Very under appreciated reference, IMO.
Because of the newer, auto moonphase Speedmaster, I am doubtful of the return of the 1866.
I have emailed Omega a few times to try and get production quantity on 3576.50 and 3876.50.31 and have never gotten a reply.
I have seen serial numbers as high as 778x....
the moonwatch withe the aventurine dial is very hard to find here in Europe.
has somebody any idea for me?
Please find also two pictures of the watch with Aventurin from Omega homepage and a picture of the on i own,
regards
Andreas
I doubt you will find any new 1866 driven Speedmasters in AD or OB stock at this point, but you never know. Anyone interested in one of these models, which were made in various versions over the years, will probably have to go to the used market. Interestingly there is a BNIB Aventurine model available on C24, it's been there for quite awhile, but pricey at $18,777.
Omega New 31130443201001 SPEEDMASTER Moonwatch Aventurine... for $18,777 for sale from a Trusted Seller on Chrono24
The 1866 models never seemed to catch on with the collector community for some reason. That was too bad because they were a full fledged Speedmaster with an interesting addition of date and moonphase.
I have a modded 3575.20 from around 2004 with a creme dial.
Interesting, looks good. This was the one that originally came with the all-steel (or white gold?) bezel, correct?
And you swapped bezel + hands?
I doubt you will find any new 1866 driven Speedmasters in AD or OB stock at this point, but you never know. Anyone interested in one of these models, which were made in various versions over the years, will probably have to go to the used market. Interestingly there is a BNIB Aventurine model available on C24, it's been there for quite awhile, but pricey at $18,777.
Omega New 31130443201001 SPEEDMASTER Moonwatch Aventurine... for $18,777 for sale from a Trusted Seller on Chrono24
The 1866 models never seemed to catch on with the collector community for some reason. That was too bad because they were a full fledged Speedmaster with an interesting addition of date and moonphase.
I have a modded 3575.20 from around 2004 with a creme dial.
One of my issues with that model is having a manual wind watch with a date. I've always been against dates with manual wind watches with the exception of perpetual calendar chronographs (something I'll never own).
That's correct.....it originally came with white gold bezel and blue Broad Arrow/Alpha hands, now with blue Gemini IV bezel, blue baton hands (from the white gold case version) and a sapphire back. Gives it a fresher look. I believe the steel/white gold bezels look better on straight lug models since that is where it originated.
Have you ever thought about putting it on a strap similar to the one from Snoopy 3?
Yes, and I just don't care for the blue Snoopy strap, there is something about the material and/or color that is wrong, imo. I think it is the wrong strap for the Snoopy 3 as well and was probably done for cost reasons.
Interesting, looks good. This was the one that originally came with the all-steel (or white gold?) bezel, correct?
And you swapped bezel + hands?
Just a rumour that I picked up at my OB: there might be coming something new with a moon phase this year. Again - really a rumor and he was wrong quite a few times with predictions. But it would kind of make sense to re-add a moonphase model in 42mm?
Hi,
I am a watch enthusiast from the Hamburg Area in Germany.
After the last 20 years i had many watches from Rolex and from Omega.
Some of them twice, so many of you will understand that.
My own rule is having max 2 watches at same time, thats why i sell one watch if i get in love to another one.
just now i felt i love with the Aventurine Dial from this watch
311.33.44.32.01.001
and i own the 3576500. ( of course the second time )
the moonwatch withe the aventurine dial is very hard to find here in Europe.
has somebody any idea for me?
Please find also two pictures of the watch with Aventurin from Omega homepage and a picture of the on i own,
regards
Andreas
