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This will be my first auction report for 2026!
The holidays and a loooong and nice vacation made me take a break from auctions, but now I am back…😁
One of the major auction houses had this one up, and reading the description:
A Speedmaster 145.022-74, with papers and a 1171/633 bracelet.
The auction was up on several biding platsforms, so some of you must have seen it?
74´s don't show up on auctions so often, so I took a closer look (well….. I look at every vintage Speedy that comes up!).
The first thing that struck me was that the hands on the subdials were very white….so these must have been replaced.
But first - the basics!
The dial had a step, which is unusual, but they are out there.
The crystal was very scratched, so a bit hard to study the quality.
The lume looked complete, and had a nice and even color.
And according to the auction house, the dial was in a good condition, but do we trust them…??
I did not ask for more detailed pictures, so who really knows?
The DNN bezel was bleached/faded and had some small scratches and dings, but a large crater on the 200, and a paintloss on the 250.
The case had marks, dings and a couple of deeper scratches, the edges looked soft and must have had a light polish.
Case back looked ok, with the correct fonts, none of the black ink left.
The hands were faded, and had black lume - not very attractive.
Not really sure about the crown and pushers…..
The movement looked clean, some small marks, but nothing that stood out.
Serial nr 3161xxxx was correct for a 74.
Grading the watch?
Dial (if we trust the auction house) Good/Very Good??
Bezel Fair minus
Case Fair minus
Movement Good (after a needed service Good plus)
The hands were poor
A value with the bracelet and papers around 2300€ / 2800$, maybe 300-400 more since the dial was stepped?
The watch did not move my Watchometer, so no Master Plan on this one.
But I did follow the auction…!
😉
And the watch got lots and lots of bids, and finally ended at 4100€ / 4800$ including the premium!
I did not see that coming, either my assessment was way off, or auction fever after the holidays?
Enjoy and please do comment!
This will be my first auction report for 2026!
The holidays and a loooong and nice vacation made me take a break from auctions, but now I am back…😁
One of the major auction houses had this one up, and reading the description:
A Speedmaster 145.022-74, with papers and a 1171/633 bracelet.
The auction was up on several biding platsforms, so some of you must have seen it?
74´s don't show up on auctions so often, so I took a closer look (well….. I look at every vintage Speedy that comes up!).
The first thing that struck me was that the hands on the subdials were very white….so these must have been replaced.
But first - the basics!
The dial had a step, which is unusual, but they are out there.
The crystal was very scratched, so a bit hard to study the quality.
The lume looked complete, and had a nice and even color.
And according to the auction house, the dial was in a good condition, but do we trust them…??
I did not ask for more detailed pictures, so who really knows?
The DNN bezel was bleached/faded and had some small scratches and dings, but a large crater on the 200, and a paintloss on the 250.
The case had marks, dings and a couple of deeper scratches, the edges looked soft and must have had a light polish.
Case back looked ok, with the correct fonts, none of the black ink left.
The hands were faded, and had black lume - not very attractive.
Not really sure about the crown and pushers…..
The movement looked clean, some small marks, but nothing that stood out.
Serial nr 3161xxxx was correct for a 74.
Grading the watch?
Dial (if we trust the auction house) Good/Very Good??
Bezel Fair minus
Case Fair minus
Movement Good (after a needed service Good plus)
The hands were poor
A value with the bracelet and papers around 2300€ / 2800$, maybe 300-400 more since the dial was stepped?
The watch did not move my Watchometer, so no Master Plan on this one.
But I did follow the auction…!
😉
And the watch got lots and lots of bids, and finally ended at 4100€ / 4800$ including the premium!
I did not see that coming, either my assessment was way off, or auction fever after the holidays?
Enjoy and please do comment!
