The one on the right is made by Lark distillery, which also makes excellent whiskey.
I have learnt a neat trick from Chrono24:
In order for the seller to validate that he has the watch "in hands" ask to have two photos of the watch with the hands set at times that you decide.
Example: For verification please send me a photo of the watch set at 10:15 and 16:35....
Easy task if the seller is honest.😀
Wanted to follow up on this and reiterate two of my points from above (bolded). The ad was a scam - and a very well executed one. Despite the seller seeming incredibly knowledgeable about pre-moon Speedies, as well as that particular one, I found a picture on Instagram of another 145.012 in Europe that was identical (even down to lume markings and patterns). Obviously, no two dials age in the same exact way, so I told him to send me a dated picture with the watch next to it. That picture never arrived and he went radio silent after responding within minutes to everything else. Thankfully, as soon as I saw the IG picture, I filed a claim with PayPal as well and it was resolved yesterday (with the funds wired back into my account).
So the main takeaways - a) if you're buying from Mexico, ask for a dated picture with the watch, b) always use PayPal, and c) if your antenna is up from the get-go, don't let the bargain price taint your judgement. I knew there was probably a 50% chance that it was too good to be true, and thankfully it didn't cost me anything to find out for sure.
Finally - here are pictures of the Speedy. Vision Vintage Watches is the actual owner in the EU, so don't buy one with these same markings unless it's from him!
I am a sucker for a blue dial watch. From the early 1990s.
Still on the look out for a GMT preferably with a blue dial.
I also bought airline tickets for a vacation next month, so the GMT will be handy while away.
Well now that I have some interwebs to play with I can post pics.
I picked it up last Wednesday, Annie didn't know a thing so when she got home that night, I had the reveal all set up.
As she walked into the driveway, the garage door started to open to the strains of Richard Strauss' "Thus Spoke Zarathustra".
Only the LED DLRs were on with a strobe flashing behind the car, as the music intensified I turned on two photo floods and hit the unlock button to turn on the headlights.
She really likes it and I'm not going to die for trading her car in 😁
Anyway, a couple of pics.
