Asymmetric 861 Speedmaster cases; all the same case profile?

Hi all,

Recently had a chance to put a few of my 80s and 90s Speedmasters next to each other and to answer the question in the topic title; nope. They clearly aren't all the same. Even though MWO only highlights the CB as having a very different case profile, there is a lot more variation.

A few pictures highlighting the differences follow.

From left to right:
3570.50 (approximately 1996); 3590.50 (early 90s) and 145.022-78 (approximately 1980).



On to the side profile shots:

From top to bottom:
3570.50 (approximately 1996); 3590.50 (early 90s) and 145.022-78 (approximately 1980).

And a guest appearance of the Rising Sun added to it:

(Yes, confusingly with the Rising Sun at the bottom of the stack)

So, if you find yourself in the usual discussing convincing your significant other that you need another Speedmaster; here's another argument. 😁

Yup. Plenty! I might make an addition to this thread with some 145.022-68s and a 145.022-69 when I’ve collected those from the safe.

There are many variations of the Speedmaster case profile, and you are right. Moonwatch only is extremely lacking when it comes to this (very important) subject.
Keep an eye out for a post from me coming soon... 😉

The more knowledge shared, the better. Looking forward to that! 😉