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They come up for less than that one is advertised, and despite someone commenting that it's a "great deal", if that were the case it would have sold by now.

There are always more watches...
 
DLT222
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sauravdis sauravdis
Would definitely buy one at 8000Euros.. if the condition's brand new... Anybody selling??

One went pre-owned on eBay for just short of £12k.

I have a NOS one from 2017 under omega warranty thats not going anywhere for now.
 
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sauravdis sauravdis
Thanks and agree with @tyrantlizardrex now i'm thinking of investing in ethereum as the bitcoin bandwagon seems to have sailed away

I find it strange the Alaska has gone up so dramatically in such a short period of time, after having the price stay flat for many years... My advice is look elsewhere, there are plenty of other Speedy's to choose from so why pay such an high premium for this edition? I wouldn't be surprised to find the price on these drop back down after the current mania subsides...

As for "investing" in ethereum... well, I wouldn't call it investing.
 
DLT222
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selling price for yours?? any contact no.

Nope,, as i stated in the original post its just going to sit here for now with a 'few' others.
 
Jarett
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In 2010 I had Alaska and in 2011 I sold it for 3000 USD 🙁 ... today it's my reason for my poor sleep 😁
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Albe100
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I bought mine about a year an a half ago at half of what the market is asking for. I'm happy with that, but I'm surprised at how quickly it has gone up in value. Hard to know if it's sustainable, but it is unique, and there aren't that many out there. When you take into consideration people buying the ST for 8K USD and they made more examples of that model. Anything can happen!
 
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I bought mine about a year an a half ago at half of what the market is asking for. I'm happy with that, but I'm surprised at how quickly it has gone up in value. Hard to know if it's sustainable, but it is unique, and there aren't that many out there. When you take into consideration people buying the ST for 8K USD and they made more examples of that model. Anything can happen!


Its not like they made an extra 3000 ST's over the Alaska, there were 42 extra ST's thats it!

When the Alaska was released no one wanted it with the exception of a few. As the LE's have become more popular over the last 2 years the price as gone up, is it worth the current ask?... thats depends how bad you want something!
 
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When I first started out with watches, I knew I wanted a white dialed Speedmaster. Snoopy out of grasps for my fresh out of college self, I found myself eyeing the Alaska Project. I passed it up several times and wasn't comfortable at the price (it was only $5000). I saw it listed for a third time and knew it was a sign. Today it's in the shop for a service but it's my favorite watch in my collection. Quite surprising how much it shot up in price.
 
Supah
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Passed it up years ago (at 3.600). Cant say I regret it for the watch. But it would make a nice trade now for a Snoopy LE or something
 
Lowflight
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I think they are 3 times their value. I should have bought one for $4500 when they were worth no more.
 
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Anyone think the market for the Alaska might soften a little and price could come down, or should I just buy now before they become unobtanium?

thanks
 
khanmu
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I bought mine about a year ago for £5000 and sold it last month for £8500. I hadn't bought it to sell, but I decided to slim my Omega collection down as I want to expand to some non Omega watches.

It was a difficult decision, I wanted to keep one white dial and in the end I kept the Apollo 11 35th and sold the Alaska. I used to wear mine on a black Eulit canvas weave. It was hard to sell but sometimes you have to be ruthless...
 
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Oh and one thing that makes the Alaska unique is that, as far as I know, all the other LEs commemorate events or dates that happened - but the Alaska is the only which commemorates something that didn't happen (the dark side of the moon mission)
 
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I managed to get mine on clearance at an AD in 2013 for MSRP less 20%. Wasn’t looking specifically for the Alaska but the antithesis of regular Speedmaster. It is one of my favorites and wear it on a extra AP white NATO, that I got at OB to maintain the NOS of the case and accessories. Never bought it as an investment just enjoyment.
I do think the prices are slightly inflated but something is only worth what someone will pay for it...so I guess the market will dictate.
 
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DLT222 DLT222
Its not like they made an extra 3000 ST's over the Alaska, there were 42 extra ST's thats it!

When the Alaska was released no one wanted it with the exception of a few. As the LE's have become more popular over the last 2 years the price as gone up, is it worth the current ask?... thats depends how bad you want something!

It wasn't a jab at the ST, I think it's great and would love to add one to my collection.

However I do think that social media and internet marketing has fueled the desire for certain pieces. And nobody wanting the Alaska when it was released may not have been the case if it were released in today's market with increased exposure.

Happy new year everyone!
 
DLT222
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It wasn't a jab at the ST, I think it's great and would love to add one to my collection.

However I do think that social media and internet marketing has fueled the desire for certain pieces. And nobody wanting the Alaska when it was released may not have been the case if it were released in today's market with increased exposure.

Happy new year everyone!

I get that it wasn't a jab, I think you are right in part re the hype over social media etc but if you look across the Speedmaster spectrum they have all gone up in value including the non limited editions.
 
Edantony
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Love mine 😀
The full set aspect of it is important on this one, so yoo cab get the donut.
 
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Albe100 Albe100
It wasn't a jab at the ST, I think it's great and would love to add one to my collection.

However I do think that social media and internet marketing has fueled the desire for certain pieces. And nobody wanting the Alaska when it was released may not have been the case if it were released in today's market with increased exposure.

Happy new year everyone!

Isn't it true that, very often, pieces which were not wanted during its production lifetime end up being highly collectible, due precisely to the fact that lack of demand reduced their production numbers, thus creating in effect a more "rare" piece?
 
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