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eBay Seamaster 105.005-65 has 321 movement with a 27mm serial number is bogus ???

  1. gemini4 Hoarder Of Speed et alia Nov 4, 2015

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    Just notice this going off EBay in about 30 minutes for a high auction price, currently $2375. Seems to me the 27mm serial number is way too high for a 321 movement which, IMHO, top out in the 26mm range. Correct movement should be about 24mm serial number. This serial number more fits an 861 movement.

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    Doesn't look right to me. Buyer beware big time on this one.
     
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  2. gemini4 Hoarder Of Speed et alia Nov 4, 2015

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    Bump. Auction ends in 10 min. Hope I'm not too late with this warning
     
  3. oddboy Zero to Grail+2998 In Six Months Nov 4, 2015

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  4. gemini4 Hoarder Of Speed et alia Nov 4, 2015

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  5. oddboy Zero to Grail+2998 In Six Months Nov 4, 2015

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    What's a seamaster?
     
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  6. gemini4 Hoarder Of Speed et alia Nov 4, 2015

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    ????? The Seamaster 105.005-65 in question.
     
  7. oddboy Zero to Grail+2998 In Six Months Nov 4, 2015

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    ;)
     
  8. gemini4 Hoarder Of Speed et alia Nov 4, 2015

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    Ok OB1, you got a bit of a correct point here. MWO indicates that rare 145.012-68 had 27320xxx movements which match the 321 in this 1965 Seamaster. Perhaps, this all original Seamaster, had its movement replaced in service.

    I don't see how else this movement belongs in a 105.005.65. I don't know the exact production years of the watch but I have a 145.006-66 Seamaster with a 2654xxxx movement number.

    Perhaps some one needs this movement to complete a franken Speedmaster 145.012-68. I'm confused.
     
  9. oddboy Zero to Grail+2998 In Six Months Nov 4, 2015

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    It is an interesting topic. I was under the impression that the serial ranges were ranges, but not necessarily consecutive. I may be wrong, but I thought that, say within 26m - 27m, there could be seamasters and speedmasters...

    those numbers are high enough that an extract should be available to prove it one way or another.
     
  10. gemini4 Hoarder Of Speed et alia Nov 4, 2015

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    Well, someone owns it for $2750 and hopefully they know what they are doing.
     
  11. oddboy Zero to Grail+2998 In Six Months Nov 4, 2015

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    ..on a related note, if someone put that movement into a speedy case, how would you know (without an extract)
     
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  13. gemini4 Hoarder Of Speed et alia Nov 4, 2015

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    firstly, it would only work in a 145.012-68. Secondly the , movement number is 27320233 or 288 so I would know
     
  14. Spacefruit Prolific Speedmaster Hoarder Nov 8, 2015

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