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··Hoarder Of Speed et aliaI won this minutes ago for less than I expected. $4656 at the hammer. Badly in need of service as the seller and the movement photo attest to.
https://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/371575811191
The Good:
Appears to be a complete, but neglected, 2nd generation Seamaster 300, 14755-61, complete with correct movement 18xxxx, original flat foot crown, dial, hands and original 7912 bracelet and (real I hope) # 6 end links. It appears that the 7912 might have the older 7077 transitional single springy links. Different from the later kind used on the 7912 thru 1039.
The Bad:
It doesn't work. Seller says it starts up when the rotor turns but can't be wound from the crown. One look at the movement yields the answer. It's all mucked up. Water perhaps? Good news is that there are plenty of donor 550 or 552 movements parts available, if needed, for this caliber 550 (USA movement with 17 Jewels). Perhaps a cleaning will do. The dial and hands are devoid of its original lume. As far as I know, there is only one place for this watch to go and that is the
Ugly:
Only Aldo in Italy can do the proper job of restoring the dial, servicing the movment and perhaps restoring the bezel. The bezel should ( considering the watch condition) be original but I am not so sure. HERE I NEED HELP FROM THE SEAMASTER BOSSES. The bezel numbers look very milky. Touched up. They should be much more precise in their font. If the bezel is not altered, it stays as is, chipped and all. If it's been touched up then Aldo has to restore the entire bezel. As luck would have it, I recently purchased as similar 14755-61 from a seller who had the watch restored, i.e. bezel, dial and serviced at Aldo. Cost 770€, time 2 YEARS 🙁.
Financial Summary
Purchase $4660. Less value of bracelet and end links: $(2000). A conservative number as these are both in great demand. 7912 bracelets have been sold for over $1000 and #6 end links for over $1500. The bracelet is rough so $2000 is a fair number. These will of course find a nice home NOW on a, period correct, Speedie 2998, 105.002-62 or the other 14755-61.
Service. I'm estimating $1000, all in, if the bezel needs restoration. Less if not.
So final cost of a hard to source Seamaster 300 14755-61, original but restored, will be $3660. Delivery in 2018 😀 A very low price in today's market.
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https://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/371575811191
The Good:
Appears to be a complete, but neglected, 2nd generation Seamaster 300, 14755-61, complete with correct movement 18xxxx, original flat foot crown, dial, hands and original 7912 bracelet and (real I hope) # 6 end links. It appears that the 7912 might have the older 7077 transitional single springy links. Different from the later kind used on the 7912 thru 1039.
The Bad:
It doesn't work. Seller says it starts up when the rotor turns but can't be wound from the crown. One look at the movement yields the answer. It's all mucked up. Water perhaps? Good news is that there are plenty of donor 550 or 552 movements parts available, if needed, for this caliber 550 (USA movement with 17 Jewels). Perhaps a cleaning will do. The dial and hands are devoid of its original lume. As far as I know, there is only one place for this watch to go and that is the
Ugly:
Only Aldo in Italy can do the proper job of restoring the dial, servicing the movment and perhaps restoring the bezel. The bezel should ( considering the watch condition) be original but I am not so sure. HERE I NEED HELP FROM THE SEAMASTER BOSSES. The bezel numbers look very milky. Touched up. They should be much more precise in their font. If the bezel is not altered, it stays as is, chipped and all. If it's been touched up then Aldo has to restore the entire bezel. As luck would have it, I recently purchased as similar 14755-61 from a seller who had the watch restored, i.e. bezel, dial and serviced at Aldo. Cost 770€, time 2 YEARS 🙁.
Financial Summary
Purchase $4660. Less value of bracelet and end links: $(2000). A conservative number as these are both in great demand. 7912 bracelets have been sold for over $1000 and #6 end links for over $1500. The bracelet is rough so $2000 is a fair number. These will of course find a nice home NOW on a, period correct, Speedie 2998, 105.002-62 or the other 14755-61.
Service. I'm estimating $1000, all in, if the bezel needs restoration. Less if not.
So final cost of a hard to source Seamaster 300 14755-61, original but restored, will be $3660. Delivery in 2018 😀 A very low price in today's market.
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