http://www.matthewbaininc.com/watch-details/2281

Be still, my beating heart. Unbelievably beautiful example that has everything I would want. Base 1000 that has ghosted, beautiful tropical dial, sub-dial leaf hands, and lollipop sweep hand - all in superb condition. Ugh. Time to sell me entire collection and buy this?

 

why does this guy not put prices onto the website?

 

Because you would faint.

 

Here we go again... Same movement, different bezel. Hard to tell from the pics but it looks like the bubbling on the sub dial may have been dealt with.

ATWG is right. I think he will be asking 60k USD +
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https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/a...dmaster-a-chrono-matic-from-hamilton-and-more
Where is the bracelet?

 

And how did that bubbling magically disappear?

 

Must have a real dial artist, literally, to risk
popping those rust bubbles, leveling, and retouching.

 

Big Boys Toys will always stay on top!

 

Liposuction!

 

What are you paying 60k for exactly? If there's a discussion about the dial being touched at all, doesn't that warrant a price drop? Curious thing with these astronomical pricing once any discoloration is presented. Very interesting.

Best,

Thomas

 

I asked this question a while ago and the discussion was interesting: https://omegaforums.net/threads/price-upon-request.21760/

 

Didn't the Mexican ebay brown dial 2998-2 end up at Davidoff Bros in Geneva?

 

Maybe. But maybe a dealer trade?
These are the same movement,
just check the little scars on both

 

Yes. This one has made the rounds.

https://omegaforums.net/threads/2998-2-lollipop-on-ebay.40942/
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http://www.db1983.com/the-collection/omega-speedmaster-ck-2998-2-tropical-19601

@DB1983 mentioned in that first post that they were not the eBay buyer.

 

Wonder if the dial artist troweled over the concentric circles on the hour subdial In fact, looking at the DB pics, i don't see any there either - macro pics needed.

 

Does anyone find it unusual that the indices go up and over the step edge on the 30 min and 12 hour subdials?.

 

Nice find on where this one has been and what's changed!
Not sure what you mean by ' up and over the step edge'

 

I think he means that the markers on the subdials appear to extend over the edge or rim of the subdial.

 

Ohhh , ok, thanks.

 

Think it's ok.
Here's another that has it.
http://www.speedywatches.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/brevetwatches_tropical_2998_2.jpg