Buying Advice: ~1958 Speedmaster 14710

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pnr

·Jun 8, 2026

Hi All:
An acquaintance is offering this Speedmaster from the 1950s for sale. I was wondering if people here had opinions about authenticity. I thought I have a good eye for redials from lurking on this site for a very long time but apparently there's a lot more for me to learn!! Thank you so much 😅

 

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cristos71

·Jun 8, 2026

Are you sure it's a Speedmaster.....it does look a lot like a Seamaster with an original dial to me?

 

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Porteroso

·Jun 8, 2026

What a nice watch. Dial sure looks good to me.

 

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pnr

·Jun 8, 2026

cristos71

Are you sure it's a Speedmaster.....it does look a lot like a Seamaster with an original dial to me?

Oops I typed Seamaster and my computer kept correcting it to seamster. I mistakenly "fixed" it to speedmaster

 

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Passover

·Jun 8, 2026

Looks like it even still has the orginal crystal...🥰

 

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SOG53

·Jun 8, 2026

Beauty
Unusually good condition I would buy it

 

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pnr

·Jun 8, 2026

SOG53

Beauty
Unusually good condition I would buy it

Porteroso

What a nice watch. Dial sure looks good to me.

Passover

Looks like it even still has the orginal crystal...🥰

Thank you!! Should I, down the road, look at fixing and/or replacing the hands that appear to be slightly tarnished? I haven't seen the watch in hand yet -- will be able to do so tomorrow. But I just want to get a sense of what might need work if anything. I don't need the watch to look brand new and I am aware that sometimes photos accentuate different things than in person. So I am not necessarily bothered by the hands, but if I get it serviced down the road, is that something I should be looking at?

 

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SOG53

·Jun 8, 2026

I wouldn’t touch it. You won’t see that on the wrist and changing hands will reduce vintage appeal and value IMO. It’s very good condition as is.

 

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·Jun 8, 2026

SOG53

I wouldn’t touch it. You won’t see that on the wrist and changing hands will reduce vintage appeal and value IMO. It’s very good condition as is.

Thank you. I appreciate your advice!!