Omega blames former employees for auction of $3m fake Speedmaster
Omega blames former employees for auction of $3m fake Speedmaster
Watch mixed components from various timepieces and potentially fabricated parts, the Swiss watchmaker says
www.thenationalnews.com
Swiss watchmaker Omega says that three former employees were involved in a criminal plot that resulted in the sale of a fake Speedmaster at auction for more than $3 million.
The timepiece, an Omega Speedmaster with broad arrow hands, from 1957, was in fact a “Frankenstein” watch, composed of an amalgam of mostly authentic parts from other vintage watches, the Biel, Switzerland-based company said in a statement in response to questions from Bloomberg.
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Nenad
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Crazy story. I could never imagine that this is possible. 🥺
What cockamamie story was used to create the illusion of a Speedmaster being worth that much? I almost want to know.
Here is the fake watch in question - a tropical dial, broad arrow hand speedy:
https://www.phillips.com/detail/omega/CH080221/53
More info:
https://www.nzz.ch/english/3-million-dollar-auction-record-how-a-pieced-together-speedmaster-watch-became-the-most-expensive-omega-ever-ld.1740510
https://perezcope.com/2023/04/09/tropical-speedmaster-2915-1-a-record-breaking-omegaga-at-phillips/
What a crazy story. What a lot of money for an old watch. But it is tempting.
That "speedy" was being bashed on Omega Forums quite a few times and yet still got the record sum... Money laundering anyone?