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CdnWatchDoc
·@blubarb, love your new Avatar!
Speedy Tintin information gathering
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··IG: #blubarb19I've just noticed that Robert-Jan previously reported: The story goes that the prototype of this watch has Tintin's rocket as a second hand on the sub dial and that this watch is currently in the Omega museum/archives.
I'd love to see that. Although I like the subtlety of the connection between the rocket and the dial, doing the hand like that would be a nice substantiation.
This is probably as close as we are ever going to get to seeing that grail piece without a trip to the museum.
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··IG: #blubarb19Now I understand why Moulinsart didn't sanction the Omega Tintin when they had the opportunity to put their name to this rare Collector's edition.
http://forums.watchuseek.com/f29/fs...0.html#/forumsite/20758/topics/2790130?page=1
http://forums.watchuseek.com/f29/fs...0.html#/forumsite/20758/topics/2790130?page=1
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··IG: #blubarb19
Serendipity or you are just good luck Oddboy. Minutes after your post I got a message from Stewart saying the finished strap had been dispatched. the wait is almost over. 👍
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davy26
·Now I understand why Moulinsart didn't sanction the Omega Tintin when they had the opportunity to put their name to this rare Collector's edition.
http://forums.watchuseek.com/f29/fs...0.html#/forumsite/20758/topics/2790130?page=1
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xantiagib
·Been following this thread since I accidentally bought a speendy TinTin last week (serial in the list already):
Looking for a strap so I can use wear it without fear of trashing the bracelet..... and this watch looks better on straps...
maybe something like this (with an Omega SS buckle of course) ?
Looking for a strap so I can use wear it without fear of trashing the bracelet..... and this watch looks better on straps...
maybe something like this (with an Omega SS buckle of course) ?
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davy26
·Excellent strap for the Tintin.
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Andreas
·Been following this thread since I accidentally bought a speendy TinTin last week (serial in the list already):
Congrats on the watch and welcome to the forum. my question is... how do you accidentally buy a speedy 😜😁
For the strap i would prefer something more simple/plain, as the dial has enough character by its own
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Davidt
·Been following this thread since I accidentally bought a speendy TinTin last week (serial in the list).
Is the serial already in the list because you added it, or the previous owner added it?
If using the mark-recapture method of population estimation, the rate of recapture (or how frequently a known serial resurfaces) is the key part of the calculation, so it's important to know when a serial is new, but also when a know serial pops up again with another owner.
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oddboy
·A heureville racing strap would suit it I think...
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·Just received this today: Hirsch Medici Leonardo. Please excuse the phone camera shots. Looks good with the Tintin dial to my eye...
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MTROIS
·Serial # 777969XX here... Purchased in November 2015 BNIB.
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·Well, I couldn't get the AD to budge on the $3740 + $300 in tax, even though it's been sitting in the showcase since August of last year. So I declined to buy it, and it would use up my last $400 in saved rewards points to get that price - it's selling for $4,140 to everyone else! I like it, but not enough to take an instant $800 hit in depreciation, for a watch I might wear 1-2 times a month.
I'd likely keep it for a few years if it didn't bore me, and the idea that it really could be limited enough in production to climb in price steadily over the years is attractive. I'm not really a "buy a watch just to flip and make money" kinda guy, but it still pains me to buy from a retailer and lose so much value instantly.
I also think that my 145.022 from 1976 is a better look for my wrist if I plan to wear a Speedy (the FOIS is nice too). I like having a Speedy Moon watch that's not the same thing everyone else is wearing, which is what drew me to the Tin Tin (or FOIS, or vintage).
There is BNIB one located in Japan for $3,200 that has been available for quite some time. Someone finally snatch it (I would have but still managed to locate mine in continental U.S.)!!
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·Is the serial already in the list because you added it, or the previous owner added it?
If using the mark-recapture method of population estimation, the rate of recapture (or how frequently a known serial resurfaces) is the key part of the calculation, so it's important to know when a serial is new, but also when a know serial pops up again with another owner.
the previous owner may have added it - the entry is 'P - November 15' this one's previous owner was called P.... and the watch is from november 15 but please PM me of you want to confirm for sure