The vintage Speedmaster-evaluation CONTEST

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Fallout Boy

·Jun 15, 2025

Boring Sunday idea: show a few good! pictures (preferably not with 'C24' in the picture) and hold back the facts (EOA for example) and we start discussing and collecting facts or guessing (price).

And: please do not use Google Lens and preferably real vintage speedys! Please only upload new watches if the previous one has been resolved by the last creator.

I start with this one, for sale on www:

What do you see? And guess the asking-price

AKA: go Hans go ;-)

Jochen

 

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befobe

·Jun 15, 2025

At first I see a bezel issue

 

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befobe

·Jun 15, 2025

Crown seems to be a 24 teeth😳

 

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befobe

·Jun 15, 2025

And this is the good shape

 

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befobe

·Jun 15, 2025

13k€? I really don't know the market on this ref.... 🤐

 

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Aludic

·Jun 16, 2025·@SpeedyBirthYear

befobe

Crown seems to be a 24 teeth😳

Are you sure? I think it’s a 32 teeth 60s service crown. Not the right flat foot for this 2998 for sure.

Adding a detail; these vintage 2998’s had one abnormal subdial hand. The hours counter doesn’t have a “nipple”. Hard to see whether that is still present here, but I think I co see a nipple. So, service. Like the bezel.

On the upside; dial and h/m hands look alright at first glance. Hard to say for sure with these pictures. For instance the transverse curve in the alpha hands isn’t quite visible. And where’s the caseback?

Value? Wild guess: worth just north of 10k, offered at 20k?

 

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Fallout Boy

·Jun 16, 2025

I will "solve" ;-)

- and add picture -at 20 h (european time) . 👍

 

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hansaboy

·Jun 16, 2025

I had a lovely weekend, so not much watching watches!
😁
You started with the pricy ones....
2998, from -3 up to ?? No serial nr..
@befobe nailed a few points!
There might be blotches on the dial, need more pictures, but the "black" looks uneven and not so exciting.
Stepped dial, some lume loss.
Hour and minute hands looks to new/fresh comparing with the rest of the watch.
Chrono and subdials have had paintwork.
Case looks promising.
Replaced pushers.

Value...???
We need more pictures, but maybe around 10K$?

 

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hansaboy

·Jun 16, 2025

Aludic

Are you sure? I think it’s a 32 teeth 60s service crown. Not the right flat foot for this 2998 for sure.

Adding a detail; these vintage 2998’s had one abnormal subdial hand. The hours counter doesn’t have a “nipple”. Hard to see whether that is still present here, but I think I co see a nipple. So, service. Like the bezel.

On the upside; dial and h/m hands look alright at first glance. Hard to say for sure with these pictures. For instance the transverse curve in the alpha hands isn’t quite visible. And where’s the caseback?

Value? Wild guess: worth just north of 10k, offered at 20k?

Sander, you posted while I was writing.....😂

 

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hansaboy

·Jun 16, 2025

Compare the shown watch with this one!!
❤️

 

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Fallout Boy

·Jun 16, 2025

Well guy: solution ->

"A wonderful specimen of the Omega Speedmaster 2998-6. Nice patina on dial and matching Alpha hands. Dial is near perfect, all imperfections you see are on the crystal which I choose not to be polished. Whole watch looks very little polished as well. Original crystal with Omega logo in the center. Only the bezel is a bit later. " 17.900 €

 

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Dan S

·Jun 16, 2025

A bit later. 🙄