This 2998-3 is for sale on another board and thought I'd put my newfound knowledge to work (thanks to speedmaster101 and this great forum) by pointing out some of the issues observed. Hands - all but subdial hands are incorrect Hour / minute: narrow lume, ?seamaster?replacements, both are too short/not as long as correct hands Chrono hand: too short/not as long as correct hand Pushers - too large, appear to be later replacements Crown - flatfoot appears to be correct Movement - only first two digits of serial shown, may or may not be in known range - asymmetrical bridge is not correct for the 2998 reference Conclusion: Buyer beware. Enough incorrect parts here to believe the watch wasn't just a victim of an unsympathetic restoration, but rather a put together piece. Still a good looking watch that I would gladly add to my collection...for a significant reduction in the asking price. Thanks to speedmaster101 and to Omega Forums (and her members) for the great gobs of information on vintage speedies. And, just because, here's a picture of a 2998 I'm rather partial to with correct hands and pushers (would be pretty embarrassing if they weren't , but I'm willing to risk it).
Stop making the OP sweat. The triangle lume hour hand wasn’t offered as a service hand I think. Minute hand tip appears to bend toward dial as it should Hands should be fine
Question: what's the tell for the crown? At first I thought the crown seemed a bit small, but landed on it being an illusion due to the oversize pushers. She's a -5 and my first Speedy. I pretty much blame watchknut for it all .
To me, the logo on the crown has turned up feet. Pic is not a very good angle. As this 2998-3 appears to be a pile of incorrect parts, there is no reason to expect the crown to be correct.
Rounded lume profile and convex hands! Thanks again to speedmaster101! Oh the hours I have spent looking at alpha hands...
It's also rusty in spots, and some screws look odd...with the problems that can be seen, I do wonder what's lurking that can't be seen...