No kidding. I can't believe how much these all sold for. Lowest was $3300-ish; highest over $3700. He probably was trying to snag one for a bargain.
Yep, bargains all, and he snagged two of them. I can't believe you can get solid gold vintage Connies so cheap. 馃憤
BTW Dennis, if you look at the picture of your SMPP up there, just to the left of the case near the 8 O'clock marker, it looks like there's a... suspicious short dark curly hair attached to it.
Dealers are still pushing 6-10k depending on condition and pink-ness even without bracelets, if its got a brickwork and hooded lugs, some of the bricks and mortar stores are charging complicated Patek money.
The pink gold grand luxe especially with the gold bracelet is the ultimate expression of the connie - save perhaps for the observatory cloisonne dial one and the white gold/platinum grand luxe. Since those others are virtually unattainable (even if you were willing to pay the price) then the PG version I would say is at the top of the heap. I have a YG grand luxe too but the PG one I have is nicer.
I must say the prices fetched on ebay are much higher than what these watches went for only 2-3 years ago. I would say a good 30-50% higher.
The problem is the more you know about vintage omegas, the choosier you get and the urge to find bargains and good deals gets stronger and stronger. I also get sidetracked with speedmasters, manual winds, seamaster chronometres etc!
Interesting information: The buyer of 2 of the four gold de Luxe constellations sold titling this thread appears to be a dealer or collector in Taiwan. This same purchaser, eBay member ct1018m, also recently bought the Constellation "C" in 18k white gold auctioned off by Ronnie (rshroff).
Perhaps it was this collector/dealer in Taiwan:
http://www.oldwatch.club.tw/Collection_Eng.aspx
He has some absolutely stunning Omega rarities, including a SynchroBeat, in his private collection.
Take care,
gatorcpa
