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Barnfind 145-022-71

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I apologise for the blatant showing off, but I live in a very small village and have no one in the real world to share my absolute euphoria with.

I am a complete bottom-feeder; I scour charity stores, flea markets, tip shops etc for bargains. The thrill is the hunt, I love it. Today I hit the jackpot. A 145-022-71 in a cluttered second-hand store in a very small rural Australian town.

It runs, but the crown is very tight. Obviously, it needs a clean & service. (and a 1171)
I have spent the last few hours pouring over Speedmaster 101 and Fratellos guides, cross checking everything.
I am happy to say that as far as I can tell, it is 100% original. (If you know better, please enlighten me).

I am so happy I could squeal.

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Davidt
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Looks like it's all correct- great find.

Can you show a pic of the crown?
 
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Crystal is probably not the original as it appears to have a silver tension ring instead of the original black, and also no omega symbol in the middle. One pusher looks to be a bit loose as it sits further out, just need the screw to be tightened.
But overall looks a nice watch which will clean up well 馃憤
 
Steve Essex
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Jammy bugger! If I fell in a bed of roses, I鈥檇 come up smelling like s..............馃槜
 
jeppehh
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So it actually does happen. Good to know.

Congratulations on the awesome find.
 
nzshadow
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pascs pascs
Crystal is probably not the original as it appears to have a silver tension ring instead of the original black, and also no omega symbol in the middle. One pusher looks to be a bit loose as it sits further out, just need the screw to be tightened.
But overall looks a nice watch which will clean up well 馃憤

Thank you for that - a replacement crystal I can live with. You are 100% correct about the loose pusher, this will be taken care of when serviced.

Here is a crown pic as requested.

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JamieG
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Lucky b***er! If I ever do that all I find is 1970/80鈥檚 Casio digital watches requiring a battery.

Enjoy it and please do post more pics when you鈥檝e had it cleaned etc
 
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JamieG JamieG
all I find is 1970/80鈥檚 Casio digital watches requiring a battery.

Maybe @nzshadow can enlighten us on a circa crappy quartz to Speedmaster ratio when bargain hunting?
 
nzshadow
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jeppehh jeppehh
Maybe @nzshadow can enlighten us on a circa crappy quartz to Speedmaster ratio when bargain hunting?

Oh man...

I have been scouring opshops/charity stores/thrift shops, tip shops, and the like every day for the past 30 years.
'Every day' is the key. I hunt vinyl records, antiquarian books, MCM furniture and, since 2015, watches.

I am not exaggerating when I say I spend hours upon hours rummaging through utter rubbish in the hope of unearthing gold. On the watch front, I would say I have driven hundreds of kilometres, and sorted through thousands of gaudy Chinese plastic crap.

My other great find was a Seamaster. It's my avatar pic.

But this takes the cake.
 
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Congrats! I recognise the nobody to show off part ;-)
 
Davidt
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nzshadow nzshadow
Thank you for that - a replacement crystal I can live with. You are 100% correct about the loose pusher, this will be taken care of when serviced.

Here is a crown pic as requested.

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Interesting to see that crown on a -71. I've been looking into when the late 60's crowns switched over and you don't normally see A2's on -71's. It's usually an A3.

Not a bad problem to have as this crown may be original and even if it's not, its more sought after than the more commonly seen (on the -71) A3.
 
nzshadow
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Davidt Davidt
Interesting to see that crown on a -71. I've been looking into when the late 60's crowns switched over and you don't normally see A2's on -71's. It's usually an A3.

Not a bad problem to have as this crown may be original and even if it's not, its more sought after than the more commonly seen (on the -71) A3.

That is great. God this place rules. What an absolute wealth of information.
 
bdp
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Great find, and a birth year watch to boot!!
Some things are meant to be.
Wear it well. ::rimshot::
 
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What state are you in you lucky bastard. Lucky to find a watch that鈥檚 not a
G-Shock in the Northern Territory (I鈥檓 in Darwin)

You want to send it to

https://www.lewiswatchco.com/

In Perth. A member here and known for great work on anything Omega
 
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nzshadow nzshadow
I have been scouring opshops/charity stores/thrift shops, tip shops, and the like every day for the past 30 years.
'Every day' is the key.

To me this sounds more like hard work than luck!

Nice bonus... and then it鈥檚 also a birth year. Fantastic.
 
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