Omega Speedmaster Hesalite

For Marc Buccini, winning an Omega Speedmaster was completely unexpected.

“It was very surprising that I won. I think it was only my third competition.”

Marc is 39 years old and lives in Orlando, Florida, with his fiancée and their two children, ages 16 and 15. He has spent most of his life working in the restaurant industry, beginning when he was just 14 years old and eventually becoming a general manager.

Although Marc had always appreciated watches, his passion for collecting only began to take off within the last six months.

“Growing up, I always kind of liked watches. My grandfather and father had some, and I always appreciated them.”

After wearing an Apple Watch for several years, something changed. Marc caught the watch bug and began immersing himself in the hobby.

“I don’t know what gave me the bug, but I just started becoming obsessed with watches.”

He purchased his first mechanical watch and quickly became hooked on learning more.

“I got to watching YouTube videos, researching watches, and really learning a lot about them.”

Marc’s growing collection also includes a watch passed down to him by his grandfather, who passed away several years ago. That sentimental piece made his collection deeply personal, and the Speedmaster would now become his third watch and his first true luxury timepiece.

When Marc discovered Wolf Watch Club, the experience immediately stood out from other watch competitions he had seen.

“Yours just seemed the most legitimate.”

“It was the most transparent, the most user-friendly, and honestly, it looked like it had the best odds.”

Marc was not watching the live competition when his name was announced. Like most players, he never expected to win.

“You don’t really think that you’re going to win.”

About an hour after the competition, Marc was standing in line at the grocery store when he remembered to check the results.

“I was picking up some groceries, and while I was standing in line, I thought, ‘Oh yeah, the competition just happened. Let me check.’ I went on the website, and it showed my name.”

“I was like, ‘Oh, this is crazy.’”

The timing made the win even more meaningful. It happened on Father’s Day while Marc’s in-laws were visiting his family.

“It was Father’s Day, which was great timing and made the watch even more special. Not only was it my first luxury watch, but it was also such an iconic watch, being the Speedmaster.”

Marc rushed home to share the news. His family gathered around the television and watched the recorded competition together, reliving the moment his name was announced.

“It was crazy. We just couldn’t believe it.”

The Speedmaster also carried a special connection between Marc and his son.

Only a few weeks earlier, on Mother’s Day, Marc and his son had visited several luxury watch boutiques while shopping at a high-end mall. Marc showed him different watches, explained their histories, and eventually took him into the Omega boutique.

“We went into the Omega store, and I said, ‘This watch is the coolest watch.’ I told him all about its history.”

Marc also showed his son a MoonSwatch, which he tried on and liked. When Marc later called him downstairs to announce the win, his son initially thought he had won the Swatch.

“I said, ‘No, no. I won the real one.’”

The realization made the moment even more exciting. It was the same iconic watch they had admired and learned about together only weeks earlier.

“He was really excited because it was something we had just bonded over on Mother’s Day. I had been showing him the watch and telling him about it.”

“It all just kind of came full circle. All the pieces came together, so I’m just so happy with this watch.”

From discovering watches only months earlier to winning one of the most historically significant timepieces ever made, Marc’s journey came together in an unforgettable way.