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Azveld
·Hello,
I am looking for a transition speedmaster and this led me to discuss with a non-professional salesperson.
Here is the story he tells me about his watch :
I bought the Speedie in 1969 at the Hölscher jeweler in Nordhorn for 1,200 German marks. A short time after the purchase, I replaced the leather bracelet with an original Omega steel bracelet (100 D-Mark).
At that time the price was more than 2 months' salary!
After buying it, I wore the watch every day for about 10 years. Since the plexiglass was damaged I bought a quartz watch and the Speedie was put in the safe of a bank. After around 30 years I had the Speedie overhauled and repaired by the master watchmaker at the Kolkmeyer watch shop in Osnabrück (website: http: //***.******.***). Here the plexiglass was renewed. Around two years ago, the master watchmaker at the Hungeling watch shop in Nordhorn opened the watch to read out the data (website: http: //***.******.***).
>> Read-out data (photo): Ref.-No. 145 022 - 68 ST - Caliber: Omega 861
• All parts of the Speedie are original parts (Plexiglas?)!
• The clock is very accurate
(Deviations in seconds within the framework of the norm)!
• All functions of the watch are OK!
• I never opened the watch myself!
I therefore do not have any photos of the inside.
I hope I have served you with this information!
there are several points that seem doubtful to me:
1) leather strap in 1969 ?!? 😒
2) he forgets to say that the crown and pushers have been changed
3) the hesalite logo seems to be much older than it says
I become quite suspicious when there are elements which do not correspond to what we can observe.
I asked for a control photo with my name written next to the watch.
the fact of not having a photo of the mechanism seems prohibitive to me
what is your opinion ?
I am looking for a transition speedmaster and this led me to discuss with a non-professional salesperson.
Here is the story he tells me about his watch :
I bought the Speedie in 1969 at the Hölscher jeweler in Nordhorn for 1,200 German marks. A short time after the purchase, I replaced the leather bracelet with an original Omega steel bracelet (100 D-Mark).
At that time the price was more than 2 months' salary!
After buying it, I wore the watch every day for about 10 years. Since the plexiglass was damaged I bought a quartz watch and the Speedie was put in the safe of a bank. After around 30 years I had the Speedie overhauled and repaired by the master watchmaker at the Kolkmeyer watch shop in Osnabrück (website: http: //***.******.***). Here the plexiglass was renewed. Around two years ago, the master watchmaker at the Hungeling watch shop in Nordhorn opened the watch to read out the data (website: http: //***.******.***).
>> Read-out data (photo): Ref.-No. 145 022 - 68 ST - Caliber: Omega 861
• All parts of the Speedie are original parts (Plexiglas?)!
• The clock is very accurate
(Deviations in seconds within the framework of the norm)!
• All functions of the watch are OK!
• I never opened the watch myself!
I therefore do not have any photos of the inside.
I hope I have served you with this information!
there are several points that seem doubtful to me:
1) leather strap in 1969 ?!? 😒
2) he forgets to say that the crown and pushers have been changed
3) the hesalite logo seems to be much older than it says
I become quite suspicious when there are elements which do not correspond to what we can observe.
I asked for a control photo with my name written next to the watch.
the fact of not having a photo of the mechanism seems prohibitive to me
what is your opinion ?
