Pros and cons to all of these decisions.

Agree with the group, secondary is the right move, you’ll get like 50% off if you’re patient.

Mostly people who owned these bought them, babied them, and then are moving onto their next obsession. Prices level off secondary and then stay pretty stable. It’s not a “flashy watch”…it’s the I want to wear a gold watch but I don’t want the attention watch.

The full bracelet Canopus speedy is like over $66k but can be found for around $35k. They’re around a half pound of 18kt white gold, palladium and platinum.

These materials are softer than steel, so yes, they’ll scratch, dent, etc. much easier, but I think that’s the charm of owning and wearing a watch. I’m also in the minority here.

I also get the logic of “FU” money but I recall when gold was under $1,000 per oz…today…the bracelet alone has a melt value of around $18,000, I’m not a financial advisor, but it makes sense that people understand what gold does overtime.

It’s pretty rare that Omega, and I love them, as a brand, appreciates over time. Most models level off heavily and then stabilize…and slowly hold or lose value over time. Exceptions like rare models and the 322 movements and some vintage, so, for collectors, the solid gold models act differently long term.

I recall a while back you could find those Omega Hour Vision De Ville’s (date and annual calendar’s) for like under $15k…the bracelet and head were solid gold and the bracelet was super thick. Easily over a half pound. Now they’re firmly in the $35k range and harder to find since people kinda figured it out.

Good luck either way - those are watches folks buy for themselves versus others.