That's a Seamaster Pie-Pan De Lux Date at 3... but its not the one Desmond used for his article, that was a stepped dial, this isn't
All 5 so far without an identical twin, only cousins and half-brothers
Have you perused the major auction houses' catalog archives? These are the type of watch that would be represented there.
I'm not a big believer in "one-off's" when it comes to watches. It's hard for Omega or any other watch company to make money that way. Even custom dials (like the cloissones and Sheiks) were made in small batches. Rare yes, but not unique.
Hope this helps,
gatorcpa
Oh no doubt there are more out there, its just that so far there are more variants than I'd initially expected.
Yes that's the dream, to find one of these, or similar extreme, noteworthy Omegas at a boot sale, small antique store or flea-market for sale for a relative pittance.
I think that Seamaster on the left is a special edition from the 50's for the Asian market - I forget what it commemorates and what country it was done for.
Here's an interesting question... What was the retail price of, say a yellow gold Constellation Grand Lux when they came out (on bracelet) in 1952?
Here's an interesting question... What was the retail price of, say a yellow gold Constellation Grand Lux when they came out (on bracelet) in 1952?
Yes that's the dream, to find one of these, or similar extreme, noteworthy Omegas at a boot sale, small antique store or flea-market for sale for a relative pittance.
Best barn find story was a lady who posted on watchuseek about paying $2 for an original speedmaster 2915 - sold it at antiquorum for over $20k. It would have gone for more if she hadn't sent it to omega in bienne for servicing - they kept the dial but relumed it and polished the case. It was a great example pre-bienne since it had original hands, dial and bezel.
A Mercedes 300SL Gullwing was $6000 when it landed in the USA in '55/'56 so when you think of it as 1/10th of one of those, its pretty pricey.
Gold is still gold
I remember that $2 Patek thread. Man, was that a long time ago! I'm still waiting to find a Zenith caliber 135 at a yard sale.
George, owner of the home: "Hey Martha, this guy wants to buy my old watch. What did you pay for it back then?"
Martha, his wife of 57 years: "Well George, I think it was $195 if I recall. Funny that we had a tv set made by them for years too!"
George, to me: "Okay young feller, I have to ask $195 for it. It ain't a Rolex, but it sure kept great time for me."
Me: "SOLD!!!!"
Correct! Which is why I prefer gold cased watches. Stainless steel, despite what the Swiss want you to believe, is NOT precious metal. Also, if the bottom ever drops out of the watch market (see baseball cards, postage stamps, etc) I'll still have the value of the gold.
