- Posts
- 1,069
- Likes
- 3,135
Tiny Iota
·T tjsWhere are you seeing the price? It says not available in my country when I click reveal price.
Omega Speedmaster Apollo 11 50th Anniversary in Gold – Breaking News
- Posts
- 368
- Likes
- 452
rainking
·Great backstory and some interesting details but that is one ugly Speedmaster. And as mentioned, that price is ...
- Posts
- 27,685
- Likes
- 70,360
Archer
··Omega Qualified WatchmakerAl, is this truly an update of the 321-861-1861 evolution albeit with a different escapement, or is this fundamentally different - as in no common parts, and effectively closer to the 8500 "Speedmasters" versus the traditional Speedmaster Professional Moonwatch?
The very first thing I did was to log into the Omega Extranet to see if any technical details have been published on this movement. There was a time when Omega would put details up there before the watches were released publicly, but someone (from Europe if I recall correctly) was posting information about the watches before Omega released the information, so they have really wised up in that regard. Now there is a lag between the formal announcement, and the release of technical information.
So I have no technical guide, parts list, or timing tolerances on this movement at this time. All I can do is look at the photo like everyone else, and from what I see this is an 1861 that has been modified to include a co-axial escapement. What modifications that required I can't say, so does this still run at 21,600, or is it 25,200, or 28,800? What specific type of co-axial escapement does it have? What are common parts between this and the 1861? No ideas other than what appears to be obvious from the photo...
Sorry, but I'll post details as soon as I have them...
- Posts
- 677
- Likes
- 1,273
LeonDeBayonne
·They're not here to sell you gold wholesale. It's across the line, and Rolex does the same thing. See:
https://www.omegawatches.com/en-us/...00-omega-master-co-axial-41-mm-23362412101002
vs
https://www.omegawatches.com/en-us/...00-omega-master-co-axial-41-mm-23360412101001
Difference is bracelet and is $14,200 more. FOIS Sedna is also on a strap. Quite simply, it's for a different class of clientele that is not worried about the price of raw material.
Well, from what I can read, this different class of clientele is not here.
- Posts
- 910
- Likes
- 1,051
durri70
·nice but way out of my budget right now bu I do accept gifts :O)
- Posts
- 1,303
- Likes
- 4,386
Speedmasterfan88
·Well there goes my hope for a reedition of the
BC345.0802.
Stunning watch though. I‘d love this to have a hesalite but you can’t have everything I guess.
As a vintage nut I still prefer the old BA145.022.
The box looks very interesting! 3D printed ceramic, cool move.
Cheers,
Max
BC345.0802.
Stunning watch though. I‘d love this to have a hesalite but you can’t have everything I guess.
As a vintage nut I still prefer the old BA145.022.
The box looks very interesting! 3D printed ceramic, cool move.
Cheers,
Max
- Posts
- 2,168
- Likes
- 3,387
Meme-Dweller
·Well, from what I can read, this different class of clientele is not here.
- Posts
- 2,823
- Likes
- 9,160
BenBagbag
·32000 CHF x 1014 = 32,448,000 CHF or around $32.2 million US dollars in sales they are hoping from this. 😲😲😲
( 1 😲 = $1,000,000)
( 1 😲 = $1,000,000)
- Posts
- 27,685
- Likes
- 70,360
- Posts
- 245
- Likes
- 1,440
AdamS
·I think it is a very nice recreation that pays homage to the original while creating some nice "tributes" on the caseback, I really like the meteorite touch.
Well done in my opinion, question is can they sell 1,014 at that price level.
Also, the box is fantastic.
Well done in my opinion, question is can they sell 1,014 at that price level.
Also, the box is fantastic.
- Posts
- 2,168
- Likes
- 3,387
Meme-Dweller
·32000 CHF x 1014 = 32,448,000 CHF or around $32.2 million US dollars in sales they are hoping from this. 😲😲😲
( 1 😲 = $1,000,000)
They've started producing more LEs that will sell out at higher prices in recent years. Me thinks they know the watch market (and the economy in general) is in a bubble that will burst at any moment, and they are stocking up on funds for the rainy years that will come.
- Posts
- 255
- Likes
- 272
GMTspeedmaster
·thanks!
- Posts
- 2,245
- Likes
- 11,372
Lonestar
·rI really thought they'd use this design to showcase the re-re'd 321, actually, and use another one for the 50th...
Now I'm really curious to see what will be the first one to hold the 321!
Now I'm really curious to see what will be the first one to hold the 321!
- Posts
- 677
- Likes
- 1,273
LeonDeBayonne
·For those interested, I am selling the perfect pin buckle to fit with the watch, for a price tag equals to 0.6% of the value of the watch. 😁
- Posts
- 472
- Likes
- 1,000
boogedyboo
·Nice but out of my price range but I’m sure there are plenty of people on OF who can afford it.
Not a fan of the Au750 in the middle of the dial. Just like the text in the middle of the 1957 Re-issue.
Not a fan of the Au750 in the middle of the dial. Just like the text in the middle of the 1957 Re-issue.
- Posts
- 622
- Likes
- 289
shoota70
·I think it is awesome. I love the idea of this movement.
- Posts
- 4,113
- Likes
- 16,307
- Posts
- 298
- Likes
- 2,707
mz_cle
·I like it a lot. It's out of the range I will be spending any time soon, but I'm digging all gold, and two tone too, more and more lately.
Maybe I'm becoming more comfortable with my tastes.
Maybe I'm becoming more comfortable with my tastes.
- Posts
- 2,823
- Likes
- 9,160
BenBagbag
·In stepping back to think about it and gain perspective. If someone is in the market for a solid gold watch, a comparable is a plain Yellow Gold Rolex Submariner - which also retails for ~30k USD...
My guess is that they are also hoping to draw people who wouldn't have bought a solid gold watch, but relative to others in the market perhaps it is comparable.
What other options in solid yellow gold are out there?
My guess is that they are also hoping to draw people who wouldn't have bought a solid gold watch, but relative to others in the market perhaps it is comparable.
What other options in solid yellow gold are out there?
- Posts
- 1,534
- Likes
- 5,539
Robert-Jan
··#SpeedyTuesdaySo, my order is in (need to offload some other watches soon I guess 😀). I love it and wearing the prototype right now. The new caliber 3861 looks stunning (beautiful finish) and 50% of the parts are new (and not interchangeable with the caliber 1861/1863). What amazed me perhaps most is the bracelet... if they only would do this one in steel for the regular Moonwatch, that would be so good. The clasp is only 14mm wide, but wears absolutely great.
The ceramic is also very nicely done, the color is beautiful and no strange white particles (which you get with some other ceramic bezels from other brands). The onyx hour markers are thick and have nice facets. Also interesting, the BA145.022-69 had a little flaw concerning the second markers. Since that gold watch had caliber 861 and was faster ticking than the caliber 321, the seconds markers were a bit off.They corrected it with this new gold Apollo XI model. I have both the BA145.022-69 and this new one at home, and I have to say that the new one to me is nicer than the first one. A bit like Godfather II, that one was also better than the first movie ;-) People can disagree of course, for nostalgic reasons or whatever, but I feel that the thought put into this new watch is absolutely showing. Wow!
There goes my need for a Rolex Day-Date, this is the one in gold to have for me.
The ceramic is also very nicely done, the color is beautiful and no strange white particles (which you get with some other ceramic bezels from other brands). The onyx hour markers are thick and have nice facets. Also interesting, the BA145.022-69 had a little flaw concerning the second markers. Since that gold watch had caliber 861 and was faster ticking than the caliber 321, the seconds markers were a bit off.They corrected it with this new gold Apollo XI model. I have both the BA145.022-69 and this new one at home, and I have to say that the new one to me is nicer than the first one. A bit like Godfather II, that one was also better than the first movie ;-) People can disagree of course, for nostalgic reasons or whatever, but I feel that the thought put into this new watch is absolutely showing. Wow!
There goes my need for a Rolex Day-Date, this is the one in gold to have for me.
