My Speedisease started with a birth year watch...



... and since I am not wearing it enough (maybe too young or too often underdressed for a golden watch ) I’ve been looking for a regular Speedmaster Professional from the same year.

Today I can officially say that the hunt is over with The One :



It’s been sleeping in a stock over the last 32 Years. Unsold. Unworn. Unopened. Virgin...



The case is untouched, no single trace of wear and the factory blue coating is still present on the polished parts.



The tritium on the hands and dial has a lovely yellow color, is absolutely perfect and glows like on day one.



Now this is a truly new old stock example and I am delighted to say : there are still such examples somewhere in the wild ! And a collector must be a patient wolf

Now I have another trouble : I can’t imagine wearing this one. No. Impossible... So the hunt for a nice regular birth year Speedmaster is not yet over

 

Glows like day one tritium watch?

Great looking piece.

 

As I was reading through your post this exact thought popped into my head. Great score, but having the ability to keep it in fully brand new condition will likely pay off in spades in another couple of decades.

 

What a find! 1171 bracelet?

 

Yes Sir

 

Wow! What a find!

...still under warranty?

 

Love it! Congrats.

 

Unfortunately, more like 15% of the original luminosity.

 

What can I say..... teach me master!


10/10 Score ... now find a NOS 321 .

 

Safe queen or not, the half-life of the Tritium remains the same

 

It's official: I live in the wrong country to ever think I could find something like this lurking in the back storeroom of a watchmaker's shop. A great find @kov, and a lovely piece (as it should be, since it's actually new)!

 

Can you please share on how you stumbled across this gem? There must be s story.

 

Actually this one comes from elsewhere than Switzerland

 

Somebody I have already bought stuff from in the past found it and decided to immediately flip it - nothing I can elaborate on - simply happy to be the one who could snap it as soon as it went up for sale

 

Great score on a beautiful watch. I would not wear it either.

 

Such an incredible find...I'm wondering, how come they have never sold it??? It is not $5 timex , that could be forgotten in the stock room.
Anyways, congratulations on the great pick mate.

 

But does it still auto-glow* a wee bit?

Stunning watch by the way!

*Glow without the photolumiscent paint being exited by a light source in any way.

 

What a gorgeous Speedy! Congrats, buddy!

 

What a great find! Congratulations

 

Already done above