Watch of the Day · 2026-07-23 · from the archive
Omega Speedmaster "Tropical Dial"
Ref. 2998-1 · Stainless Steel — one documented result from the 1,156-lot MostExpensiveWatches auction record, featured today.
A rare early iteration of the reference 2998 featuring a dial that has aged to a uniform and attractive chocolate brown color.
The $112,000 sale of this Omega Speedmaster "Tropical Dial" ref. 2998-1 at Phillips Geneva in 2020 highlights collector interest in rare early iterations. This stainless steel model features a dial aged to a uniform chocolate brown. While the brand record stands at $3,400,000 for a Speedmaster Broad Arrow, this result is one of 39 documented Omega entries in our corpus, illustrating how specific aesthetic aging influences the valuation of vintage references.
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Compiled: 2026-07-23T00:15:31.036759+00:00