Speedy Tintin information gathering

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Something doesn't have to be scarce to be collectible. Collectible just means people want to own it. Pure and simple.
Yes indeed, it’s pure and simple definition of a collectible watch! So true!!
 
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Something doesn't have to be scarce to be collectible. Collectible just means people want to own it. Pure and simple.
I agree with you in general, but I would still ascertain that the supply has to be smaller than the demand to make an item "collectible"...
 
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Something doesn't have to be scarce to be collectible. Collectible just means people want to own it. Pure and simple.

Exactly!

The funny thing to me is what folks at Omega must have been thinking when the tintin deal fell apart. I can imagine meetings and late night emails—“ok we have x-amount of watches ready are you sure we can’t get permission to put the damn rocket on the dial??”

And then the deal dies and Omega is like—“Ok, plan B, roll with it, stop making tintin dials, release what we’ve done so far and see what happens.”—the moment they made that decision is the amount of “tintins” made. And to me that is interesting! And the crazy thing to me is that it probably actually made for a better looking dial!
 
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This Strap makes the TinTin Speedy Tuesdayfied!!
 
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Something doesn't have to be scarce to be collectible. Collectible just means people want to own it. Pure and simple.

Indeed the more common ceramics and pottery pieces are the more valuable these days as they are more collectable.
 
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Let’s keep this thread alive


That is a lovely shot of the dial. Shows very nicely how the Tintin dial appears to have a step.

Oh, and now my partner wants a Tintin on a pink, polka-dot strap. So thanks! 😉
 
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The perfect TinTin Nato. What other red Omegas exist that this strap works well with? Seems to have been made for the TinTin 😀
 
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Maybe they were already in stock when they Released their Paul Newman Story 😉
What?!!? Are you suggesting that some "clever" people would deploy such a story to bump up the prices of said watches!!?!?!!? 🙄
Noooooooo, really!?!!? 😁