For the heck of it , my first speedy

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hi guys

I have not posted this watch in a while . My parents bought it on a trip in 1967 to the Virgin Islands ...... for my brother as a graduation gift ! Well years later in 1992 I asked if he still had it . He went into his bedroom in the back of his sock draw and gave it to me ! Said it never ran correctly. Well I was happy to get it as I wanted ever since my parents gave it to him ! I was very young at the time but I remember the watch .

It had some Spidel band on it I asked what happened to the omega bracelet . He said " it sucked " and he tossed it out same with the box etc....


I had the mainspring fix and the original crystal polished ...... I later found a job champion omega bracelet for it and here it is in all its glory 105-012 HF ! One family watch . It was a daily wearer for me for many years. I was a traveling sales guy and this was the watch I wore all over Europe and Far East in the late 90s. I remember being in Bangkok walking by a street seller selling fake iwc ..... I told him I had my fake omega on , he took a look and said "not fake!" And I walked away .





Good hunting


Bill sohne
 
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That is awesome Bill. Good thing your parents didn’t get it engraved.
 
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“The” Virgin Islands are, I assume, the British Virgin Islands?

Somehow I doubt it.

Pedantry aside, awesome watch.
 
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Love the story and this is where a watch is for......wear it, live it!
 
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Great family watch story. What puzzles me, Bill, is why you waited so long for a Speedmaster when you had coveted this one for so long!
 
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Sad to see the dial is spoiled, otherwise a great heirloom! 👍
 
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Very cool, I remember the story about the Bangkok street seller, love it!
 
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Great story and nice watch. Do you still wear it daily?
 
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Great story and nice watch. Do you still wear it daily?
HI

I have not in years... But wearing it last night and today after posting...