Here’s What To Make Of Three Astronaut Speedmasters Selling In One Week

Seven Apollo XI Speedmasters appearing in less than a year has me asking: Is now the best time or worst time to buy an astronaut's gold Speedmaster?͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌   [STORIES]( [SHOP]( [SELL OR TRADE]( [INSURANCE]( [STRAPS]( [Here’s What To Make Of Three Astronaut Speedmasters Selling In One Week]( Here’s What To Make Of Three Astronaut Speedmasters Selling In One Week It's not every day you see an actual astronaut's Omega Speedmaster. Perhaps the biggest Speedy trophy of all is the gold Apollo XI Omega Speedmaster: The first 26 were given to astronauts to commemorate the first successful moon landing in 1969. (The first was given to President Nixon and the second to Vice President Agnew, who both had to turn them down.) I saw one of these Apollo XI Speedmasters in person for the first time last year, when astronaut Michael Collins' Apollo XI Speedy sold at Heritage Auction in June 2022 for $765,000, and it hit me for a bunch of reasons. A true piece of history. But after that watch sold, something funny happened. Astronaut Wally Schirra's gold Apollo XI Speedy showed up in October [and sold for $1.9 million](. Soon after that, Scott Carpenter's Apollo XI Speedmaster came to market [courtesy of dealer Eric Wind](. Then last week, things got really nutty: The same auction house that sold Schirra's brought three more of these astronaut Speedmasters to auction, from [Gus Grissom's family]( [Alan Bean]( and [Ron Evans](. And it's not over. Phillips just announced it'll have [Captain Pete Conrad's Apollo XI Speedmaster]( (the commander of Apollo XII) at its Hong Kong sale next month. That's seven astronaut Apollo XI Speedies in the span of less than a year. Seven of only 26 (another 14 were given to astronauts after the Apollo XI mission, meaning that about 40 of the 1,014 Apollo XI Speedmasters have genuine astronaut provenance; but still, seven of 40 is a lot). It made me think: Is now the best time, or the worst time, to buy a gold Apollo XI Speedmaster? [BY ANTHONY TRAINA]( [READ MORE ON HODINKEE]( INTERESTED IN ADDING A SPEEDMASTER TO YOUR COLLECTION? [Shop Omega Speedmaster]( [Shop Speedmaster Professional]( [Shop Speedmaster Racing]( [Shop Speedmaster Chronoscope]( [Shop Speedmaster Professional]( [Shop Speedmaster Racing]( [Shop Speedmaster Chronoscope]( REFERENCE POINTS: UNDERSTANDING THE OMEGA SPEEDMASTER [Reference Points: OMEGA Speedmaster]( [In this episode of Reference Points, we examine the legendary Omega Speedmaster, a watch that has become a brand unto itself over the last 50 years. We'll examine the origins of the Speedmaster, its progression into the "space watch" that we know today, and how it has evolved over the years.]( [BY BENJAMIN CLYMER]( [Shop Pre-Owned Rolex]( [Discover incredible content, shop new, vintage and pre-owned watches, and engage with an entire community by downloading the Hodinkee app.]( [Instagram]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [YouTube]( [Email](mailto:shopnews@hodinkee.com) Disclaimer: All items are subject to availability. Prices subject to change without notification. Applicable sales tax and shipping costs not included. Products and offers may be withdrawn at any time. In the event of errors, typos, or omissions, this offer is void. This email was sent to {EMAIL} [Update your subscription preferences]( | [Unsubscribe from Hodinkee emails]( | [View in browser]( Hodinkee · P.O. Box 1129 New York, NY 10013 Copyright © 2023 Hodinkee, All rights reserved.