Hello, I found this forum through the Speedmaster101 page.
I've had a 145.012 Speedy for 7-8 yrs now and it is hands down my favorite watch. I never gave much thought to wearing it daily or its value until the bezel fell off the other day. After sticker shock surfing eBay, I got lucky and found the bezel in the office! Needless to say I was very happy and relieved.
It got me thinking about the condition and value of the watch in whole. Values seem all over the map for these, and I'm curious to get some opinions I can trust on it's value. As far as I can tell, everything looks original and in decent shape. The negatives that I notice are that most of the lume is gone from the dial, (although not completely) and the case has obviously been polished. I'm not sure what else I'm missing. I think if there is an opportunity to move to a nicer specimen at a reasonable cost difference, I would do that, but I need to know where I stand first! Hopefully, I bought well and not a clunker!
Anyway, on to the pics. I can provide more w a better camera if needed.
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