The exract tells you what reference your movement and serial number were originally put in.

So for a Speedmaster 321 it confirms whether your movement originally came in a Speedmaster or something else such as a Seamaster chrono. This is useful for checking against possible franken watches. Other sites with serial number charts, even extremely accurate ones such as ilovemyspeedmaster don't confirm what reference it actually came with, just what reference it probably came with based on the likely production date.

 

The extract in the old format and the red envelope at least was well presented. The current version is not worth it.

 

No one needs to convince you of the value of an extract, and that you should pay for one. If it's your watch and you are keeping it for the rest of your life, an extract can be fairly meaningless. But if you are looking to sell a Speedmaster for >$5k, potential buyers will want to see one.

 

I get the appeal of the extract, even for my lifetime watch. It's a connection to the factory. But in the instance of the beautiful watch in this thread, not having an extract should not impact a buyer. It seems to me at least, that extracts have grown to have an oversized significance.

But you are definitely right. These are personal choices and it sure won't hurt. I still might get one some day. Cheers.

 

congrats !
so nice

 

..Another note on extracts.. Surely an extract stating “delivered to Ministry of Defence”, or “delivered to USAF” or “Delivered to NAAFI“ is much more appealing than a simple “delivered to the Netherlands”.. For me it is anyway..

 

I can assure you that for a lot of buyers an extract will be very important and might be the item that swings the deal when deciding on which watch to spend €7-15K on. In that regard a CHF120 is money well spent and for a dealer it makes perfect sense to invest that sum on a watch.

 

Back from te spa !
My watchmaker did a wonderful job. The original plexiglass has been polished and the movement fully serviced.

 

Incredible - clearly, not all barns are created equally

 

.....mic drop.......

 

Pure perfection

 

Wow. That watch looks brand new. Exceptional example!

 

Well dang...

 

Utterly splendid!

 

Oh my - that is truly special. Congrats!

 

wow, but WOW! congrats on a truly rare specimen indeed.

 

Awesome watch, I never thought much about the speedy, but yesterday strapped on a customers watch at the shop together with a submariner, and the quality of the bracelet against the Rolex was no contest, I never gave much thought on how much a smooth fitting bracelet changes the feel of a watch and the speedy felt amazing. I’m sure the sub would also with a better bracelet

 

You win OF today....

 

Fantastic watch! Many congratulations on the find and for getting it looking just perfect. Great story.