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GRAIL watch! Omega Flightmaster cal. 910 in 18K SOLID GOLD!!!

Just wanted to get your attention

Well, after years of wanting, I finally found my Omega grail watch!  Currently, I own a NOS condition Omega Speedmaster Professional Apollo XI 18K gold watch - the FIRST ever solid gold Speedmaster made back in 1969 to commemorate the moon landing.  This was the one given to Nixon, Agnew and the astronauts and other dignitaries.  It became so sought after by collectors, that Omega decided to make a production run of some 1014 of these for the general public, the first 39 haven been given as gifts at a gala dinner in Houston soon after the moon landing.  You can see this watch in the Smithsonian.

In any event, a gold Flightmaster "De Luxe" cal. 910 was also made around the same time in 18K solid gold.  The watch was massive, weighing in at over a pound of gold!  Omega reports 200 were made in total (180 in a "light" version on strap, and a mere 20 in the heavy version on solid gold bracelet!!!).  Needless to say, these watches are now rare as hen's teeth.  Some were melted down for their gold in the 70's and 80's, while very very few still survive today.  The first was commissioned by King Hussein of Jordan, and a few others went to top executives for Pan American Airlines.  After a year of deliberating over the sale with the owner, I managed to secure this one))  It is in mint condition, and was never polished, having sat in a safety deposit box for the last 22 years!

I'll let my quick and dirty pics do the rest of the talking...but I'm so happy my couplet is complete!  I'll post pics of the Speedy when I get her out of the bank...