Hi,
Been picking up a 105.003 recently in a not too shabby condition. It will undergo some "spa treatment" including replacing an incorrect dial (later service dial with incorrect "Professional" marking/non applied Omega symbol).
Any comments on this dial please? Does it look Kosher?:

 

It looks like a modern service dial to me

 

so you mean its an authentic but not original

 

All of the above.

If you want a correct dial, this is not it.

If you want a dial that comes closer to resembling but not duplicating the dial that was on the watch when Omega shipped it to its agent in the 1960's, it appears to be authentic.

If you just want the watch to be "right," I wouldn't bother using this dial as a stop-gap.

 

Good one....

 

So are we close to con census that this may do with ditto service hands until a correct vintage set of dial and hands may be found? If ever??
This shall be a wearer not a box warmer anyway.

 

I´d use this dial for wearing until the right one comes up, although it can be a bit expensive for a provisional part.
Are you choosing regular or alpha hands?

 

I will be using the service hands as provided by Omega during their previous service (and ruining) of the watch.
Guess that would be regular?

 

I'd use this as a stop-gap. You can even pickup a set of repro dauphine hands to complete the look. Perhaps look into having the dial and new hands tweaked with "vintage" colored lume.

 

Think I will keep the rest of the parts intact until I have managed to collect a complete and correct "vintage kit". Prepared that it could take loooong time, but it will be nice enough. Just could not stand the "Professional" dial that Omega themselves put there:-(

 

You can also use alpha hands from a FOIS

 

With regular I meant the normal straight hands that most speedies have.

Can we see an actual picture of the watch?

 

It has straight hands. According to Omega the 105.003 should not have alpha hands. I do not know?

 

Straight white hands.

 

I know the 105.003 speedmasters didn´t have alpha hands, but IMO and it was just a suggestion and my point of view; once you decide to modify a watch with a not correct original vintage dial, you can also choose no correct original vintage hands of your choice, if you like them.

Also, when I suggested the alpha hands, I didn´t notice that the watch came with an incorrect "Professional" dial. So that I thought the OP just wanted to do a mod for personal enjoy.

 

Hi Guys,
Thanks for good advice. I will post as soon as it has been serviced (and had the "new" dial fitted). It will also get a Thomas Preik crystal caseback (the original one looks shit, but will of course be kept "as is"). Key for me is to have a straight lugs Speedie to enjoy.
Cheers!

 

003 dials while rare, are possibly the easiest of the straight lug dials to find.
there have been at least three in the last 12 months on eBay.
vintage ones, not the service dials.
the only problem is that they are often advertised (and priced) as 2998 dials.

they are non pro, short T SWISS T marked.

good luck!

 

If you don't have the "ORIGINAL REMORSE" then simply go for this one, nobody will judge you for that. You are still the owner of an AWESOME watch.
Many still dream to own one.. and rather then a box warmer, until the right one (if any), this could be the best choice.

/F