Dr No[Moderator Omega - Wristscan]
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My memory is shot, apparently. Firstly, it was Christie's auction, not Phillips. Secondly, there were . . .
May 18, 2023,19:50 PM
. . . three yellow gold Speedmasters on offer. The one I photographed was originally assigned to astronaut Ron Evans, according to the online catalog.
Apologies, gents. My bad.
Art
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What a 'beauty"...
By: MikiJ : May 16th, 2023-19:22
Ain't many of these Wear in good health, Miki
Thank you, Nico!
By: Champthekid : May 16th, 2023-21:46
I like a little gold mixed in the collection, but totally understand some are not fans. I’m not a fan of two tone watches. It has to be either all gold or all steel for me 😀
The Moonshine …
By: Cpt Scarlet : May 16th, 2023-22:03
It’s a special watch … ...
Congrats! I saw this exact watch somewhere.
By: Clueless_Collector : May 16th, 2023-22:11
Good to see a fellow WPS member got it. Wear it in good health. I think the other steel version is worthy to collect as well. ...
Rare birds . . .
By: Dr No : May 17th, 2023-18:30
. . . indeed. This image was taken at the Phillips roadshow for their 2016 Speedmaster auction. Unfortunately I don't recall details, but if not mistaken there was interesting provenance for this one. Another intriguing version . . . . . . is the yellow g...
Cool. Thanks for posting.
By: Champthekid : May 17th, 2023-19:12
I wonder if the Philips road show one was one of the few gold Speedy’s they originally gave to astronauts? I know watch number 1 was given to President Nixon who gave it back because he couldn’t accept such an extravagant gift while in office. That’s the ...
I believe...
By: MikiJ : May 17th, 2023-19:20
This one is an original limited batch of non flown gold Speedmasters because of it's DON bezel. Please feel free to correct me if I'm wrong. Regardless, it's certainly a beautiful Speedy
My bad - yes, not flown, but presented.
By: MikiJ : May 18th, 2023-23:40
For whatever reason other than age do I think there's another version without a DON ceramic bezel. Hopefully Art can shed a little light on these.
Hmmm . . . I thought all of them . . .
By: Dr No : May 19th, 2023-01:34
. . . were identical, at least originally. My brain cells are dying off sooner than expected - it's getting harder to remember details now.
Thank you so much.
By: Champthekid : May 19th, 2023-02:16
Nice wrist shot. Such a great watch 😁