Omega

. . . to refer to those of us who trend vintage: Have any of you noticed a sudden uptick in hammer prices for vintage Omegas? I can't believe some of the recent results. A tropical Mk II (and with a non-original bracelet, yet) settled north of $6K US in t... 

Moving up... :( Best Blomman

It will still cost you less than a Submariner 6536 or 5508... ;) Best, Nicolas

. . . and third-tier stuff that has me boggled. If I didn't know better, I'd say a hedge fund was involved.

While the 2914 was always a bit over the 2913. Funny. Now, if these refs go up, the rest is taking the same way, in a less strong way. Not the apanage of Omega, though. The market is in for vintage watches, in general. Look at what is happening with the J... 

I decided to enter in "pause mode", on my dream to get a decent vintage Seamaster 300. Not the CK class but a plain 165.024. Cheers, Nilo

Besides the lack of provenance, the ones that are offered are or true rusty/destroyed or full of modern parts. And the price ... Cheers, Nilo

Work, work and more work here. Vacations? 2016? Cheers, Nilo

and I think the price increase is undertandable as always thought the grail vintage Omegas were undervalued , but ¿how will I find my CK2914 now ?

. . . of course, you're right - vintage Omega has long been undervalued. It's only natural prices should be moving up . . .

. . . before posting. That particular Mk II went for a third of what I was told. Quite a mistake to make. Art