69st Speedmaster with external serial on caseback

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Wondering if anyone can offer some insight into this Speedmaster 69st with a 5 digit serial on the caseback.

The number doesn't relate to the movement number at all. I've seen a couple of others with a similar looking 5 digit serial.

Thanks!
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I would hazard a guess at a retailer’s stock number.

Have you received an extract for this watch?
 
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Wondering if anyone can offer some insight into this Speedmaster 69st with a 5 digit serial on the caseback.

The number doesn't relate to the movement number at all. I've seen a couple of others with a similar looking 5 digit serial. Do you think it could be military related?

Thanks!

How military related?
 
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Watchmaker inscriptions ?
Possibly. Would make sense on the inside of the case, but maybe not on the outside.
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I would hazard a guess at a retailer’s stock number.

Have you received an extract for this watch?

Makes sense. Thanks. No extract just yet but plan to soon.
 
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.... because it would then have infinite value ::facepalm1::
Ha! Just mention because some mil watches have extra serials engraved on the back. A long shot for sure though! Some kind of stock number system makes sense.
 
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Clearly Buzz’s watch. The good news, it’s worth twelvety million dollars. The bad news, you are going to jail.
 
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Ha! Just mention because some mil watches have extra serials engraved on the back. A long shot for sure though! Some kind of stock number system makes sense.
i had a wathc with a mysterios number engraved

in the end it was the social number of first owner ... useless but fun story
 
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Clearly Buzz’s watch. The good news, it’s worth twelvety million dollars. The bad news, you are going to jail.

i would value it more like eleventy-onety-one millions ... depends wehre the prison is it would stillbe agood deal 😁
 
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I would hazard a guess at a retailer’s stock number.

Have you received an extract for this watch?

Following up with the extract, it was delivered to Venezula in March 1971.
 
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Wondering if anyone can offer some insight into this Speedmaster 69st with a 5 digit serial on the caseback.

The number doesn't relate to the movement number at all. I've seen a couple of others with a similar looking 5 digit serial. Do you think it could be military related?

Thanks!

Mine has this...
 
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Wondering if anyone can offer some insight into this Speedmaster 69st with a 5 digit serial on the caseback.

The number doesn't relate to the movement number at all. I've seen a couple of others with a similar looking 5 digit serial. Do you think it could be military related?

Thanks!

No.
 
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It's code....calling on supernatural zombies... ::rimshot::