All the sub dials have a lot more numbers than a standard Speedsonic?
All the sub dials have a lot more numbers than a standard Speedsonic?
Velcro strap…. one of the ones evaluated by NASA?
The 30-minute hand does not seem to have moved with the Chrono seconds
Is it a jumping minute / jumping hour chrono movement?
Based on what he wrote he seemed to be waiting for an offer he couldn't refuse from the Omega Museum...so either he didn't get it (they already have one of the twelve, how many more do they need?) and it's a bad memory to revisit this thread as he thought he would be making a ton of money on the flip, or he did and he doesn't want to discuss the offer, but since he wasn't shy about it in the first place, the former seems more likely, just a guess of course. Either way it's not great to have left this thread in limbo.
188 0002, the SeaSpeedy chronometer? Double the fun, twice the movements...
Last edited by Broussard; 12th May 2015 at 16:40.
Nice find. I feel a bit for the seller on eBay though who has lost a lot of money.
He hasnt lost a thing. He never had 'a lot of money'.
The watch may have been potentially worth more than he sold it for but thats all what it was, potential.
The value in the watch is in the knowledge in spotting it and maximising the potential, there may be only a tiny tiny number of people who would have spotted it for what it was.
I seem to remember a rare prototype Seamaster/Speedmaster for sale on this very forum recently.
I wonder what happened to it?
Cheers,
Neil.
Sunday the 17th and Monday the 17th. Something to do with the 17th?
Those sub dials look like the same dials from a NASA issued Speedmaster......
http://www.fratellowatches.com/speed...-professional/
Definitely getting warmer................
http://www.omegamuseum.ch/space-exploration
I know... Because here it is on my wrist!
I won't spoil the fun though!!!
Last edited by Wolfie; 12th May 2015 at 20:51.
Love the digital one.
One of the coolest watches on here.
Yep, the LCD speedies are really something special, underrated IMHO
Holy F***, nice! Love it!
And you are the winner, except mine doesnt have the velcro strap as I hate those strap, movement engraved with the simple number 12 and original Star manufactured case (USA), note the lack of swiss made on the dial also as any NASA test watch had to be over 50% made in the USA. They sent 16 Speedsonic with the radial dial to STAR for casing and dial along with 18 11003 automatic Speedmasters, some of which had radial dials and some standard MKIV dials
Wibbs you win
Cool story, thanks for sharing.
Ha ha..... mate I will be keeping this one for a very long time but you never know, next time I get an EQ project it might finds its way to you as the winner
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What a great find and a fantastic piece of history. Now that is a limited edition watch worth having!
Feck off Woody, I got first dibbs.
What a great story, cracking find.
Will we ever get an update on this watch? :(
Finally a proper limited edition Omega!!!! ;)
Congratulations on a great find
I'm in thread resurrection mode as a result of the new Alaska Quartz thread today. Does anyone know the latest news about this particular watch please? What was the final response from Bienne?
Last edited by Ian_O; 19th December 2016 at 17:19.
I note the OP last posted on this forum some 10 days ago, any chance of an update?
First plea for an update was over three years ago.....
I've sent the OP a PM politely requesting an update, so hopefully the thread will be updated in due course and we can all learn the outcome.
I assume there's a good reason why there's no update. For legal reasons or to comply with the terms of a sale agreement perhaps.
It seems the OP has either chosen to ignore my PM or had that course of action enforced upon him for some reason. I was expecting at the very least perhaps a message saying "I can't update the thread for legal reasons" but no reply at all is disappointing.
Last edited by Ian_O; 2nd January 2017 at 11:29.
OK, fair enough. I'm struggling to think why a "legal agreement" would prevent even a "Sorry, unable to reply" type message, but I've edited my post now to allow for that possibility.
It was only curiosity which led me to message him originally and as I have far more pressing matters to worry about at the moment it's really not important (to me) in the overall scheme of things.
For those still interested, I had a reply from the OP today to say he will add an update to this thread, which is good news.
Lucky guy. I would be lying if I said I wasn't envious.