Gray Dial Speedmasters

padders

I am less positive towards that I am sorry to say. The lume looks to have been removed (see the halos round the plots) and while it may be a heavily patinated matt grey dial, as seen on SP101 and therefore vanishingly rare, it may also be a heavily water damaged or aggressively cleaned std black dial. I am leaning towards the latter but perhaps one of the big Speedy hitters might want to make comment. It is not unattractive but the movement condition just reinforces the suspicion in my mind.

watchyouwant

Only you can tell, what it is. Having it in your hand. From the pictures provided , I can not see the desired gray dial. They age different. Have a closer look at the grainy structure of the dial in the lower half of the dial. Every step in that dial, incl. the subdial rims, show some kind of mechanical abrasion. Rather Man made. The rest is subjectiv. I'd think, this dial was washed and relumed. But, pics. are not detailed enough. It all comes down to price and liking.Good watch to wear. Not sure, what that paperclip in the movement tells me about the level of care.... Enjoy it for what it is. The bezel could be replaced and this one preserved. That blueish colour is original and quite rare.....

Slevin kelevra

Looks like a bit of a mess to me.Dial is not attractive and the movement is very suspect. Paperclip and strange engravings next to the pushers.

padders

Do a search on here with the word Paperclip and look for threads that discuss a Speedmaster 321 movement that a dealer was selling with a bit of bent wire to replacing a movement spring. That dealer has rightly come in for much ridicule.