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·Guys and Gals!
The summer months in Sweden have been very nice, lots of nice days (and nights) on the sea and close to the waterfronts.
Enjoying food and Brewskis together with friends and family!
And therefore I have managed to stay away from Speedy auctions….😉
TBH, during the summertime in Europe, there are very few exciting auctions.
But this one came up on my radar, and I started to look at the few pictures that they had.
They looked promising, so I asked for more.
No reference nr, no movement picture, no picture of the inside of the caseback.
But the serial nr on the paper placed the watch as a 145.022-71.
The first thing that hit me was that the hands had been adjusted, really sad about that….
The dial, very promising, but to grade this one above Good, I had to have better (more detailed pictures), and I did not receive better ones.
The lumeplots are very attractive, without any loss or dirt/mold.
The bezel has only a few small marks, but quite dirty, I had to assume that it would clean up nicely.
The carrier ring is very nice and clean.
The case and case back are very very nice - the Star of the Show!!
The pushers and crown have the right amount of dirt, so they could be original?
No movement pictures, but based on the condition of the watch, it should be ok, and after the service it should be fine!
It had a 1175 bracelet and 640 endlinks.
The watch also had box and papers, and spare links, so a nice set.
And this could point to a one owner watch?
Some collectors (or first time buyers) pay a heavy premium for this!
My Do You Like the Watchometer revved upp a few notches, and I started doing my Masterplan!
With everything above, and only grading the dial as Good, the rest of the parts should be Very Good.
But the paintwork on the hand are a bummer….
Speedmaster101´s lovely chart places the value (Head only):
Good 4200 $
Very Good 5200 $
Bracelet, box and papers (and extra links) roughly 1500 $ maybe?
Action day started, and the pre biding was up to 3400 € / 3950 $.
The watch was on multiple platforms, so there was good coverage...I think that we were a few Forums members looking...😀
The lot came up, and then the room went BANANAS!
Lots and lots of bids, everybody shouting and yelling...
and after some time, the hammer fell at 6300 € / 7400 $ including the premium.
The winner was biding from the room, so he/she had time to assess the dial (and the rest of the watch).
Auction fever or a very very nice watch for the high price?
Enjoy the pictures, and please do comment as usual??
The summer months in Sweden have been very nice, lots of nice days (and nights) on the sea and close to the waterfronts.
Enjoying food and Brewskis together with friends and family!
And therefore I have managed to stay away from Speedy auctions….😉
TBH, during the summertime in Europe, there are very few exciting auctions.
But this one came up on my radar, and I started to look at the few pictures that they had.
They looked promising, so I asked for more.
No reference nr, no movement picture, no picture of the inside of the caseback.
But the serial nr on the paper placed the watch as a 145.022-71.
The first thing that hit me was that the hands had been adjusted, really sad about that….
The dial, very promising, but to grade this one above Good, I had to have better (more detailed pictures), and I did not receive better ones.
The lumeplots are very attractive, without any loss or dirt/mold.
The bezel has only a few small marks, but quite dirty, I had to assume that it would clean up nicely.
The carrier ring is very nice and clean.
The case and case back are very very nice - the Star of the Show!!
The pushers and crown have the right amount of dirt, so they could be original?
No movement pictures, but based on the condition of the watch, it should be ok, and after the service it should be fine!
It had a 1175 bracelet and 640 endlinks.
The watch also had box and papers, and spare links, so a nice set.
And this could point to a one owner watch?
Some collectors (or first time buyers) pay a heavy premium for this!
My Do You Like the Watchometer revved upp a few notches, and I started doing my Masterplan!
With everything above, and only grading the dial as Good, the rest of the parts should be Very Good.
But the paintwork on the hand are a bummer….
Speedmaster101´s lovely chart places the value (Head only):
Good 4200 $
Very Good 5200 $
Bracelet, box and papers (and extra links) roughly 1500 $ maybe?
Action day started, and the pre biding was up to 3400 € / 3950 $.
The watch was on multiple platforms, so there was good coverage...I think that we were a few Forums members looking...😀
The lot came up, and then the room went BANANAS!
Lots and lots of bids, everybody shouting and yelling...
and after some time, the hammer fell at 6300 € / 7400 $ including the premium.
The winner was biding from the room, so he/she had time to assess the dial (and the rest of the watch).
Auction fever or a very very nice watch for the high price?
Enjoy the pictures, and please do comment as usual??
