There were too many controversies to recap in the auction world last year, but the biggest one was the record-setting tropical 1:1 fake Omega Speedmaster sold by Phillips that turned out to be a Frankenwatch. Since then, the Speedmaster market has been on life support.
One of the biggest copy watch auction controversies ever has a way of chilling the market. If an auction house does take the risk of placing a perfect replica Omega Speedmaster in a sale, they’ve often underperformed or failed to sell.
This is completely understandable, but also: I kind of miss talking about cheap replica Omega. Vintage Speedies – and vintage Omega fake watches online more broadly – are amazing. The catalog is so diverse. From Speedies to Seamasters to Constellations and 30T2s, there’s something for just about every type of collector.
In 2024, we’ll start talking about Swiss movement replica Omega again. The brand’s vintage catalog is just too good to go ignored forever.