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

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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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It took about 20 seconds of staring at that thing to even notice the subdials - 😁
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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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There was a platinum version

George, don't you have one of these in a shoe box somewhere? 😉
 
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George, don't you have one of these in a shoe box somewhere? 😉

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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You mean this little puppy😀


Ah there it is 😀 enjoy Pete and let me know if it needs a good home 😜 jk
 
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How rare are they? I seem to recall 50 in solid gold, assuming less in platinum?
 
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21 in platinum.

The Antiquorum watch just hammered at $42,000 USD, with buyer fees, $52,000
 
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52 thousand dollars for a watch.

hardly worth mentioning.. a vintage Rolex "Bao Dai" sold for $5m this weekend. 🤨
 
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hardly worth mentioning.. a vintage Rolex "Bao Dai" sold for $5m this weekend. 🤨
Yeah but that watch is dead sexy, a rare variation of a rare reference with historical provenance.
 
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52 thousand dollars for a watch.

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