Don't believe I've ever taken a photo of Snoopy . . .

Dec 12, 2019,11:55 AM
 

. . . and have seen only one in the metal at a local Omega boutique. 

My take?  I can't believe they're trading for double list, and then some.  But they are.

Without doubt the most successful limited edition Speedmaster, if success is defined as supply/demand trajectory on a vertical/horizontal scale.  None have gone up so far in so little time as the Snoopy.*

Personally?  My ancient Melitta coffee grinder pulverizes beans for an exquisite cup at 14 seconds.  I often use an Omega to time grinding.  But my GS does just as well.




* there's an earlier Snoopy Speedy practically forgotten by the collector community, and easily the most forlorn.


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Snoopy question

 
 By: Chromatic Fugue : December 12th, 2019-11:25
Hi all: I may have an opportunity to pick up a 45th Anniversary Silvery Snoopy (white dial, "what would you do in 14 seconds?" etc.). Does anyone here have thoughts on that model ... or, better yet, photos?

yes ... I think the astronauts had allotted 14 seconds of fuel burn ...

 
 By: Chromatic Fugue : December 12th, 2019-12:17
for a course-correction maneuver needed to bring them back to earth rather than the outer reaches of the solar system. And -- so the legend goes -- the astronauts used a speedy to time the burn. Obviously it worked out; this would have been a pretty macab... 

It’s gone up 3-4x retail...you sure about this :)

 
 By: Clueless_Collector : December 12th, 2019-11:53
It is a special limited edition 1970pc and each piece may be unique due to hand applied silver dust and enamel. ...  

yep -- that's the one

 
 By: Chromatic Fugue : December 12th, 2019-12:18
Looks quite nice. Is that your wrist?

Yes, it is very nice. A 2015 release...check out my signature mole at 10 o’clock for all my wrist shots 😬

 
 By: Clueless_Collector : December 12th, 2019-12:34
Comes with a Snoopy pin and newspaper. Are you getting it for 3-4x retail of $7350 😱? ...  

Yeah — between 3x and 4x

 
 By: Chromatic Fugue : December 12th, 2019-17:28
But some other lucky guy will get it. I’ve bought WAYYYY too many watches lately.

Wait for next year’s Apollo 13 50th Anniversary...

 
 By: Clueless_Collector : December 12th, 2019-19:16
Rumors there may another Snoopy coming, 50/50 chance is what I heard so far.

Highly actionable intelligence

 
 By: Chromatic Fugue : December 12th, 2019-19:40
Thanks!

Don't believe I've ever taken a photo of Snoopy . . .

 
 By: Dr No : December 12th, 2019-11:55
. . . and have seen only one in the metal at a local Omega boutique. My take? I can't believe they're trading for double list, and then some. But they are. Without doubt the most successful limited edition Speedmaster, if success is defined as supply/dema...  

thanks Art!

 
 By: Chromatic Fugue : December 12th, 2019-12:19
So I take it that your bottom line is that this is a nice watch, but so are all Speedies, and why buy this one at this price?

More to the point, there are vintage Speedies - for example, ref 145.012's - similarly priced . . .

 
 By: Dr No : December 12th, 2019-12:36
. . . that took considerably more time to appreciate to their current level. Which makes their asking price more stable, in my humble opinion. Yes, I'm amazed that 2015's Snoopy soared to its current heights. But there have been other recent issues that d... 

Good luck finding one at double list now....

 
 By: Clueless_Collector : December 12th, 2019-12:49
It started with a Geneva auction last year which jacked up the price >$20k and had stuck up there since...I don’t understand why but it’s good for owners I guess 😬

Funny thing is, I'd have never imagined Snoopy would be the one . . .

 
 By: Dr No : December 12th, 2019-12:57
. . . to capture collectors' interest. My candidate for 'most likely to succeed' was the meteorite dial Apollo-Soyuz 35th from 2010. Yes, they're trading for more than list today, but not double, much less triple. ;-)

thanks for your wise counsel, Art

 
 By: Chromatic Fugue : December 12th, 2019-13:34
I've decided to take a pass.

Gotcha

 
 By: Chromatic Fugue : December 12th, 2019-13:06
The watch I looking at has a price tag attached, so I knew going into this what the market price is. The question for me is whether this high valuation is more absurd than, say, the high valuation of the comparable Rolex model.

They actually trade...

 
 By: FlyingSnoopy : December 12th, 2019-22:16
for almost x3... A beauty but too much for my opinion... Cheers

Just buy it and enjoy! [nt]

 
 By: Cpt Scarlet : December 12th, 2019-17:20

Too late! [nt]

 
 By: Chromatic Fugue : December 12th, 2019-17:25

I don’t know.

 
 By: Pun : December 18th, 2019-19:25
I had opportunity to buy this when it was launched and passed. I thought the dial little too busy with a cartoon character, not something conforming to Speedmaster tradition. Watch fora were also divided in opinion, many rejected it outright as childish d...