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·You say completely original.
Nothing has been done to the hands or dial?
Nothing has been done to the hands or dial?
Price tendencies for OMEGA Speedmaster CK 2998-1 Lollipop
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padders
··Oooo subtitles!The extract looks good, some significant gaps such as model but I hear that is pretty normal for this age. So delivered to a Marine base px, like my Ed White was delivered to NAAFI. That makes sense but is a bit different to to 'delivered to the USMC', implying an issued watch.
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Thank you! I know the chart, but this particular watch is very special.
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nerdbedusa
·That makes sense but is a bit different to to 'delivered to the UMSC', implying an issued watch.
How do you mean?
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nerdbedusa
·You say completely original.
Nothing has been done to the hands or dial?
Including Naiad crown, yes.
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··Hoarder Of Speed et aliaIf you have access to a Geiger Counter, a pic of CPM readings of your dial and hands might answer some questions regarding their originality.
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padders
··Oooo subtitles!How do you mean?
Because your watch was sold in a base px (MCX in this case) not purchased by the US government and issued to a Marine, no Speedmasters were AFAIK. It could have been bought by anyone, civilian, Marine, police, preacher, whoever. This what the 'exchange' bit means. I am not trying to make your watch less special but that it was worn by a Marine isn't proven by that extract, even though that may had been the case. It certainly wasn't 'issued'. Like I say, I have a watch with the UK equivalent, sent initially to NAAFI.
MCX website:
http://www.mymcx.com
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·I think what people are getting at is that your watch is in a league where you need to prove providence. It is clearly not a barn find anymore. It has been passed through 3 sets of hands. As such, you are not being treated with the same affection as the "my grandfather died and I found this in a drawer" guy. It either is an extremely special watch or it has been prepared as such. Nobody is questioning your intentions, but at this price point you are going to need to provide some of the details @gemini4 is asking for and macro shots of each part of the watch in order to dispel what is a very healthy amount of skepticism given the circumstance. Does that make sense?
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harrymai86
·We need more photos of this absolute beauty please
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Davidt
·The issue with this watch is that it looks too good!
The bezel looks correct, as does the dial. What's raising a reg flag is the perfect and uniform consistency and colouration of the hour markers and hands. If macros and Geiger readings show these to be original, you have a very special watch indeed.
The bezel looks correct, as does the dial. What's raising a reg flag is the perfect and uniform consistency and colouration of the hour markers and hands. If macros and Geiger readings show these to be original, you have a very special watch indeed.
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·What do you think I could ask for it today? And what do you think might be the price in the future?
The question is, who will you be offering it to? It will be different if you offer it to a friend vs. a dealer vs. an auction house. Your best bet to make the most money is at auction, as was said earlier in the thread. I would be surprised if an auction house even charged you a seller premium given the rarity and appearance of this watch.
No one can estimate future prices, but given the current vintage market it wouldn't be surprising to see the value go up, as the number of good vintage pieces floating around goes down.
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·Hi
Worthwhile (re)reading this article....
http://speedmaster101.com/blog/omega-extracts-things-to-watch-out-for/
Beautiful Watch BTW !
Best - Neil
Worthwhile (re)reading this article....
http://speedmaster101.com/blog/omega-extracts-things-to-watch-out-for/
Beautiful Watch BTW !
Best - Neil
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gemini4
··Hoarder Of Speed et aliaI noticed the OP has previously posted a pic of his 2914-1 Look as nice as the 2998-1. A stunner for sure.
https://omegaforums.net/threads/omega-1957-trilogy-limited-editions---railmaster-seamaster-300-speedmaster’57.55120/page-142#post-860086
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https://omegaforums.net/threads/omega-1957-trilogy-limited-editions---railmaster-seamaster-300-speedmaster’57.55120/page-142#post-860086
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RJwatches
·One of the nicest Base 1000 bezels I have seen too. The bezel alone could buy you a very nice Speedy 😀
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nerdbedusa
·If you have access to a Geiger Counter, a pic of CPM readings of your dial and hands might answer some questions regarding their originality.
Though I don't have a Geiger counter, rest assured, it would do what it should do... 😀
Thank you for this hint.
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nerdbedusa
·I noticed the OP has previously posted a pic of his 2914-1 Look as nice as the 2998-1. A stunner for sure.
https://omegaforums.net/threads/omega-1957-trilogy-limited-editions---railmaster-seamaster-300-speedmaster’57.55120/page-142#post-860086
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Yes. It's my watch. Produced on 24th February of 1957. Exactly 50 years before the birthday of our daughter...
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·I think what people are getting at is that your watch is in a league where you need to prove providence. It is clearly not a barn find anymore. It has been passed through 3 sets of hands. As such, you are not being treated with the same affection as the "my grandfather died and I found this in a drawer" guy. It either is an extremely special watch or it has been prepared as such. Nobody is questioning your intentions, but at this price point you are going to need to provide some of the details @gemini4 is asking for and macro shots of each part of the watch in order to dispel what is a very healthy amount of skepticism given the circumstance. Does that make sense?
Yes, makes sense, absolutely. Thank you!
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gemini4
··Hoarder Of Speed et alia@nerdbedusa, what other vintage treasures can you show us?
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·I would consign this to a major auction house (Christes, Phillips, etc.). Negotiate your seller fee down as best you can, which given this quality, I suspect you may be able to do. Even giving away 10-15% or so to the auction house, you'll do far better there. I assume you've already done your due diligence and looked at recently completed auctions (last 1-2 years) and have a sense of where the market would be... but for exquisite examples, you never really know how high they can go.
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nerdbedusa
·Because your watch was sold in a base px (MCX in this case) not purchased by the US government and issued to a Marine, no Speedmasters were AFAIK. It could have been bought by anyone, civilian, Marine, police, preacher, whoever. This what the 'exchange' bit means. I am not trying to make your watch less special but that it was worn by a Marine isn't proven by that extract, even though that may had been the case. It certainly wasn't 'issued'. Like I say, I have a watch with the UK equivalent, sent initially to NAAFI.
MCX website:
http://www.mymcx.com
You seem to be an expert.
I feel sorry for being incorrect and was not intending to make this watch worthier than it is. I just wrote what I had in mind, that the watch was delivered to the US Marine Corps. I personally did not notice that fine difference regarding "Exchange".
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