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The Holy Grail for many Speedmaster collectors
BY ROBERT-JAN BROER
APRIL 09, 20195 MIN READ
Wait a minute? Didn’t Bukowskis auction a CK2915 before for a record price?
Yes they did, and we reported about it here. We also published an interview with the collector who bought that CK2915-1 for a whopping $275,508 US dollars (including buyer’s premium). You can read that interview here.
Speedmaster CK2915-2
So now, it is time for another CK2915 for them to auction. This time, the 2nd iteration of the Speedmaster CK2915, indicated by a ‘-2’ designator. Interesting enough, the first CK2915(-1) and this 2nd iteration CK2915(-2) are pretty similar to each other. The first generation Speedmaster CK2915 was only in production for a very short time, and during those first years of the Speedmaster production, it quickly became the watch that we know today as the ‘Moonwatch’. More changes occurred during those first 10 years than in the 50 years after. That’s only logical of course, as Omega soon realized that they should cherish and keep the Moonwatch as-is for fans and collectors. Even with its significant history, Omega doubted whether it would make sense to keep it in production at some point. But luckily they did. If you aren’t into the hand-wound caliber, Hesalite crystal, a non-WR (well, not really at least) case etc. you can always consider a Speedmaster caliber 9300, Speedmaster Racing (caliber 9900) or Dark Side of the Moon edition.
The Holy Grail for many Speedmaster collectors
BY ROBERT-JAN BROER
APRIL 09, 20195 MIN READ
Wait a minute? Didn’t Bukowskis auction a CK2915 before for a record price?
Yes they did, and we reported about it here. We also published an interview with the collector who bought that CK2915-1 for a whopping $275,508 US dollars (including buyer’s premium). You can read that interview here.
Speedmaster CK2915-2
So now, it is time for another CK2915 for them to auction. This time, the 2nd iteration of the Speedmaster CK2915, indicated by a ‘-2’ designator. Interesting enough, the first CK2915(-1) and this 2nd iteration CK2915(-2) are pretty similar to each other. The first generation Speedmaster CK2915 was only in production for a very short time, and during those first years of the Speedmaster production, it quickly became the watch that we know today as the ‘Moonwatch’. More changes occurred during those first 10 years than in the 50 years after. That’s only logical of course, as Omega soon realized that they should cherish and keep the Moonwatch as-is for fans and collectors. Even with its significant history, Omega doubted whether it would make sense to keep it in production at some point. But luckily they did. If you aren’t into the hand-wound caliber, Hesalite crystal, a non-WR (well, not really at least) case etc. you can always consider a Speedmaster caliber 9300, Speedmaster Racing (caliber 9900) or Dark Side of the Moon edition.