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Speedy Tuesday – A Very Rare Skeleton Speedmaster Jubilee 27 Chro C12

  1. Robert-Jan #SpeedyTuesday May 9, 2017

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    Although the use of ‘rare’ is often being exaggerated, it certainly applies for this skeleton Speedmaster Jubilee 27 Chro C12 reference 3696.50. For the happy few, as we are talking solid gold here with skeletonized caliber 867 chronometer chronograph movement. Let’s have a look. Skeleton Speedmaster in Gold Gold Speedmasters are rare on its own, but […]

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  2. gemini4 Hoarder Of Speed et alia May 9, 2017

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  3. Overgrower May 10, 2017

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    Wow....drool....
     
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  4. R3D9 May 10, 2017

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    It took about 20 seconds of staring at that thing to even notice the subdials - :D
     
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  5. Drawarms May 10, 2017

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    ::psy::
     
  6. Meme-Dweller May 10, 2017

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    Pretty damn cool. Would look cool if it had a blue sapphire or some sort of glitzy gem at the 12 o'clock marker in the shape of an Omega logo
     
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  7. Kringkily Omega Collector / Hunter May 10, 2017

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    There was a platinum version
     
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  8. Drawarms May 10, 2017

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    George, don't you have one of these in a shoe box somewhere? ;)
     
  9. Kringkily Omega Collector / Hunter May 10, 2017

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    Unfortunately I didnt start seriously acquiring things until a few years ago :( if I had of known about watches prior to 2012 i would have picked up a few of those beauties at the omegamania sale in 2007 instead of buying alcohol and dancing my nights away :) live and learn
     
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  10. Barking mad Prolific Speedmaster Hoarder May 10, 2017

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    You mean this little puppy:)

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  11. Kringkily Omega Collector / Hunter May 10, 2017

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    Ah there it is :) enjoy Pete and let me know if it needs a good home :p jk
     
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  12. igatomic May 11, 2017

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    How rare are they? I seem to recall 50 in solid gold, assuming less in platinum?
     
  13. repoman May 14, 2017

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    21 in platinum.

    The Antiquorum watch just hammered at $42,000 USD, with buyer fees, $52,000
     
  14. pianomankd May 14, 2017

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    52 thousand dollars for a watch.
     
  15. repoman May 14, 2017

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    hardly worth mentioning.. a vintage Rolex "Bao Dai" sold for $5m this weekend. ::screwloose::
     
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  16. pianomankd May 14, 2017

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    Good lord man! :)
     
  17. Foo2rama Keeps his worms in a ball instead of a can. May 14, 2017

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    Yeah but that watch is dead sexy, a rare variation of a rare reference with historical provenance.
     
  18. M'Bob May 14, 2017

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    That's not just a watch...it's the stuff dreams are made of.