2913-3 up for auction...replacement bezel?

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toobs1234

·Apr 24, 2021

https://www.phillips.com/detail/omega/CH080121/197

Nice watch (just like my dad's), but isn't that an Aldo bezel insert? The auction house seems to think it's original.

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gemini4

·Apr 24, 2021·Hoarder Of Speed et alia

T toobs1234

https://www.phillips.com/detail/omega/CH080121/197

Nice watch (just like my dad's), but isn't that an Aldo bezel insert? The auction house seems to think it's original.

I don’t think the bezel is an Aldo.

 

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Franco

·Apr 24, 2021

Why do they call the 7077 a “bamboo” bracelet?

 

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Darlinboy

·Apr 24, 2021·Pratts! Will I B******S!!!

Franco

Why do they call the 7077 a “bamboo” bracelet?

Worth more with a cool nickname. 😉

 

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dsio

·Apr 24, 2021·Ash @ ΩF

Franco

Why do they call the 7077 a “bamboo” bracelet?

I guess if the springs are all shot it looks a bit like the actual “bamboo” bracelets of the 40s but it shouldn’t if it isn’t rooted.

 

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NotAClue

·Apr 24, 2021

Franco

Why do they call the 7077 a “bamboo” bracelet?

Don’t understand also... for me a bamboo bracelet it’s a bonklip type of bracelet which isn’t the case 😕

 

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Vintagewtchzilla

·Apr 25, 2021

.... the bezel is wrong anyway as a -3 should have a countdown bezel which this isn't

 

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Patrik83

·Apr 25, 2021

And the running seconds hand should not be a lollipop and I believe the crown should be with a Mercedes sign logo. Wrong case back?

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Vintagewtchzilla

·Apr 25, 2021

@Patrik83 there is no CHRONO hand , and you are wrong the lollipop was a legit option

 

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toobs1234

·Apr 25, 2021

gemini4

I guess if the springs are all shot it looks a bit like the actual “bamboo” bracelets of the 40s but it shouldn’t if it isn’t rooted.

Do you knownif it is possible to recondition the springs so the links aren't loose?

 

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jaegodylan

·Apr 25, 2021

T toobs1234

Do you knownif it is possible to recondition the springs so the links aren't loose?

Yes. There’s a tutorial on here on rebuilding and a number of people offer the service.

 

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gemini4

·Apr 25, 2021·Hoarder Of Speed et alia

Vintagewtchzilla

.... the bezel is wrong anyway as a -3 should have a countdown bezel which this isn't

2913-1s perhaps but the large majority of 2913-3s were not issued a countdown bezel.

 

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Vintagewtchzilla

·Apr 25, 2021

gemini4

2913-1s perhaps but the large majority of 2913-3s were not issued a countdown bezel.

As always believe is for the curch... no facts no point ... and don’t say i observed that

 

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gemini4

·Apr 25, 2021·Hoarder Of Speed et alia

Vintagewtchzilla

As always believe is for the curch... no facts no point ... and don’t say i observed that

Indeed your “facts”, the early Omega marketing excerpt, is a half-truth. Perhaps you should recall where you acquired your “evidence”.

When @kox originally posted this https://omegaforums.net/threads/2913-opinions.49017/#post-586836
he cautioned that vintage Omega marketing material is unreliable. On OF, this advice has been repeated numerous times.

Furthermore, nowhere in this 2016 thread does anyone claim that all 2913-3s originally had only countdown bezels.

 

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toobs1234

·Apr 25, 2021

Thanks for the feedback. I learned a lot. It does look like painted numerals rather than printed. But I'm certainly no expert.

I'm sure I am not the only one to ask this, but if someone has an original bezel they would sell, please contact me. I would love to complete my father's watch (2913-5 with BA hour and lollipop seconds in great condition apart from the bezel insert).

 

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Patrik83

·Apr 25, 2021

Vintagewtchzilla

@Patrik83 there is no CHRONO hand , and you are wrong the lollipop was a legit option

I used the wrong word for the running seconds hand, sorry. To many speedmasters 😉. Thanks for correcting me on my wrong assumption that lollipops was not a valid option.