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·Dear community,
after I posted my first answers and hints a few days ago in the forum, a few members and I came to the conclusion, that we should open a „Build Your Own Speedmaster - BYOS“ thread. So, this will the opening of the thread, and, as a new member with my very first thread, I hope, that I do everything in the correct way, and the admins will agree to this thread and a lot of members will join to this thread.
First a short indroduction of my person:
I am 54 years old and located in Germany. My first name is Dirk
I am collecting Omega watches - only Speedmaster - for more than 25 years.
My very first Speedmaster was the Mk II from my father.
My first vintage Speedy was a 105.003 and a 2998. I payed DM 800,--/EURO 400,-- for the 105.003 or DM 1.600,--/EURO 800,-- for the 2998. Unbelievable today….
Then came a 105.002, a 105.012-65, 105.012-66, 145.012, another 105.003, etc …
I mention this, just to proof, that I have (hopefull)y enough experience with vintage Speedmaster watches.
Of course I am able to proof all this - there is still a lot of correspondence left between Mr. John R. Diethlem and me. In those years it was very easy, to get information from Omega about a Speedmaster - e.g. when the watch was produced and to which country it was delivered or if the movement no. is compatible to the watch(case etc.). And this without any costs. Good old time….
But then came a period of buying and selling watches, not only Speedmasters but also other brands…and to start a family and to build a house…
And I am no psychic - so I didn’t hold the Speedys - bad luck for me - but that’s life…the life of a watch collector maybe - watches come and go …
To come to an end: this introduction was not to bore you or to be arrogant - it is just to show you, that I have the heart in the right place and that I am a real Speedy fan.
Hopefully this works!
To come to the topic of the thread:
As we all know, vintage Speedys are very expensive.
To wear them everyday is possible, but what I learned with my vintage Speedys was - one daily rocker - ok - but keep the rest away from dust and water - so, stay at home with the watch.
That was the very first moment to think about an alternative - to build my own Speedmaster - which is much more cheaper - looks like I want it to have it or looks like some of the very rare models. And this Speedy will be not a fake. I know the discussion about fake and Franken Speedys. But I think, there are room for different ways of collecting: to be a purist and collect original vintage Speedmaster watches or to be one of us crazy BYOS guys are two of them. AND: I don’t want to blame anybody, never mind what a category of watch collector he/she is.
I am the lucky guy to have a AD with a watchmaker here in Germany (highest Rolex level and Omega level 3). This man is really a wizard and supports me in all my projects - and with him there is the chance to get the original Speedmaser parts for a reasonable price. Of course I bought and still buying parts all over the www - vintage items are only available along this way - as all the members of this forum know.
I will come to an end now and posting some pictures of my project watches or of my BYOS watches.
The watches have all a cal 861/1861 - starts with 26‘, 28‘, 48‘ or 78‘ movement #.
So, feel free to have a lock on all the following watches, and please, I hope you will be gentle with me - with me, my watches and my English.
My BYOS:
As a rule, all watches hold something special which you will NOT find on the original watch e.g. a special sweep second hand or else.
All the reluming (or colouring of the hands) were done by my friend James Hyman, who is really a wizard too and very kind, skilled and helpful man. Short: a gentleman. Many thanks again James!
...the "Ed White" (former FOIS) with its hesalite crystal...
...the "1968" Racing Speedy:
...then a 1969 Speedy....
...another Speedy...1970....
...then the Japan Racing...
and finally the Tintin...
after I posted my first answers and hints a few days ago in the forum, a few members and I came to the conclusion, that we should open a „Build Your Own Speedmaster - BYOS“ thread. So, this will the opening of the thread, and, as a new member with my very first thread, I hope, that I do everything in the correct way, and the admins will agree to this thread and a lot of members will join to this thread.
First a short indroduction of my person:
I am 54 years old and located in Germany. My first name is Dirk
I am collecting Omega watches - only Speedmaster - for more than 25 years.
My very first Speedmaster was the Mk II from my father.
My first vintage Speedy was a 105.003 and a 2998. I payed DM 800,--/EURO 400,-- for the 105.003 or DM 1.600,--/EURO 800,-- for the 2998. Unbelievable today….
Then came a 105.002, a 105.012-65, 105.012-66, 145.012, another 105.003, etc …
I mention this, just to proof, that I have (hopefull)y enough experience with vintage Speedmaster watches.
Of course I am able to proof all this - there is still a lot of correspondence left between Mr. John R. Diethlem and me. In those years it was very easy, to get information from Omega about a Speedmaster - e.g. when the watch was produced and to which country it was delivered or if the movement no. is compatible to the watch(case etc.). And this without any costs. Good old time….
But then came a period of buying and selling watches, not only Speedmasters but also other brands…and to start a family and to build a house…
And I am no psychic - so I didn’t hold the Speedys - bad luck for me - but that’s life…the life of a watch collector maybe - watches come and go …
To come to an end: this introduction was not to bore you or to be arrogant - it is just to show you, that I have the heart in the right place and that I am a real Speedy fan.
Hopefully this works!
To come to the topic of the thread:
As we all know, vintage Speedys are very expensive.
To wear them everyday is possible, but what I learned with my vintage Speedys was - one daily rocker - ok - but keep the rest away from dust and water - so, stay at home with the watch.
That was the very first moment to think about an alternative - to build my own Speedmaster - which is much more cheaper - looks like I want it to have it or looks like some of the very rare models. And this Speedy will be not a fake. I know the discussion about fake and Franken Speedys. But I think, there are room for different ways of collecting: to be a purist and collect original vintage Speedmaster watches or to be one of us crazy BYOS guys are two of them. AND: I don’t want to blame anybody, never mind what a category of watch collector he/she is.
I am the lucky guy to have a AD with a watchmaker here in Germany (highest Rolex level and Omega level 3). This man is really a wizard and supports me in all my projects - and with him there is the chance to get the original Speedmaser parts for a reasonable price. Of course I bought and still buying parts all over the www - vintage items are only available along this way - as all the members of this forum know.
I will come to an end now and posting some pictures of my project watches or of my BYOS watches.
The watches have all a cal 861/1861 - starts with 26‘, 28‘, 48‘ or 78‘ movement #.
So, feel free to have a lock on all the following watches, and please, I hope you will be gentle with me - with me, my watches and my English.
My BYOS:
As a rule, all watches hold something special which you will NOT find on the original watch e.g. a special sweep second hand or else.
All the reluming (or colouring of the hands) were done by my friend James Hyman, who is really a wizard too and very kind, skilled and helpful man. Short: a gentleman. Many thanks again James!
...the "Ed White" (former FOIS) with its hesalite crystal...
...the "1968" Racing Speedy:
...then a 1969 Speedy....
...another Speedy...1970....
...then the Japan Racing...
and finally the Tintin...
