Most expensive Speedy ever?

[jshell]

Came through Terminal 3 a couple of weeks ago and they have one of the Platinum 40th Anniversary Speedmasters in stock. 1 of 60 examples. Seem to recall it was £46k - yup, forty six grand.

There's gotta be a lot of other more exotic pieces on the market for that kinda cash!

[anonymous-user]

Another limited edition speedy?

[halfpenny43]

Yep - that would be this one.



Saw this in the Omega dealer in Amsterdam. I had to ask the price twice as I thought I had misunderstood the EUR68k price tag.
Platinum strap , solid gold chronometer inside the face and the back is also solid gold.

[Arun_D]

How much is the meteorite one in comparison, a few grand?

[okgo]

halfpenny43 said:

Yep - that would be this one.



Saw this in the Omega dealer in Amsterdam. I had to ask the price twice as I thought I had misunderstood the EUR68k price tag.
Platinum strap , solid gold chronometer inside the face and the back is also solid gold.

Bet that is a fair weight!

[sneijder]

Arun_D said:

How much is the meteorite one in comparison, a few grand?

I wondered what you were waffling on about, so I did a search.



Good God that's amazing.

I now vow to stop buying poor mans tat watches and save for a Speedmaster.

I'm a bit skinny, so I reckon I could go with a 'reduced', anyone got one ?

[LukeBird]

Well I doubt you'll get a Reduced with that face; it'll be the Professional or nothing.
Personally the Reduced does nothing for me, I have a Triple Date and that's perfect for my (slim!) wrists.

[stevoknevo]

Arun_D said:

How much is the meteorite one in comparison, a few grand?

£5K retail apparently.

[Arun_D]

Sorry, I should have been clearer Sneijder! Marvellous though, isn't it?!

Cheers for the heads up on the prive, Stevo.

Edited by Arun_D on Tuesday 20th April 00:11

[Stuart]

Don't bother with a reduced. The full sized isn't a big watch and in particular has a slim profile, certainly so by comparison to the Carrera.

[sneijder]

Stuart said:

Don't bother with a reduced. The full sized isn't a big watch and in particular has a slim profile, certainly so by comparison to the Carrera.

Reduced price too though ! 6 month old baby and moving house means I won't be diving to intercept the post for a while. I've flipped all the tat that can be flipped too !

[Stuart]

Go used? There are plenty of nice ones around and you'd have no trouble finding an immaculate one for the price of a reduced.

[TonyHetherington]

I like that metorite one!

[sneijder]

Stuart said:

Go used? There are plenty of nice ones around and you'd have no trouble finding an immaculate one for the price of a reduced.

... I was thinking used reduced, as in barely scraping 4 figures. Surely you can't get a passable Speedy Pro for a shade over 1000 ? (Please let it be true !)

[LukeBird]

Around £1200-1300 is roughly the going rate for a 2nd hand Speedmaster Pro. I would imagine less for one with no B+Ps and/or poor condition but can't say I've seen any for sale like that!

[Stuart]

^^^^ What he said. Worth waiting a little longer in my view for a moon watch, particularly if you plan to keep it for any length of time. Your call though, and enjoy it whatever you choose.

[sneijder]

I shall carry out investigations

[pastrana72]

The RRP in GBP for the platinum speedy is £53K or it was before the last price rise. It was in the Omega basel 09 mini brochure.

[alfabadass]

Agree with everyone here, hold out for a Pro.

The reduced isn't bad but you'll always regret it plus its a pretty small watch anyway...

Just remember, ladies speedies are the same size as a reduced...

[Maxf]

I have a speedy pro and a reduced. There is absolutely no question which to buy - the pro all of the way. IMO the quality of the reduced is very slightly lacking - the finish doesnt seem as good as the pro, the movement is noisier, the crono doesnt re-set as crisply and little things like that.

We paid £1k for the reduced - new from H Samuel in their sale. My Mrs wears it and likes it though, so thats all that matters.