I asked this question on this thread:

https://omegaforums.net/threads/badly-beaten-speedy-would-you-at-2400.39267/

given all the craziness with DON bezels lately, I'm very curious to know which would be more desirable or valuable, a beat up bezel or a DON with no dot?




I imagine that, to a degree, it depends on the watch - the whole package, but I'm curious to hear your thoughts.

 

What's the issue with the lower bezel? MWO classifies it as a B1 Dot Diagonal 70. The dot is clearly visible.

 

If it has no dot, it's a CON (chip over ninety) bezel.

 

a B1 CON?

 

The DoN is just a name to me. As per MWO the 60's bezels can be identified in other ways, so I'd take the second one all day long.

 

Who would ever buy a beat up '69 Speedmaster with a chipped DON...and from Peru of all places.

 

Why are some bezels chipping and some others not? Especially the ghost bezels seem not to have the chipping-problem, or am I wrong? Were some bezels coated and others chemical processed?

 

bleach doesn't cause chipping, but normal wear can.

 

Is this the meteorite bezel photo thread

 

In the past 2 weeks there has need 2 DON bezels sold on eBay for crazy Money both went for £1400 plus . For me it all depends on the speedy and it condition .

 

I can't understand what's the use of knowing if it's a DON or not as there's no dot anyway..

 

it's still the correct bezel for watches of a specific era. as gemini4 says above, by mwo it's known as a 'dot diagonal to 70'.

it's the correct bezel, but one (of several) key indicators is not visible.

 

I've never really liked painted Bezels for this exact reason.


Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk