So, I know this guy... who says he knows how many TinTin's Speedy's were made...
Except this guy is named Jean-Claude Monachon, VP of Omega Product Development. Actually, to be fair, he didn't say he knew precisely how many. Jean-Claude was at an Omega event last night that many of us here on OF attended, and while I had the chance, I asked him about our little Tintin Speedy. When I asked how many were produced, he initially said "two"... he thought I was asking about how many variations of the dial were made. He did reveal something new there. He said there were initially two prototype dials made, one is in the museum, and the other is in his desk
When I clarified that i wanted to know how many pieces were made in the production racing edition... he nodded in an understanding way, looked up at the sky for a moment, and said... "about 3000 I think?".. clearly he didn't have the precise figure off the top of his head, and it looked to me like the 3000 number was an educated guesstimate on his part, but you know what... that's the most authoritative response I've ever received to this question. He did not have any reluctance to give an answer, he just didn't know the exact figure on demand.
So, I've revised my initial post in this thread, to reflect my new estimate, 3000.
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