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Wow...A Trifecta of BA 145.022 Astronaut Gold Speedmasters at Auction

rob#1
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The Flightmaster caught my eye, though it looks like it has the wrong box. It’ll be interesting to see how these go…
 
SpeedyPhill
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Amazing to see the box for the 1969 Gold Speedmaster posthumously awarded to the Apollo I astronauts !
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To think you could have bought Neil Armstrong's whole house for $375k back in 2020. Things are getting strange
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Wow. That’s some good perspective right there.
 
ATWG
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Eric Wind flipper extraordinary is getting in on the action with Scott Carpenter's watch.

https://robbreport.com/style/watch-collector/scott-carpenter-omega-speedmaster-for-sale-1234809438/

These other three are going to be a bargain compared to Wind's.

To think you could have bought Neil Armstrong's whole house for $375k back in 2020. Things are getting strange
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You mean this succumb bucket.....

https://omegaforums.net/threads/1675-previously-owned-by-president-of-mexico.110775/page-6
 
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SpeedyPhill SpeedyPhill
Amazing to see the box for the 1969 Gold Speedmaster posthumously awarded to the Apollo I astronauts !
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That’s an incredibly sad photo, I hope that one ends up on public display somewhere rather than in a vault
 
SpeedyPhill
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Let's hope the Omega museum has their eyes on that Apollo 1 Gold Speedmaster ... 🍿
 
Mark020
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Interesting to a MIR for sale as well. Used to own one 🤔
 
SpeedyPhill
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Of this 2023 RR auction lot Alan Bean was the only astronaut who wore his Gold "Apollo 11 tribute" Speedmaster during NASA Skylab training.
Other astronauts who have worn theirs during training included Pete Conrad, Eugene Cernan and Thomas Stafford.
Here's Alan Bean wearing his Gold n° 26 during Skylab training
(Photo: NASA)
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Linking topics:
https://omegaforums.net/threads/your-chance-to-own-an-astronaut’s-omega-speedmaster.158630/
 
SpeedyPhill
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Alan Bean's official NASA portrait as Commander of the Skylab-3 mission, wearing his Gold "Apollo 11 tribute" Speedmaster n° 26
(Photo: NASA)
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Seiko7A38
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Interesting to see a MIR for sale as well. Used to own one 🤔
Bearing in mind it wasn't worn by any particular astronaut (not even a Russian cosmonaut), that 'MIR 365 Days' Speedmaster did remarkably well. It made $95,021 ($118,776 including buyer's premium) this time around. The same watch last sold for $25,000 (including 25% buyer's premium) at Christie's Omega 50 Sale in December 2015. Nice investment for somebody.

https://www.rrauction.com/auctions/lot-detail/?li=347232706649006
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Seiko7A38
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Gennady Padalka's flown Speedmaster Pro (Lot #9005)
https://www.rrauction.com/auctions/...dalka-39-s-flown-omega-speedmaster-pro/?cat=0
previously sold at RR's auction in October 2017: https://www.rrauction.com/auctions/lot-detail/338098805118465
Made $32K + 25% buyer's preminum = $39,458 in 2017. Wonder what it'll make this time around? Estimate is $40K..

By comparison, Gennady Padalka's Speedmaster only made $55,000 (including 25% buyer's premium).
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SpeedyPhill
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Alan Bean's Gold Omega Apollo 11 tribute Speedmaster n° 26 went for US $ 302500
Ronald Evans's GoldOmega Apollo 11 tribute Speedmaster n° 1007 went for US $ 296738
Richard Gordon Gold Rolex Day-Date pilot watch went for US $ 36541
 
timjohn
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Anyone know what happened to the Gus Grissom watch?
 
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