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  1. OmegaCal66 Nov 7, 2016

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    Trying to remember if I have seen a blue sub-dial hand on a Speedie prototype/project racing before?
    Prototypes/projects are a bit of a mystery to me but some collectors love them so suppose the problem is trying to establish originality 50 years on. Saying all that I think this is nicer than the 1969 ones that have been on the market recently.
    There is an archive extract that says "black racing with luminous indexes" so that makes it quite distinctive.
    Lucky for me I have a no bidding on prototypes rule which saves me lots of money :)

    Oh just noticed no Ts on swiss made and no professional, as mentioned in MWO, so definitely one for the experts

    http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2016/important-watches-ge1604/lot.203.html
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  2. watchlovr Nov 7, 2016

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    Never seen a non pro racing before, that'll be dear.
     
  3. oddboy Zero to Grail+2998 In Six Months Nov 7, 2016

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    I've never see that blue subdial hand. I would expect all the chronograph hands to match.
     
  4. lando Nov 7, 2016

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    Non-Professional dial in a "Professional" lyre-lug-case?

    And the blue subdial hand looks off.

    Scratching my head on this one in other aspects aswell.
     
  5. oddboy Zero to Grail+2998 In Six Months Nov 7, 2016

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  7. bazamu wincer, not a bidder Nov 7, 2016

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    Correct, the non-Pro dial is fine...not the blue sub-dial hand though.
     
  8. tyrantlizardrex Nov 7, 2016

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    Isn't that blue hand from a MK3 Speedmaster, or similar era Seamaster chronograph?
     
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  9. uwsearch Nov 7, 2016

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    Why no T around swiss made?
     
  10. Maganator Nov 7, 2016

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    No idea about the originality of them - but the three different sub hands look cool. Especially the light blue :thumbsup:
     
  11. Foo2rama Keeps his worms in a ball instead of a can. Nov 7, 2016

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    You know if I build one of these I really like that blue hand...
     
  12. spin_transistor Nov 8, 2016

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    Rare blue hand prototype... ;)

    Watch looks nice tho
     
  13. Teunan87 Nov 8, 2016

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    That blue hand looks unnatural...
     
  14. 72c Nov 8, 2016

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    Who can really say for sure that blue hand wasn't a factory fit?
    On a watch that otherwise looks as un-tampered with as that one, and with the other known quirks of the racing dials over the years, it actually wouldn't surprise me if it'd always been there.
    It's that cool regardless that IMO it's not a watch to discount on account of a subdial hand that may not match up to what's usually expected.
     
  15. dsio Ash @ ΩF Staff Member Nov 8, 2016

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    The normal rules don't apply to these, the dial is correct having no Pro markings.