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Filling in a gap in my collection....Hello Speedmaster 145.012-68

  1. gemini4 Hoarder Of Speed et alia Mar 2, 2015

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    Very hard to locate but I managed to find one!l. Not sure about the hands and lume; perhaps a hands service replacement. Lume is removed. Crown is replacement. Case is sharp; sea monster sharp too. All important movement number 26553287 is at the beginning of the acceptable range.

    Raised emblem, 321 movement and DON bezel indicate that this watch is not a transitional; the 145.012-68 is fairly indentical to it's well known older brother from 1967. The only difference (if you accept that later 145.012-67 had a flat chrono hand) is the all important, and hard to find, 145.012-68 caseback. May not be perfect but these are hard to come by. Opinions?

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  2. sulaco Mar 2, 2015

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    Never seen a 145.012-68 before :eek:
    Thought there were only 145.022-68. Nice find.:thumbsup:
     
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  3. gemini4 Hoarder Of Speed et alia Mar 2, 2015

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    The 145.022-68 is transitional with the 861 movement. The 145.012-68 is not,
     
  4. Buck2466 Mar 2, 2015

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    Congrats! I have one too! The last of the 321's. My serial # is 237 in front of your's . The hands are correct but look to be replacements. Enjoy!
     
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  5. gemini4 Hoarder Of Speed et alia Mar 2, 2015

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    It appears to be a rather small club.
     
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  6. Buck2466 Mar 2, 2015

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    Welcome to the club! I would think that it would have been one of the shortest production runs of any of the 321's.
     
  7. Andy K Dreaming about winning an OFfie one day. Mar 2, 2015

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    Congrats! Nice -68!
     
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  8. Pahawi Mar 3, 2015

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    Congrats on your -68:thumbsup:
    Mine says hello (lume gone too):

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  9. JG808 Mar 3, 2015

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    Man, that sea monster is sharp! Very nice!
     
  10. gemini4 Hoarder Of Speed et alia Mar 3, 2015

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    Yes it is. I think this watch had very limited wrist time