Omega Speedmaster 2915-1

No matter what, I think we would all love to have this particular problem. 😉

Thanks again everyone for your help and support! I've had a great amount of people throw numbers and offers at me, and I just want to here from some people on this forum who haven't sent me a personal message.

If I do decide to sell it, what do some of you believe is the actual value of this watch? If any of you were to own this exact watch, condition and all, what would you think is a fair deal for it?

Thanks!

With the market on the rise and the 50th anniversary of the moon landing in a year, I think you could conservatively expect $200,000 USD at auction.

That's like asking the blind to read to the deaf! Not many people are qualified to answer that! It would take a thorough analysis of the watch itself, vs , the record breaking one (which IMHO is the new 'collector' condition). Hopefully whoever is trying to throw money at you is

1) not low-balling you
2) honest/honorable
3) going through the analysis process with you.

At a thumbsuck I would guess isaacg is close.

I think the only way to find the value of something like this is an auction.

That's exactly what I was thinking too. However, while missing the correct chronograph hand and crown, I don't think it'll be breaking any records. Now if OP were to source original examples of both, have them installed (correctly), then we might be in the same ballpark as the Bukowski's 2915. Just my amateur guess.

“Slightly better” probably isn’t doing justice to the one that sold at auction recently. They are worlds apart in condition, and the difference between near perfect and well worn is quite great. Don’t get me wrong, any 2915-1 is valuable, but that 275k sale was probably as nice as any I’ve seen. There’s a guy in Hawaii who has some beauties, but his aren’t selling any time soon. It’s very difficult to say what this one would sell for. They rarely sell in any condition, but most have sold for less than 150 up to now. I should think this one is worth 150 to 175, but 200 or even 250 are not beyond the realm of possibility.

I read over what I posted here earlier, and I feel a little arrogant trying to predict the selling price. There simply aren’t enough samples to predict this market with any accuracy. For my own sake and the pieces I own, I definitely hope the 275k price is the shape of things to come with the 2915-1, but if we are objective, I don’t think any of us can assign a price more accurately than 100k to 225k if this sold next week. The auction house will make a difference, too. It would just be speculation until the final bid was entered.

Now there’s a website dedicated to Speedmasters. Wow. I just took a look at the site. It’s excellent, and some of the detailed photos included and information to instruct buyers must be very helpful. When I started buying, it seemed there were only a dozen or so of us who were interested. It’s great to see so many more owners and collectors excited about “moon” watches.

in that condition, i suggest ask a reputable omega appraiser for value assessment, of course for a fee. but our OF aficionados here have already given their realistic ballpark figures for your comfort. it could still fetch a few thousands though once restored.😉

Very interesting. I’m pretty sure, though, that this would fly beneath everyone’s radar if there was no mention to anyone official as to how, when, or where the member here came to possess this watch. And he would have had no reason to believe it was worth more than a few hundred dollars. (Except that he came here and found out, in writing, that it’s worth much more.) 🤦

It would still constitute part of the estate for IHT purposes. IHT is the upper rate over the IHT allowance ... so 40%! That said, OP's not a UK resident, is he?

probably your watch is worth more than my house by now