Omega 2915-1 “Speedmaster” at UK Auction

Stumbled across this one the other day listed in a small UK auction house with an estimate of 200-300


“
An Omega Speedmaster stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with chronograph, calibre 321 movement. The back numbered 2915-1 incuse. Omega box. 42mm over crown. Movement winds and runs. Chronograph buttons missing.
Tachymeter bezel lacking (?)”

This is now updated to say:

“An Omega Speedmaster stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with chronograph, calibre 321 movement. The back numbered 2915-1 incuse. Omega box. 42mm over crown. Movement winds and runs. Chronograph buttons missing. Circa late 1950s”

The photos make it very to discern what’s going on. The metal base 1000 bezel is clearly there. The hands look correct, the dials off another 321. The movement seems to be lacking a serial number.



My curiosity of course peaked I wrote to the auction house asking for clearer photos of the movement and inner caseback and if there were any numbers on the movement. They responded with these.



In response to the questions:

“I cannot see a serial number on the movement”

I point out where one would be

“Maybe not a correct moment then?”



I am clearly not the only one whose jaw hit the floor as bidding is currently at £9100 for this assembly of parts.. some of which are very valuable obviously.

https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/...0140/lot-6a531582-b519-484e-96c2-b0220114569e

How high will it go? Nobody knows.. for a few more hours at least.

Will the Omega museum be involved?

Another Frankenwatch project being planned by an unscrupulous dealer?

Or will this watch end up with a collector who happens to have a dial and can take the project on?

I imagine stumbling across this watch in a junk shop or even better in a drawer somewhere and not knowing at all what you held. This watch could tell many stories, what do you think is the truth?

Hello from the heritage department, we hope this message finds you well in sunny Italy.

Unfortunately due to recent staff changes we are unable to fulfil your extract request exactly as you specified in preparation for a Geneva auction, please see changes below.

Your requested dial description has been adjusted from 'Silver Prototype' to 'Auction Hodgepodge Special'

Your request for serial number 15,500,067 has been adjusted to 'No serial number at all!'

We are happy to confirm a production date of 1957, however have additionally noted 'assembled in Tuscany 2023'

Hopefully this information is still value enhancing, we understand this is not the same service you experienced in 2021.

Kind Regards,

Yes.. more a satirical dig at the current situation. They would have done well to use this bezel perhaps.. maybe Perzcope hasn’t seen this one yet.

The cat was well out of the bag.

To educate and inform.. there was more information available than was shown. As the auction is already underway I think the impact of this discussion would be rather limited.

Crazy world 🤨😉

“If the bidder was here I would give him a round of applause”

£21,310.80 if they went the cheapest route of bidding.

The later stages of bidding live.

https://sendvid.com/kqyskqwn

I’ve never heard an auctioneer stick so religiously to a £100 increment even when well into five figures… £15000… £15.1 ? £15.1 ? £15100. Do I hear £15.2 ? 😁

Well seeing how the majority of the rest of the auction was £5-100 items I think he was a little surprised himself

I think thats what a lot of people were hoping for.. but a good result for the seller I imagine… though they could have likely done better taking it apart and listing it here.

168 people had seen this at the time of auction… and it was already far from cheap.