Speedy Tintin information gathering

jetkins

I bought mine because I had been thinking about getting a Speedy, and the Tintin checked that box while also having a cool backstory and a unique look. If it turns out also to have been a shrewd investment years from now, so much the better, but it’s not going to spend its life in a vault, that’s for sure. 😀

S Sunsetamps

Less than 2000... 1953 was the number I heard. But dials were destroyed that had the rocket. There is around 1500 in circulation. The next Silver Snoopy is the TinTin-collectors are starting to hoard these.

blubarb

Possible that Omega made 1907 dials for the year of Hergé's birth or 1983 for the year of his death? I would think that there would be some connection to Hergé rather than a random production number. Another possibility could be 3,000 for the 30 years since his death to 2013 or even better 300 😁😉 lol

ps. As Repoman says: "assume production started roughly in that same time-frame, say 1H2013. Production seems to have been completed in roughly mid-2014, there are quotes from Omega folks saying as much, so this seems fairly reliable."

Lonestar

I can't believe the Studio Herge (or whatever is the name of the company that manages the Tintin TM) have refused to bag in, say, $300 in licensing fees for 1500 watchs, ie half a million bucks based on sales of a prestigious product with ZERO cost to them, but are now willing to release to market this plastic-fantastic chinese-made quartz piece for $100 whose mess they're handling in-house (purchasing, distribution, whatever).

This makes no business sense to me...

CTS-V

Is there an easy way to find out what year a specific TinTin was manufactured in? My son was born in 2013....and I'm "hoping" my TinTin is a 2013 and not a 2014.

Thanks for any help from the team!


P.S. - On a total different subject....found this watch on Amazon.

https://www.amazon.com/Moulinsart-Silicone-Ice-Watch-Tintin-82436/dp/B07CYWCYKC/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1528207879&sr=8-8&keywords=tintin rocket

blubarb

Does Omega issue extracts for the most recent models?

jetkins

Is that a rolling cutoff? Twenty years from now, today’s watches will be vintage.

blubarb

For those who have an eye on the Destination Moon Tintin as a future collectible, here you go:

https://www.revolution.watch/could-...42-30-01-004-be-the-next-paul-newman-daytona/

Thanks @PeterMizzi for the link.

Archer

No - only from watches produced before the year 2000.