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According to ilovemyspeedmaster.com there are only 287 extracts loaded to their database. (Don't know how recent this is.) Why so few?

This is a very handy database when researching a potential buy. (Many thanks to Moonwatch only and Speedmaster101 and any others who developed this site.)

In addition to the free serial number lookup, they request to have your extract loaded. A library of extracts seems useful for many reasons.

If you decided to not load your extract, why not? Privacy concerns or other?

Would you consider loading your extract to increase the accuracy of the database?
 
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According to ilovemyspeedmaster.com there are only 287 extracts loaded to their database. (Don't know how recent this is.) Why so few?

This is a very handy database when researching a potential buy. (Many thanks to Moonwatch only and Speedmaster101 and any others who developed this site.)

In addition to the free serial number lookup, they request to have your extract loaded. A library of extracts seems useful for many reasons.

If you decided to not load your extract, why not? Privacy concerns or other?

Would you consider loading your extract to increase the accuracy of the database?
If I had an EOA I might consider uploading it.
If I had a Speedmaster.
 
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If I can ask, what is the purpose of the EOA uploads? Cataloging as many watches as possible?
 
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If I can ask, what is the purpose of the EOA uploads? Cataloging as many watches as possible?

Yes. Presumably all the information is already known by Omega since the extracts come from them, so no new information is gained. But the lookup provided by the website is a free resource and readily available when you are looking to buy a watch. With more serial numbers they are able to narrow the range of models, as well as give a more accurate result. It can help to bookend a model range. Not sure if even Omega has mined all their data or if it's only on paper that gets shared with one client whenever a random request comes in for an extract.

I don't know who runs the lookup site. Maybe they'd make more info available once they collect it? Say a watch gets sold and the new owner is looking for info, it will help to verify a sellers claims if there was a previous extract on file. It wasn't that long ago (10 years?) That people were trying to figure out which SM models were on the moon. The internet is storing the collective memory of all this data and over time it just gets more complete.

That's my thoughts. I legitimately asked about the downside, as everything has a downside. But it seems like a good idea to share my extract, right?
 
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Yes. Presumably all the information is already known by Omega since the extracts come from them, so no new information is gained. But the lookup provided by the website is a free resource and readily available when you are looking to buy a watch. With more serial numbers they are able to narrow the range of models, as well as give a more accurate result. It can help to bookend a model range. Not sure if even Omega has mined all their data or if it's only on paper that gets shared with one client whenever a random request comes in for an extract.

I don't know who runs the lookup site. Maybe they'd make more info available once they collect it? Say a watch gets sold and the new owner is looking for info, it will help to verify a sellers claims if there was a previous extract on file. It wasn't that long ago (10 years?) That people were trying to figure out which SM models were on the moon. The internet is storing the collective memory of all this data and over time it just gets more complete.

That's my thoughts. I legitimately asked about the downside, as everything has a downside. But it seems like a good idea to share my extract, right?

yes - I see no drawback then. Uploading mine shortly. Thank you @pdxleaf
 
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If I can ask, what is the purpose of the EOA uploads? Cataloging as many watches as possible?

In short : the use of statistics should make the whole process more accurate, even with anomalies (i.e. extracts with the shipped date instead of the final assembly/production date): the more extracts there are, the more accurate it will be (but once there is a decent/even resolution of extracts over the whole period from 1960~2000, some parameters would need tweaking)...especially in the crossover 78-80 where the SNs jumped from 39mil to 44mil, 80s/90s, where there are very very few extracts etc. Currently the 60's and early 70s are well covered (go figure, those are the most coveted watches)...

Thanks for the support guys, and for all those who regularly upload extracts. The goal was something useful for all...and seeing as there are close to 20k queries already, it seems to be that the time spent has paid off for all.

PS: there should be close to 400 extracts now, I have been lazy the last months (even though I have been locked down!) 😁
 
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)...especially in the crossover 78-80 where the SNs jumped from 39mil to 44mil, 80s/90s, where there are very very few extracts etc. Currently the 60's and early 70s are well covered (go figure, those are the most coveted watches)...

While we have your attention Eugene, can you confirm for me a suspicion that there are no 23m serial Speedmasters. 321 cal Seamasters and maybe De Villes yes but no Speedmasters. It looks like those jump from 22.Xm to 24.Xm but I am happy to be corrected.
 
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While we have your attention Eugene, can you confirm for me a suspicion that there are no 23m serial Speedmasters. 321 cal Seamasters and maybe De Villes yes but no Speedmasters. It looks like those jump from 22.Xm to 24.Xm but I am happy to be corrected.

While I am in no position to solidly confirm that (I would think that guys like MWO and SM101 and even some of the well loved dealer/collectors here have seen way more watches than I have extracts), I can say that in the extracts I have, there are non in the 23mil range, and yes, they jump from 22.Xm to 24.Xm.
 
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I uploaded mine when I got it last year. I’m sure it helps to make the predictors more accurate. Originally it estimated my watch was made in July 1991 but the EOA showed October 1991. Presumably now all the watches with very close serials to mine can be adjusted closer to October.
 
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In short : the use of statistics should make the whole process more accurate, even with anomalies (i.e. extracts with the shipped date instead of the final assembly/production date): the more extracts there are, the more accurate it will be (but once there is a decent/even resolution of extracts over the whole period from 1960~2000, some parameters would need tweaking)...especially in the crossover 78-80 where the SNs jumped from 39mil to 44mil, 80s/90s, where there are very very few extracts etc. Currently the 60's and early 70s are well covered (go figure, those are the most coveted watches)...

Thanks for the support guys, and for all those who regularly upload extracts. The goal was something useful for all...and seeing as there are close to 20k queries already, it seems to be that the time spent has paid off for all.

PS: there should be close to 400 extracts now, I have been lazy the last months (even though I have been locked down!) 😁

@eugeneandresson cheers for the effort to our community and its long term archival documentation
 
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