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oddboy
·Pretty good, especially for a 23 year old. When I was 23, ibwas wearing an automatic Fossil that set me back $125. Still have it, but that's nothing like this one.
1967 Speedmaster Professional restoration complete! 105.012-65 HF
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jricketts65
·Pretty good, especially for a 23 year old. When I was 23, ibwas wearing an automatic Fossil that set me back $125. Still have it, but that's nothing like this one.
What I spent on this one was as much as I could afford, I was looking at the Speedy reduced used.
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Longbow
·Everyone has different viewpoints……that what makes human beings interesting, & vibrant
Again, personally… I am not sure, I ever saw an image of Steve McQueen, in brand new Levi’s, with razor edge creases………?
Equally, I can’t imagine that Steve McQueen purchased a pair of beat up jeans from Mark Twain to get that vintage look. The “patina”was all his own...unless someone knows otherwise.
I think the OPs watch looks nice, but since he asked about (market) value then one has to accept the market’s opinion which is with DON is more valuable, even in that dire state.
I guess I’m one of those guys that prefers to make his own history than buying it from someone else; it’s just a pity that modern offerings have been so optimized that I’ll probably be pushing up the daisies long before my watches look as cool as some of the vintage pieces on this great forum.
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sevenhelmet
·Pretty good, especially for a 23 year old. When I was 23, ibwas wearing an automatic Fossil that set me back $125. Still have it, but that's nothing like this one.
Agreed. When I was 23, I was wearing a Timex Ironman and dreaming about a Speedmaster. Only took me another 10 years to get one.
Did you really mean to imply you like battered women?
I wondered the same thing, reading that. Hoping it was just poor choice of words...
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maxbelg
·I like the watch with the new bezel for the time being. The old DON is just a bit TOO much for me but it'll cover part of the price of a better DON later on......
In terms of Metaphors I'd think a woman who looked like that old DON would have to be my grandmother....😁
In terms of Metaphors I'd think a woman who looked like that old DON would have to be my grandmother....😁
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EdtheAussie
·@jricketts65
Hey mate! Glad to see you stuck with it an got the watch back to working condition.
The new bezel looks good, and keep the old one for value/authenticity.
Wear it in good health 😀
Hey mate! Glad to see you stuck with it an got the watch back to working condition.
The new bezel looks good, and keep the old one for value/authenticity.
Wear it in good health 😀
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jricketts65
·I like the watch with the new bezel for the time being. The old DON is just a bit TOO much for me but it'll cover part of the price of a better DON later on......
In terms of Metaphors I'd think a woman who looked like that old DON would have to be my grandmother....😁
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jricketts65
·@jricketts65
Hey mate! Glad to see you stuck with it an got the watch back to working condition.
The new bezel looks good, and keep the old one for value/authenticity.
Wear it in good health 😀
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habrisbane
·want to kill you, too 😀
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Lowflight
·I've seen worse original inserts. Looks fantastic. LAWW is the best.
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77deluxe
·That looks amazing. To answer your question as to what you should do next = wear the heck out of it. Great watch. Great story.
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Dennis88
·Very nice. I'm in Sacramento and never seen to be able to find anything decent in vintage around here. Lucky you, enjoy it, and let me know when you want to sell ;-)
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jricketts65
·want to kill you, too 😀
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jricketts65
·I've seen worse original inserts. Looks fantastic. LAWW is the best.
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jimmyd13
·Why is a DON bezel that looks like it was put through a wood chipper worth more than a nicely restored watch?
It's questions like this that keep me out of vintage watches... just because something looks nice, doesn't mean it's "good", and vice-versa. It's a confusing world. 😵💫
I recently had a 2998 serviced and truly struggled with re-replacing the 1990s bezel the watch had with a DON. In the end, I was convinced that the later replacement is a part of the story of the watch and should remain .... But, honestly, it still nags at me.
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jlafou1
·Nice job! I'm on the fence about the bezel personally. On one hand my gut reaction would be to leave it as it tells a story about a well worn watch. On the hand it may look out of place with everything else looking so clean. At the end of the day it's what makes you happy and as long as you keep the bezel you have the option. Thanks for posting!
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justinz
·Great story. Great watch! Congrats.
