SMP Titanium - Opinions Please

I am perhaps a little biased as an owner but I rate the titanium SMP very highly and don't think that price it too out of line if a full set and running well, well maybe $100-200 high but not way over the top. (See last para!)

I would not personally downgrade a 2231.50 with a black aluminium bezel, if you want that look you may as well just get a steel 2254 which will be around the same money if not a little cheaper. I love the SMP and have now owned virtually all the 3 hander variations in my search for the perfect combination. After wearing and moving on Bonds, Blakes and GMTs of various flavours I have narrowed it down to a 2231.50 in titanium for its light weight and tool watch utility, and the 2230.50 non AC (gold bezel insert, AML and lume surrounds) for its touches of class and quality. Both watches look superficially similar but wear very differently. When sold new back in 2002, the titanium model was ~45% more than the steel 2254, the gold bezel non AC actually had an asking price of over 55% more! Personally I think Omega priced them right and the narrowing of values subsequently is big a win for the used buyer.

EDIT: I notice the black dial ebay watch has no papers, both have sketchy (ie zero) service history just vague comments about running well and I don't think that box is original to the black dial either so my price comments above really apply to serviced full sets. I would be back another couple of hundred if pricing those due to this and would want either at nearer $2,000-2200 but that is me.