Flightmaster Dial Only: The 145.013 no 3-6-9 dots ?

Britinus

So I just picked one up in great shape, unpolished keeping great time and a lovely tropical dial. It’s a 1969 version. I have a question for anyone: what are the references for the bracelet, clasp and end links?

omegamike

They need to make a "thin" modern mechanical flightmaster. I'm sure they could modify the new speedy movement...

Pvp-pvp

Hello
Nice wathc !!!
So your model has a dial with dots at 12, 3, 6,9, which place the watch between 1970 and 1971.
A reference that is appropriate for the bracelet is 1159 on the clasp, both with an 11 or a 30 engraving in a circle, and with 155 engraved in the endlinks. These bracelets were used from 1969 to 1972.

If the watch is of 1970 you can also use the reference 1162 on the clasp, with an 11 engraving in a circle, with 172 engraved in the endlinks. However if the watch is 1971 in theory you cannot use this reference.

Be aware of the service bracelets that have a 1162/172 or a 1162/1/172 engraving on the clasp.

Hope this help

Britinus

Very helpful, thanks. With a serial number starting g 29xxxxxx I believe places it in 1969. I will now look for the right 1159 or 1162 bracelets. Appreciate the feedback.

Britinus

So I just picked one up in great shape, unpolished keeping great time and a lovely tropical dial. It’s a 1969 version. I have a question for anyone: what are the references for the bracelet, clasp and end links?

Pvp-pvp

Hello
The next Omega I want to buy is a flightmaster. So I first bought the book "Flightmaster Only" and then started looking around for one.
There is one dial that is not described in the book but that I have found around, not often but often enough to attract attention.
This dial (see the first two pictures) has two dots around the 12 mark but no dots at 3, 6, and 9. This dial is not in the book.

Since, I have found several examples of this dial and even an old post of another Omega fun asking the question, I did some more digging and come up with a possible solution.
In the "Flightmaster Only book they describe a "transitional dial" for the 145026 that was obtained by taking the dial of the 145 013 and fitting instead of the "green/black 24h" subdial a "seconds" dial.
This dial had dots around the 12 mark but not at 3,6 and 9.

Below is the picture from the book

CONCLUSIONS
So a possible conclusion is that there was indeed a 145013 dial with dots around the 12 and not dots at 3, 6 and 9 (then used for the transitional) and that they forgot to mention it in the book.

What do you guys think ? Is it possible ?

PS
I have not yet found a suitable flightmaster candidate to buy so if anyone want to get rid of his/her I am listening. Sorry for the final self-interested remark. If it is innapropriate please let me know, I am new here so I am not aware of all customs and rules.

speedy4ever

Thanks pvp-pvp.

By the way, with the contribution of several Flightmaster lovers, we have updated information about the transition period 145.013 / 145.026.

https://www.watchbooksonly.com/articles/watch-reviews/transitional-flightmasters/

omegamike

They need to make a "thin" modern mechanical flightmaster. I'm sure they could modify the new speedy movement...

jaguar11

and then buy the name back from Seiko so they can put it on the dial....

Pvp-pvp

Omega cannot put the name Flightmaster on the dial any more ? Is it true ?

jaguar11

and then buy the name back from Seiko so they can put it on the dial....

omegamike

I could be wrong, but I don't even think Seiko puts "flightmaster" anywhere on their "flightmaster" watch.

Pvp-pvp

Hi has any one seen or posses a 69 flight master with a full dot dial, i.e. luminous dot at 3, 6, 9 and 12 ?
thanks for the feedback