Hello,

I have a vintage Omega Speedmaster Professional with a sales date of 1971. The bracelet is steel with a 1039 stamp. The case has never been removed, red dot still visible. I am interested in selling the piece, and have had a few offerings, but I wanted to check with the forum members before I sell. What do you think the value of this piece ought to bring. You can see my reflection on the middle notch. This watch has never been worn, I just found it among other items while cleaning out drawers. I did push the top notch in to see if it worked, and it does. It was a gift given to my late father-law in 1971 as an incentive gift for his outstanding sales work for Turtle Wax.

Thanks,
Keleden

 

Such a nice time capsule. What a great gift to be bestowed upon..I might be interested in this myself. As for value..I'm not so sure

 

Very nice. Cant help you with the value, but I'm sure the Speedy gurus here will chime in. I might be interested too, especially if you're located in Europe

 

As you may have noticed, vintage Speedmaster's are red hot at the moment. I can imagine that there are quite a few members here that should be interested in a NOS specimen.

Maybe you should start an auction? I saw it over at the Chronocentric, and it was allowed there. Maybe it can be done here too. It should be allowed for such an unique piece....

 

Put it on eBay and let the market determine the price.
Every Speedmaster collector follows eBay and you
will get what market value is. Probably more
because there's a good chance more than
one collector will "have to have it"
I would say you will get no less than $4000.
Maybe a lot more.
Let the market determine the value.

 

You might want to call Omega and see if they have any interest for their private collection - Museum.

It's my understanding they keep more than one example for most references.

 

I have tried contacting Omega through email. but no reply. Is it a good idea to have the casing removed to find the ST #?

 

Personally I wouldn't do it myself, if I were you. I would have a specialist do it. But if it's never been worn, then I'm not sure that opening it would be wise as it could disrupt the seal, dust and perished gasket could get into the movement, unless you were to service it before selling. I think the above comments about selling it at auction might not be a bad idea.

What's the case back like? have you got a shot?

 

Have a number? I tried finding their number on line, but to no avail. I also emailed the London Vintage boutique.

 

They won't offer you what you want for the watch.

 

Absolutely NOT.
Do not break that wax seal!
The watch is reference 145.022
And the serial number is on the hangtag and guarantee

 

No shot, but the symbol is the Hippocampus. I remember writing that down.

 

I tried searching the number on the vintage Omega website, but nothing came up. I figured your reference number is one of the numbers I believe I wrote down out of the four or five I thought possible.. Thank you for your help.

 

Okay SpikeSpikester. What do you suggest?

 

Be as aggressive with Omega as you're being here.

FYI

14 months ago, the Omega Museum paid 7x's auction estimate for a specific piece. $250,000.00.

good luck.

 

As you can see by my title above, I don't know Jack about Speedmasters. However, I do know a caliber 861 reference 145.022 in that kind of condition with all those goodies accompanying it will sell for a minimum of $3200 and probably closer to $4000 if a bidding war happens.

 

I am 1000% certain of the Ref #
From the Omega Vintage database.

• With an additional zero or a wildcard (*) if you cannot find your watch, for references with 6 digits (for instance, if you cannot find 145.022 try 145.0022 or 145*22)

Put in 145.0022 and you will see what you are looking for.
The database is funny that way, having to put in an extra 0 at times.
But inside the caseback it will say 145.022
The Dot over 90 bezel makes it more special.
The movement is Caliber 861
The caseback is a transitional one.
Very desirable watch and package and condition.
If Omega doesn't want it, eBay will be you best return.
Just take plenty of Hi Res pictures and don't be cheap with
how many. Let it go "No Reserve" and watch it fly!

 

Indeed, you may not get any results on the standard channel (email) with Omega Museum.

I see a bit of dial discoloration (turning brown, which is splendid and popular with the 69 dials). Considering the bezel and the dial font and the pre-moon back i bet this is actually a ST 145.022-69.
This should bring a premium because the watch is a rare bird to the market (not for the ref. but for the condition) so you may want to check how others have sold in the past.
I would advise not to auction it on ebay but put a BIN / Best offer on it.
I have a feeling that if you'll put it up for sale here: http://omegaforums.net/forums/watches-for-sale/ you'll get some nice offers too (in case you haven't been approached already).
GLWS.. if you need any!