the US ;-).

 

Apologies

Apologies @Robert-Jan, I've re-read the thread, I hope I didn't come across as argumentative . Different currencies may have different entry levels to ownership, even to a newb such as myself, the price points of the next next grail piece is in an upward trend.

 

I still want an X-33. I'm kind of kicking myself for missing a Gen2 with box and papers that went for $1350 on ebay a few months ago.

 

I love that these things are “cheap”, everyone seems to love the trilogy with its fauxtina whereas this watch is just awesome- I’ve seen a few here for $2.5-2.7ish...on my short list.