I'm not a fan at all, of Omega or the watch.
Flesh coloured penis and a Pokemon on the dial, sweet.
People must be brave (that self admittedly don’t have money to risk) by spending £5k on something in the hope to make £1k!
I actually like the orange (yes it’s ORANGE not red) seconds hand but the rest is OTT. Imagine how nice it’d have been in a straight lug case with just the orange hand (maybe slightly lighter) Less is more!
“Oh that looks nice with the orange second hand, great. Now let’s add the orange to the bezel, done. Errr, actually let’s slap loads around the dial, hmm may be controversial. Get it made... actually no, make the penis a more natural colour. Go, go... hold on, slap a Pokemon on the dial and make it a tacky box”
I'm not a fan at all, of Omega or the watch.
Looks half decent. The superhero thing is seriously naff though.
Speedy Gonzales
[Apologies, thought I was in ‘word association’ for a brief moment.]
I appreciate buying watches isn’t all just about making a quick buck but I recall many so call ‘experts’ mocking the Silver Snoopy when that came out - we’ll, look at it now on its way to £20k. I personally think £4.75k will be a small price to pay for this one in the longer term and good luck to all those that managed to procure one. So what if it’s a bit ‘out there’ and Ultraman doesn’t exist in real-life, I’m sure there’s plenty of bitter snipers who’d jump at the chance of owning one if they could.
In spite of the safety related link to Peanuts, a cartoon!, I think it is reasonable to say that most non-WIS people (and many within that group) view the latest Snoopy model in the same light. It is also fair to say, that hasn’t hurt values at all.
Why would they put basically a cartoon character on it? I don’t follow. Snoopy was of course somewhat relevant but ultraman? Cmon
Always loved my moonwatch but enough of the new ones, I think they dilute the whole ethos and if they make a few wrong turns could give them all a whiff of naffness. Who wants to walk around wearing Star Wars episode 1...
I have to say I adore the look of this Ultraman version though, but at that money it presents a lot of other choices.
It is now pretty much guaranteed that Omega will release a 50th anniversary moonwatch with a stepped dial, DON bezel and an applied logo next year. If that one is a limited edition then I suspect it will do very well for the flippers.
How limited is a watch with over 2k produced?
I guess the whole production of Blancpain rattrappantes so far doesn't amount to that number.
A very smart way to sell a lot of not even produced watches.
Did Omega deliver all the watches in the previous limited edition? If I remember correctly they took quite some time.
I've told someone before and will repeat it here:
- buy regular Speedmaster pro's, they are bound to get very rare some day, with all these limiteds...
Don't worry if you missed out on this. There is another LE coming out this year.
The Omega Tenuous Link LE. Roll up, roll up.
Next year is the 50th Ann of the moon landings. I started a list at a local AD months ago as that'll be the model to have! A real link, a real anniversary.
Veblen... The rush and wanting to buy something that is presented as scarce (and hence: exclusive / expensive) has worked out well for Omega. There will probably be some people around willing to part with even more hard earned cash to buy one.
However, with 2k plus of those out there, it never will become very hard to get. Just more expensive than the regular.
If there were a 200 made, it might get tougher. Look at the availability of the original Dreadnought, made by Eddie...
Just as a matter of interest at what time did any of you guys who were succesful " Reserve"?
I received an email at 11.28 , but didn't spot until 1.20 ish by which time I was placed on the "waiting list"
Like others slightly peeved about the email I received ostensibly promising I would be more sucessful as I missed out on the Speedy Tuesday.
Hey ho.
Do like the watch though.
Reserved at 11:19am
Strange, isn't it? For something with an enamel caseback (which you probably won't be looking at so often) and a different (in my opinion: too busy) dial, people are willing to pay several times the price of the regular watch...
I remember the times the limiteds could be had new for several years after they were introduced!
Times have changed...
Would certainly agree on next year and the 50th anniversary moon landing release or maybe that will be releases, with Omega track record on these type of events. If there will one Speedy to have, that is probably the one with a genuine link to a world changing event.
Back to the new Ultraman release and Fratellowatches have an image of the two speedy Tuesday releases side by side and you can understand the special nature of the original. Really stands out against the Ultraman, which in comparison does look a little second best.
We probably have another case of buyers clamouring to get hold of this due to the initial hype, missing out on the original Tuesday and the initial speculation profit and not wanting to do so again but with many dealers having seen lower than expected profits on the last few speedmaster release and still sitting on stock with the Ck2998 and 60th speedy in mind, will be interesting to see if this initial clamouring starts to cool if it looks like expected margins will not be realised.
Big next year, with the Heuer Monaco anniversary, the moon landing anniversary and low on the radar it will also be the Omega mk11 50th anniversary.
People have seen how one or two LE have rocketed in the value and believe this will happen to every LE and have hoovered them up. Good luck on that theory. All these LE editions are still sitting in dealers stock etc with the mark up and nobody is rushing to buy them. If there is one market which is likely heading for a fall it could well be the Omega LE, with a couple of exceptions(snoopy because of the direct NASA link).
I'm afraid you might be right.
The funny thing is that usually the initially not very loved watches ended up being exclusive and expensive, like the Daytona Paul Newman. Anybody buying such a ltd. Omega will probably realise the amount of money they put in it and will pamper it/keep it pristine for future sale. This way the model will be available for a long time.
When it comes to a 50th anniversary Speedmaster, Omega might consider a 16769 run (16-7-'69) LOL...
11:27 email arrived
11:35 clicked on reserve - offered 0085
11:36 sense prevailed - I prefer non-LE watches, I had no idea what the watch was commemorating or any relation to the event, I have no need for a chronograph, I have no wish to profit out of the slower of finger, I already have one more watch than I need: two, I decided against it.
For about £2,500 more you can have a new discounted Blancpain Fifty Fathoms. Correction £2,800 on Chrono24
As has been said here before, it will be the non-LE that are worth the money in the long run. Omega are becoming a joke. I speak as an Omega user.
Which is the nearest non-LE Speedmaster to this watch?
Last edited by Templogin; 11th July 2018 at 14:11.
I should have said current Speedmaster. I am assuming that one is not current?
Not convinced I’m afraid. The original Speedy Tuesday got my attention because it’s a panda dial, or reverse panda. The picture made me stop and look. This one though... an expensive Speedy with some red bits. While some will like it, I wonder if it’s sold out so quickly just because so many people assume they will make an instant profit. Maybe they will, but for me the emperor is wearing fewer clothes this time.
Ultraman, my a££
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I should imagine Japanese collectors will be going nuts for these when they become available and that in itself will drive prices sky high.
Sorry I don’t get it. Yet another speedie. And how much? Crazy
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Looks very nice well done to those who got one
Anyone getting 2 or more?