Forgive me if there’s another thread on this subject, but am curious to know who believes this was a legitimate auction (no shill bidding involved)? Had no idea these boxes could fetch this kind of money! https://www.ebay.com/itm/Omega-Spee...vip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.m43663.l10137Purchases made through these links may earn this site a commission from the eBay Partner Network
I'm bookmarking that auction for the next time someone asks me why there are empty watch boxes in my safe.
What years did Omega sell Speedmasters with these boxes?. Is there a comprehensive Speedmaster box thread?.
I know it’s supply and demand, but that’s bonkers. There are many examples of beautiful, finely crafted, Swiss engineered timepieces you could buy for the same price as a small cardboard box...
Well…the Seller is a Forum Member The description is 100% accurate…and the auction appears entirely legitimate No one was compelled to buy it…One must assume this is ‘Market Forces’, in play I am sure all current original box owners,… now see this as a benchmark price guide
Well it's a classic cube, lunar themed convenient size, small enough for a wrist watch... but too small to put a pair of shoes in as in today's Speedmaster boxes!
I think I know a good handful of people who would certainly even pay more than that for this one in a good conservation condition Trade three for one?
Yes, but a pair of #6 endlinks would be more; a flat link bracelet is in the same ballpark; want a nice custom watch winder? This hobby is expensive (rather, it can easily become expensive if you allow it to). A large number of collectors are always chasing a finite number of watches. When you and all your friends finally get BA145.034s then you need to find all the ancillaries to "one-up" the group.
There, fixed it for you. Most funny thing I saw in the collecting world was a set of vintage Leica M (body + lenses) in factory packaging, still sealed. Meaning that to see the damn things you had to put them on a xray machine (also to check that you did not get sold a brick in expensive packaging). Of course, opening the boxes = losing 10k or so.