Usually they are sought after; this time, they will immediately be real collector's items. Omega, which has already timed the Olympic Games 28 times since 1932, devotes limited editions to each new Olympiad.
Japanese fans of the brand were therefore offered this time five Speedmaster Professional Moonwatch, inspired by the five colors of the Olympic rings, in a limited edition of 2020 copies per model, plus a box bringing together the five, limited to 55 boxes. With a diameter of 42 mm, they are equipped with a 1861 caliber. On the back, there is engraved the Tokyo 2020 logo. Steel parts were offered last year at 680,400 Yen (around € 5,240), those in steel and gold 842,400 Yen (around € 6,490).
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Pieces already collectors in themselves, but which have become even more so with the postponement to 2021 of the Olympic Games which have just been announced, even if they will keep their name. A few days ago, at the Swatch Group results presentation conference, Nick Hayek Jr, at the head of the group, spoke precisely of the collector dimension of these models: “it is too early to speculate what will happen to pass for the Tokyo Olympics, he said then. Omega limited editions are still making the buzz. They are sold before they even hit the market. They are there, waiting for consumers to receive them. There is no surplus, risk that we do not know what to do with it, on the contrary! If the Olympic Games do not take place, these coins will be still ten times more sought after. Again, I hope it doesn't happen. ” This is the case now ...
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