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··@SpeedyBirthYearHi all,
As I am sure many of us have experienced, sometimes it takes a lot of patience to land that one lovely piece... Here's another one.
To the most puristic of all purists; my apologies in advance, as there's a number of steps taken to get this watch to where it currently is...
Whilst on holiday last April, I spotted this Speedmaster 145.022-69 online with a South African watch dealer. Whilst the case and pushers resembled molten Chocolate, the dial reminds one of the same sweet. So, after a few messages back and forth and a confirmed 2960XXXX serial, a project was added to the collection.
Of course I was anxious to see the watch in real life as the case seemed pretty poor in the pictures. That, clearly, did prove to be true... So as a next step, the hunt was on for a correct case band which led me to a parts dealer in Australia. With a little help from @blubarb who provided me with some reassurance, a nicely aged 145.012-57 / 145.022-69 case made it's way to my doorstep.
(The flat foot crown came with it as a bonus.)
Next step; decasing it.
(Apologies for the poor picture quality)
And with some help of my watchmaker and his (hand) painting skills, this is the picture I received from him a week ago.
It goes without saying that I rushed over to pick the piece up and start wearing it. I am pretty chuffed about it, as must be obvious by now.
At the same time, @MtV also picked up his brown dial Speedmaster. They make a lovely pair, don't they?
One question remains, which I would certainly like your feedback on. Would you replace the service bezel on this 145.022-69 with a period-correct Dot-Over-Ninety, or would you just leave it as is?
Regardless of the answer, it's on my wrist right now and will be enjoyed.
As I am sure many of us have experienced, sometimes it takes a lot of patience to land that one lovely piece... Here's another one.
To the most puristic of all purists; my apologies in advance, as there's a number of steps taken to get this watch to where it currently is...
Whilst on holiday last April, I spotted this Speedmaster 145.022-69 online with a South African watch dealer. Whilst the case and pushers resembled molten Chocolate, the dial reminds one of the same sweet. So, after a few messages back and forth and a confirmed 2960XXXX serial, a project was added to the collection.
Of course I was anxious to see the watch in real life as the case seemed pretty poor in the pictures. That, clearly, did prove to be true... So as a next step, the hunt was on for a correct case band which led me to a parts dealer in Australia. With a little help from @blubarb who provided me with some reassurance, a nicely aged 145.012-57 / 145.022-69 case made it's way to my doorstep.
(The flat foot crown came with it as a bonus.)
Next step; decasing it.
(Apologies for the poor picture quality)
And with some help of my watchmaker and his (hand) painting skills, this is the picture I received from him a week ago.
It goes without saying that I rushed over to pick the piece up and start wearing it. I am pretty chuffed about it, as must be obvious by now.
At the same time, @MtV also picked up his brown dial Speedmaster. They make a lovely pair, don't they?
One question remains, which I would certainly like your feedback on. Would you replace the service bezel on this 145.022-69 with a period-correct Dot-Over-Ninety, or would you just leave it as is?
Regardless of the answer, it's on my wrist right now and will be enjoyed.
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