1966 omega speedmaster 105.012-66

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Martindionisi

·Jan 23, 2022

Greetings community! I have the opportunity to buy the following vintage omega speedmaster from 1966 (pre-moon!) So I really wanted the opinion on the watch of some of you guys and if ~6k is a fair price for it. Here are some photos is the case/dial/movement.

 

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sleepyastronaut

·Jan 23, 2022

Can you post pics of the dial that aren't blurry? I wouldn't recommend buying any watch with pics this blurry.

 

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Davidt

·Jan 23, 2022

Agree much better pics needed but it doesn’t feel right.

The hands have certainly been changed and although some people say they’re correct, I don’t personally think a narrow T dial is correct on a CB cased-66.

 

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Martindionisi

·Jan 23, 2022

Thanks a lot guys, I'll ask for better pics of the dial. Will post them as soon as I got them.

 

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sleepyastronaut

·Jan 23, 2022

Davidt

Agree much better pics needed but it doesn’t feel right.

It feels like a redial or aftermarket dial to me.

 

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Dan S

·Jan 23, 2022

6k what? Anyway, based on those photos I have no idea whether the watch is attractive.

 

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perenowell

·Jan 23, 2022

Something seems wrong…
The hands look weird, bad pictures…

 

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Dash1

·Jan 23, 2022

And those papers certainly didn’t come with the watch so don’t add any value.

 

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timoss

·Jan 23, 2022

Pics taken back in October. Might want to see some current ones.

 

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kingsrider

·Jan 23, 2022

Most likely a one and done.

 

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ndgal

·Jan 24, 2022

Davidt

don’t personally think a narrow T dial is correct on a CB cased-66.

Narrow T dial is correct on 105.012-66 CB.
1967 was the phase-in year for the Wide T dial, and you see both dials used on watches produced during that time.
You see many more Wide T dials on watches that were produced from mid September 1967 onwards.
The latest 105.012-66 CB that I have in my archives with a Narrow T dial was produced on October 27 1967.
All of the other ones that I have in my archives with a later production date show the Wide T dial only.

 

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Davidt

·Jan 24, 2022

ndgal

Narrow T dial is correct on 105.012-66 CB.
1967 was the phase-in year for the Wide T dial, and you see both dials used on watches produced during that time.
You see many more Wide T dials on watches that were produced from mid September 1967 onwards.
The latest 105.012-66 CB that I have in my archives with a Narrow T dial was produced on October 27 1967.
All of the other ones that I have in my archives with a later production date show the Wide T dial only.

I know that’s the generally accepted wisdom and my sample size is undoubtedly smaller.
However, from my perspective, most of the narrow T dials I see on -66 CB’s have other issues (such as the watch in this thread) so I always treat them with suspicion.