Omega Speedmaster 220 bezel v DN90

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Hi Guys
Just wanted some opinions.
Is a 220 misprint bezel worth more the a standard DN90 bezel
I’ve had some differing options on this
Thanks

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Hi,
I was recently on a -69 with 220 bezel and it appears that most of the people do not give special added value to it vs DNN and keep DON far above in term of value/interest.
Some, like me, still think 220 bezel is as nice as it is rare to see on a wrist.
 
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I've seen them sell for slightly more than DNN but nowhere near DONs
 
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220 bezels are very rare, but correct for a small number of Speedmasters. So speculation is unlikely to start.
The same happen for 506 end links, rarer than 6, but cheeper.
However, it is impossible to know what will happen in the future.
 
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69's are the cheapest of the DON bunch, the bezel is sometimes worth as much as half the value of that of the watch itself. I think it's more of a psychological thing for people, tricking them into thinking, would they ever get into financial hardship, they could always sell the bezel and keep the watch. Not that I've heard anyone doing such thing. It's not even about that tiny dot being in the wrong place, it's just knowing it's not the right bezel would bug the hell out of us, perfectionists!
Selling a 220 bezel would never-ever be nowhere near as easy to sell as a DON of course, as the potential target audience is much-much smaller..
A 220 owner
 
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At this time watches with it do not carry much added value. 300usd it seems is the bump.

if you have a bezel only…. It depends on if anyone is looking/ needing one when you put it on the market.
 
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Some, like me, still think 220 bezel is as nice as it is rare to see on a wrist.
My special attraction is that these are Omega's version of "Mint Mistakes".
US Coin Mint Mistakes are not only rare but very valuable. Why not these?
Yah, I know that these are only correct on a limited number of serial numbers.
In my simple way of thinking that makes them even more limited and desirable.
 
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My special attraction is that these are Omega's version of "Mint Mistakes".
US Coin Mint Mistakes are not only rare but very valuable. Why not these?
Yah, I know that these are only correct on a limited number of serial numbers.
In my simple way of thinking that makes them even more limited and desirable.

I don't really agree with this assertion as in the case of a coin that is the item itself in question while a "bezel" is just a component of the watch. The desirability is really the watch itself. A DON is really valuable as it is a component of a highly valuable and collected 321 speedmaster. A 220 bezel is a component of a typically less valuable 145.022-69, which I actually think the 220 is not the most collected or most desired 69 model and there is more desire in the market for the straight writing variant that is reflected in the speedmaster 101 price charts. I would even argue that the this is also a more desirable reference that the pre-moon 69 (again reflected in the charts for DNN pre-moon caseback vs SW) and it is that DON bezel that drives up the price of the premoon 69 variant rather than the reference itself. Rarity does not drive the price, see that on NO NASA 71 which are certainly seem to be much rarer in my experience to a 220 bezel but are not commanding a significant price differential. Each person has their own desirability and it is when everyone suddenly likes the same and drives up demand and the price (as there is no new supply in teh equation for vintage watches).

I too love the 220 as it was run for such a short time but dont think majority care the same.
 
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My special attraction is that these are Omega's version of "Mint Mistakes".
US Coin Mint Mistakes are not only rare but very valuable. Why not these?
Yah, I know that these are only correct on a limited number of serial numbers.
In my simple way of thinking that makes them even more limited and desirable.

It's fine to like enjoy and appreciate the error bezels if they float your boat, but the question was about value. And that's not up for debate, the market gives the answer.
 
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So if I had a choice of a mint DN90 bezel or average condition 220, and I am in the correct reference area for 220, you would still take the DN90?
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s fine to like enjoy and appreciate the error bezels if they float your boat, but the question was about value. And that's not up for debate, the market gives the answer.
Is it reasonable that with this manufacturer's error, that maybe "time" will tell a different story?
 
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So if I had a choice of a mint DN90 bezel or average condition 220, and I am in the correct reference area for 220, you would still take the DN90?
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I would go for the 220-bezel in average condition
 
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Hi Guys
I replaced the damaged 220 Bezel with this DN90, but kept the 220 as spare.