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janice&fred
路Watch your PM inbox as surely you are gonna get real popular. 馃榿
I just bought this... help
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Timetron
路馃嵖馃嵖馃嵖 starting to smell like... Jackpot!
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janice&fred
路What do you think would be reasonable?
What I mean by that is did you pay extra for the case back engravings or the usual Speedmaster price?
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Twocats
路路Married... with childrenWhat do you think would be reasonable?
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janice&fred
路We are all hoping you did well regardless of whether the case back is Kosher 馃憤
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watchguy23
路What I mean by that is did you pay extra for the case back engravings or the usual Speedmaster price?
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watchguy23
路I paid as if it was just a vintage speedy.
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bananapeanut
路the gentleman wasn't a watch guy and said he didn't want it or need would rather just have cash
I paid as if it was just a vintage speedy.
Million dollar watch 馃憤 Well done!
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Twocats
路路Married... with childrenthe gentleman wasn't a watch guy and said he didn't want it or need would rather just have cash
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pdxleaf
路I bought it from a guy whose grand father was a engineer. The grandfather passed and left it to him and wanted to sell it so I bought it.
Fantastic bit of luck.
Are you a watch guy? Do you have other watches? Was this just something between friends or do you have an interest in space topics?
You have a very rare watch in many ways. For what it's worth (not much), I strongly and respectfully suggest you do not sell this, or if you think you have to sell, give yourself one year to think about it.
If this is your first Speedmaster, that alone is special. Never sell your first Speedmaster.
If this is your first Speedmaster, you will likely become intrigued and do more reading. You may want to get another one. Regardless of how many you acquire, you will never find another like this. If you sell it, it may haunt you.
Speaking from experience.
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watchguy23
路I don't suppose you got box and papers ? An Omega Extract is worth the investment now as your next and only move.
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Twocats
路路Married... with childrenno box no papers
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watchguy23
路Fantastic bit of luck.
Are you a watch guy? Do you have other watches? Was this just something between friends or do you have an interest in space topics?
You have a very rare watch in many ways. For what it's worth (not much), I strongly and respectfully suggest you do not sell this, or if you think you have to sell, give yourself one year to think about it.
If this is your first Speedmaster, that alone is special. Never sell your first Speedmaster.
If this is your first Speedmaster, you will likely become intrigued and do more reading. You may want to get another one. Regardless of how many you acquire, you woll never find another like this. If you sell it, it may haunt you.
Speaking from experience.
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Aroxx
路Correct me if I'm wrong but is there an "ownership" issue here? As in, does this watch technically belong to NASA AKA the US Government?
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JPE.88305
路The first rule of working for the government is not telling anyone about all the govt issue stuff you acquire...
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Dan S
路Correct me if I'm wrong but is there an "ownership" issue here? As in, does this watch technically belong to NASA AKA the US Government?
According to that Fratello article, it seems that an auction house did have some concerns about that issue at one point. It will be interesting to see what comes from the Extract process, as this watch REALLY needs an Extract.
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pdxleaf
路I am a watch guy my first nice watch i purchased was a 116610 Rolex Sub, since then i acquired a 116500ln panda daytona, a hulk and a batman. Total I have around 40 or so watches, first omega.
Assuning you know grandpa's name, you stand a good chance of figuring out where he worked or what he did. The internet has a lot of information. Your buddy probably knows about what town or towns grandfather lived in, which would help identify the NASA facility. That would help identify what projects they worked on. Your friend might know what kind of degree he had or training (electrician, plumber, engineer, etc.) All those little bits can be a lead.
If you get the case open, it has a serial number on the case. Enter that number in this:
ilovemyspeedmaster.com
Edit: results from a search of your serial number suggests watches in this range are from the following:
The guy who developed this (Eugene) has replied to your thread already.
DON'T take it to an Omega boutique (yet). You neec to figure out where you stand with ownership.
Ps. The government, including NASA, does disponse of property. I almost won a watch in an auction from a museum in Maryland. They had a NASA owned X-33 ( similar sn markings) that NASA donated to the museum. I have also purchased items from government surplus. NASA was infamous for getting rid of property that they should have held onto.
You may want to try to determine how this came to be acquired from NASA. There is a possibility of legal ownership, but the burden of proof might be on you, the current owner.
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watchguy23
路Assuning you know grandpa's name, you stand a good chance of figuring out where he worked or what he did. The internet has a lot of information. Your buddy probably knows about what town or towns grandfather lived in, which would help identify the NASA facility. That would help identify what projects they worked on. Your friend might know what kind of degree he had or training (electrician, plumber, engineer, etc.) All those little bits can be a lead.
If you get the case open, it has a serial number on the case. Enter that number in this: ilovemyspeedmaster.com
The guy who developed this (Eugene) has replied to your thread already.
DON'T take it to an Omega boutique (yet). You neec to figure out where you stand with ownership.
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Dan S
路The grandfather legally passed it down through his will if im not mistaken to the guy.
The issue is whether the grandfather legally owned it.
