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Am I missing something??

Post by outtatime » Tue May 02, 2017 8:04 am

Surely this must be a typo...or an inside joke?

https://omegaforums.net/threads/mint-don-bezel.56419/
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Post by dinexus » Tue May 02, 2017 8:08 am

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Post by jacopone7 » Tue May 02, 2017 8:26 am

dinexus wrote:Cocaine is one hell of a drug.


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Am I missing something??

Post by hoppyjr » Tue May 02, 2017 8:59 am

Wrong thread
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Re: Am I missing something??

Post by Chocodove » Tue May 02, 2017 9:05 am

Those bezels are extremely rare and certain Speedy guys go nuts over them. It's got the dot over nine. I don't understand it, but then again there is a lot that I don't :shrug:
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Tue May 02, 2017 8:59 am
There is no reason to keep Tag on the dial.
Wrong thread?
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Post by dinexus » Tue May 02, 2017 9:08 am

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Re: Am I missing something??

Post by outtatime » Tue May 02, 2017 9:30 am

Chocodove wrote:
Tue May 02, 2017 9:05 am
Those bezels are extremely rare and certain Speedy guys go nuts over them. It's got the dot over nine. I don't understand it, but then again there is a lot that I don't :shrug:
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There is no reason to keep Tag on the dial.
Wrong thread?
Rare or not, I'm pretty sure I'd never spend $4200 on a bezel insert alone.
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Re: Am I missing something??

Post by Nomadz » Tue May 02, 2017 10:14 am

The dot over 90 thing is a little crazy. Many of those really early Speedies had the bezel changed at service.
Returning the watch to original condition can add a great deal of value to the watch. I have seen them go for about 3K.
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Post by SpaceCowboy » Tue May 02, 2017 12:59 pm

It's all about condition, this one is mint. You can also say it reflects the going rate for a pre-moon Speedmaster; e.g. the price for a ref. 105.012 with or without DO90 would probably be close to the price for this bezel, earlier references even more.

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Re: Am I missing something??

Post by DenverBuff » Tue May 02, 2017 3:19 pm

I'm already looking at a slow painful death at the hands of ill-tempered sea bass when I tell the wife that my new watch cost more than the nice set of patio furniture she wants.

$4200 for a bezel?

Look, I don't wanna get divorced, OK?

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Re: Am I missing something??

Post by Heuerville » Tue May 02, 2017 7:25 pm

Some people will try anything to get $$ off a deal.
A long time ago I sold a chrono hand (for an early Autavia). It was genuine NOS, and worth a lot of money.. but I sold it to a guy for fuck all, as he needed it - I was being charitable, I didn't need it, he did.

About 2 years later he contacted me about a watch I was selling, and wanted a hefty discount because he said the hand I'd sold him wasn't correct.
I knew this was bollocks, but apologised and asked for the hand back, and I would refund him fully. He declined, and went awol.
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