I have to confess that when I was able to buy my completely original one owner 105 003 .63 recently I thought that was the best "drawer" find watch I would ever get offered .

Well this weeks events have blown that out of the water ,On Wednesday morning I received an email from a gent in Ireland who was sorting through his recently deceased uncles belongings and found an old Omega and asked could I help him with it .Curiosity engaged I called him and after we had chatted for a while asked for some images.
when you see the images you will begin to imagine how I felt ,This lovely bloke had stumbled onto what many of us will never get close to .

We chatted several times over the following days and I am both pleased and saddened to report that in the end my advice to him was to pursue the auction avenue with the piece ,he didn't need a quick sale and as we discussed he really needs to maximize the return from this opportunity for all his family.

The watch will be the highlight at one of the major auction houses New York sale coming up soon .
The point of the post is two share the wonderful find and pose the question what else is sat in a drawer waiting to be found?

Enjoy the pics

Thanks Tony

 

20? 25? or >?

 

Interesting that O in Omega looks more like a -1 dial.

 

Wow this really just one upped your drawer find record. what did he say when you told him what it’s worth?

 

general train of thought is this will make well north of £70 k and he is a very happy man lol

 

Will be interesting to see where this one ends up

Looks like a great piece and you certainly seem to have done the right thing by the owner by giving him appropriate advice Tony.

Will be interesting to see how speedy sales go over the next few months, especially at auction, IMHO the market has slowed quite a bit, hopefully just temporarily.

When well respected dealers like you and Darren have nice speedies like the 105.003's in the dealer sales section hanging around and even being dramatically reduced in some cases then without doubt the market has slowed.

Speedies are clearly great investments and prices continue to sky rocket but I've noticed some amazing watches of the right quality both here on the forum and on the bay not selling for prices which I would consider reasonable.

Cheers tom

 

I would hope a stop at STS is in its future. Good on you for steering him in the right direction.

 

I should check my drawers more often.. What an amazing find!

 

Truly unbelievable!! And kudos to you for giving him proper advice. I firmly believe in karma in the watch world and this will no doubt come back around in the future. Please keep us updated on where it ends up!

 

Very nice find. Very nice gesture from OP!

 

Wow. Very honorable of you to steer him to the auction. I imagine at worst it will fetch $70-80k on the low end and upwards of $150k on the upper end. I’m sure it was a privilege just getting the call to provide advice. Good for you.

 

Lovely original example! Well done all round Tony.

 

I always love to read stories like this one.

Good on you Tony for having the integrity to administer such sound advice, you are an asset to the community here.

Thanks for taking the time to share this with the board.

 

Christie's in New York will be its destination so it be great to see what it does end up at .
Just wish I had an Uncle !

 

Hi Guys,
Fascinated by this, I am intrigued by the whole speed master story. Would you be able to tell me what is so special about this watch, is it a 321 calibre? What gives it the 70k+ value.
Genuine questions, thanks
BAJJ

 

Hey Bajj,

Fair questions.... but there's a lot to the answers.... and a ton of it has been covered before in a lot of depth

If you head on over to www.speedmaster101.com and have a read first, you should get answers to your questions.

 

Quite simply it's the first of the first, the 2915 was the first speedmaster produced and in relatively small numbers. The 321 movement is not what add the value so to speak it is the reference, condition and completeness.

Finding an original one is very difficult to do because so many were serviced over the years and things like dials, bezels and hands replaced.

The value is determined by its rarity and its condition, this one is in exemplary original condition and other than the later 70's rally band looks very complete

There are a lot of speedmaster fanatics right here on the forum with very deep pockets who will no doubt take a keen interest in this one

Hope this helps

Tom

 

Thanks guys,
i'll check out the speedmaster101

 

Yes very nice gesture from OP..I'm sorry that I'll never find one of this in my drawer..but maybe my grand grand.. children will do..I'll work for that..

 

What a drawer find! Sadly, I don’t know anyone with nice watches in drawers. Kudos to @Fattony for steering the owner towards maximizing the sale proceeds. Well done.