Speedy Tintin information gathering

Shibata · Mar 17, 2017

10thSquare
Hi guys. I got my TinTin back in May 2016 from the Omega Boutique in Westifled, London but I only just found this thread. Serial # 777963XX. Cheers!

The red and black Nato looks great !

Tk421 · Mar 18, 2017

J JaegerLeRolex
Just picked mine up, brand new from an AD
Watch #777766xx

Pics, story to follow

Well done,

FYI

Omega have confirmed there are now 0, none, nil available throughout the OMEGA global network.

Officially it's all over.

78740xxx may be the last serial... And it's mine 😀

I'll have some celebratory photos available later in the week.

Special thanks to DLT222 for sourcing mine!

Greatpa · Mar 18, 2017

Tk421
Well done,

FYI

Omega have confirmed there are now 0, none, nil available throughout the OMEGA global network.

Officially it's all over.

78740XXX may be the last serial... And it's mine 😀

I'll have some celebratory photos available later in the week.

Special thanks to DLT22 for sourcing mine!

Congrats and welcome!

It has been stated here before that the Tintin has depleted, and then more showing up..

Mine says hi:

Edited to censor serial number

DLT222 · Mar 18, 2017

Greatpa
Congrats and welcome!

It has been stated here before that the Tintin has depleted, and then more showing up..

What @Tk421 means is that there are none in the Omega Boutique network worldwide. Thats not to say that some AD's don't have them stashed in the safes etc.

Tk421 · Mar 18, 2017

DLT222
What @Tk421 means is that there are none in the Omega Boutique network worldwide. Thats not to say that some AD's don't have them stashed in the safes etc.

ok. what he said 😗

10thSquare · Mar 18, 2017

Shibata
The red and black Nato looks great !

Thanks 😉 It's an Omega strap. I had tried to push the Boutique to give me a discount as I'd heard they were having problems selling the Tintin. They said that as a Boutique they couldn't offer a discount but they did throw the Nato strap in for free.

Tiptop2000 · Mar 28, 2017

Has anyone seen one for sale in the UK?
I'm on the hunt so please let me know if you see one out there.

Thanks

mokofoko · Mar 28, 2017

10thSquare
Thanks 😉 It's an Omega strap. I had tried to push the Boutique to give me a discount as I'd heard they were having problems selling the Tintin. They said that as a Boutique they couldn't offer a discount but they did throw the Nato strap in for free.

That might have been accurate 1+ years ago. Not sure where you heard that. At this point it would be hard to get one unless it was through grey market.

That nato model does look good on the tintin--I had it on mine at one point, but I didn't like how it sat and shifted on my wrist. Eventually I settled on a rubber strap instead.

OversighT · Mar 29, 2017

Hi everyone!
Brand new here and am looking forward to participating in the community. I'm the proud owner of a new-to-me Speedy Tintin. It was previously owned by a guy in Germany who originally purchased it from a jeweler in Italy. He decided to sell it because he wasn't wearing it. This is my first Omega and I'm loving it.

Serial number is 77-797-6XX

Cheers!

xantiagib · Apr 4, 2017

Tiptop2000
Has anyone seen one for sale in the UK?
I'm on the hunt so please let me know if you see one out there.

Thanks

Saw a couple recently on some watch forums in the uk - they went very quickly - and for @ £3000 - eeek

As for production numbers for the Tintin - I'll stick with the romantic idea that '1954' were to be made - the year Destination Moon was published

Tiptop2000 · Apr 4, 2017

Can you recommend the forums to be looking out for. Circa £3,000 seems about reasonable.
European ones are going out about £4-4,500!

xantiagib · Apr 4, 2017

Tiptop2000
Can you recommend the forums to be looking out for. Circa £3,000 seems about reasonable.
European ones are going out about £4-4,500!

I sent you a private message

McJamesT · Apr 10, 2017

This is my first post on the forums in general, picked up a Tin Tin in Kyoto a week or so ago from an authorized dealer. Ill be sure to add my serial number to the list. My first Speedy and my first Omega. I may be hooked now!

xantiagib · Apr 27, 2017

Interesting to not see a tintin in this photo montage of speedy variations...

mokofoko · Apr 27, 2017

xantiagib
Interesting to not see a tintin in this photo montage of speedy variations...

Another example of Omega doing their very best to pretend this model never existed? 😁 In all seriousness, they're obviously missing other variations--limited room and all that. I see they're missing the LE mitsukoshi speedy, but I suppose that's not surprising given the limited numbers.

10thSquare · Apr 27, 2017

FYI HQ Milton have a Tintin listed for $5,350

https://www.hqmilton.com/timepieces...04-racing-tin-tin-dial-with-box-and-card-8760

mokofoko · Apr 27, 2017

10thSquare
FYI HQ Milton have a Tintin listed for $5,350

https://www.hqmilton.com/timepieces/70lpwr34/2016-omega-speedmaster-311.30.42.30.01.004-racing-tin-tin-dial-with-box-and-card-8760

Prices have certainly risen for this model... but that price is well above the going rate. A used one can easily be found for $4k, and a few japanese sellers online still have them available in the $3k-range.

Interesting note--only a few weeks ago, it was still available for sale from authenticwatches for around $3400 (price they had it at for the last 2 years). I see now that they've raised the price to $5k! Jomashop no longer lists it (they had it last year for around $3300). Apparently all grey online dealers are now OOS on cheap tintins. The only chrono24 options are $5k+. Anyone who picked up a tintin recently on the cheap (under $3500) likely made a good investment choice.

McJamesT · Apr 27, 2017

Perhaps having a racing dial they think they covered it? Who knows. I do enjoy the mystique of TinTin

10thSquare · Apr 27, 2017

mokofoko
Prices have certainly risen for this model... but that price is well above the going rate. A used one can easily be found for $4k, and a few japanese sellers online still have them available in the $3k-range.

Interesting note--only a few weeks ago, it was still available for sale from authenticwatches for around $3400 (price they had it at for the last 2 years). I see now that they've raised the price to $5k! Jomashop no longer lists it (they had it last year for around $3300). Apparently all grey online dealers are now OOS on cheap tintins. The only chrono24 options are $5k+. Anyone who picked up a tintin recently on the cheap (under $3500) likely made a good investment choice.

It does seem as though stock is now more or less depleted, and thus prices are on the rise. The reason I mentioned HQ Milton is that they're often mentioned on Hodinkee and have a focus on more collectible watches. Interesting therefore that they should be offering what is almost a brand new watch. By comparison to Rolex, they'll occasionally have a mid-00's 14060M Submariner or an early 2010's Hulk, but I haven't seen pieces from 2016 there before...

mokofoko · Apr 27, 2017

10thSquare
It does seem as though stock is now more or less depleted, and thus prices are on the rise. The reason I mentioned HQ Milton is that they're often mentioned on Hodinkee and have a focus on more collectible watches. Interesting therefore that they should be offering what is almost a brand new watch. By comparison to Rolex, they'll occasionally have a mid-00's 14060M Submariner or an early 2010's Hulk, but I haven't seen pieces from 2016 there before...

Ah, that makes sense now. I've never really spent any time at hodinkee before--hear about it plenty though. Reading this forum is about all I can handle! 😁