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...
oh boy...
Great get..... i cant think of what a pound of gold would feel on the wrist.... The closest Omega in 18k gold weight is my beta 21 and that is at about 7 ot 8 oz...
Will it be a daily wearer? hehehehe
Fantastic
Good hunting
Bill
My jealousy knows no bounds . . .
I like it!!! It's retro and cool..and yes..solid gold.
I am one of those crazy guys that like solid gold Panerais as well. But..this is what makes watch collecting a deeper experience....people are all so different!
Great find! It is a watch that I would have bought!
Hi, Skyline, do the crowns have color coding . . .
. . . like the steel versions? Please post a profile if possible . . . thanks, Art
What a chunk of gold!
And the "OM" on the dial means "Or Massif", or solid gold, of which the dial is also made.
Congratulations!
worth
I just got the same watch from the inheritance from the father of my wife (sorry for my bad english). Now I proofed the watch at an official omega center here in Zürich (Switzerland).
Could you please give me an info about the aproximately price you've paid for the watch, in fact of the reason that I've no idea about the worth of the watch.
Best thanks in adavance.
Roger Amann, CH-8500 Frauenfeld, Switzerland, [Email address suppressed for privacy]