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Grey metallic dial Ed white
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cvrle1
·I hope whoever bought it didnt use Jauce, as they got bent over with fees. Watch in OP didnt sell few times. Price came down since 1st listing. Was watching it sine it was listed, but didnt think it would sell quite yet.
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KJH666
·The bezel has a good deal of value, and the case and caseback have some decent value as parts as well. Even if the movement is complete garbage your paying 6k usd or so for the dial. Put it in a nice Ed White that has a shitty dial and sell it at Christies for 40k
Good point, yes the bezel is worth a fair amount these days, not mint, but probably several grand and the double stepped caseback. I must confess that the greying of the dial is not that clear in those images.
Perhaps we need a new thread, tropical brown or grey. I'll pass on both and stick with a nice aged black dial.
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eugeneandresson
·I hope whoever bought it didnt use Jauce, as they got bent over with fees. Watch in OP didnt sell few times. Price came down since 1st listing. Was watching it sine it was listed, but didnt think it would sell quite yet.
What 'clinched' it was ...
It is cheap.
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Cad290
·What 'clinched' it was ...
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Spacefruit
··Prolific Speedmaster HoarderI think just being posted on OF was what clinched it
My feeling is that these things are like gems, or art. 95% of the people who see them do not understand them, and the remaining 5% do not really care if a watch like this is $5,000 or 10,000 or 20,000 because the opportunity to acquire one is very rare indeed, We know of only a few dials of this type. So as long as one of those potential buyers had a good week financially, it will sell.
I now of perhaps six dials ?
I have only handled one, and I bought it.
Most people will not understand the value and will find something to criticise - and they are absolutely right. The OP watch is in terrible condition - most of the dials of this type I have seen, this degradation is a defining characteristic.
To me, it is of course non original, and it probably did not leave the factory like this - like the blue soleil dials I think they might be service dials. (Imagine if someone comes out with proof that it was some customs locked country in the 1970's making the best repro they could due to import restrictions!).
The potential buyers of this watch fly their own path - they are not swayed by the opinions offered by those who do not wish to own it.
I would never have seen it were it not for OF - and thanks to the OP for that.
I would have bought it if I had just been a little braver, and had slightly fewer children at my feet. (And lets not forget Mrs Fruit is still mowing through interior shops like Atilla the Hun)
Here is the one I was lucky enough to acquire before the Architects ruined me:
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eugeneandresson
·I would never have seen it were it not for OF - and thanks to the OP for that.
Totally +1 here. And fully agree with the rest of your words @Spacefruit 😀
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harrymai86
·If a member here got it it would be nice if everything turns out ok 👍
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kov
·My feeling is that these things are like gems, or art. 95% of the people who see them do not understand them, and the remaining 5% do not really care if a watch like this is $5,000 or 10,000 or 20,000 because the opportunity to acquire one is very rare indeed, we know of only a few dials of this type.
I think there's nothing to add here. 👍 Still, it doesn't mean being in those 95% is bad, nobody should feel offended by this 😀
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rcs914
·Something is not right with this. General condition is average although quite a nice DON bezel. However what worries me is that the dial is from a 105.003 and the case is from a 105.012 so which is it? The bracelet is not original I don't recognise the number as a Speedmaster bracelet and the 633 end links are from the 1980's so perhaps the bracelet is a well.
No movement pictures are a worry as well so I would pass. (Unless it is very cheap!).
While I will defer to those who know better, you may not be able to go by dial alone, since the grey dials aren't patina, but were actually grey dials as released from what I understand
Good point, yes the bezel is worth a fair amount these days, not mint, but probably several grand and the double stepped caseback. I must confess that the greying of the dial is not that clear in those images.
Perhaps we need a new thread, tropical brown or grey. I'll pass on both and stick with a nice aged black dial.
Just a note - from what I understand these grey dials are factory grey - not discoloration over time, vs tropical dials.
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··Nowhere near as grumpy as he used to be...@Spacefruit you think that's the reason for them?
As singer (I assume) made other dials like that for other MFG's and other Omegas have been seen with the same sunburst dial I just assumed,It was a small test batch that most likely walked out as some parts where known to do.
Isn't that a bit more likely?
As singer (I assume) made other dials like that for other MFG's and other Omegas have been seen with the same sunburst dial I just assumed,It was a small test batch that most likely walked out as some parts where known to do.
Isn't that a bit more likely?
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Cad290
·What confuses me is the variety of them. The blue soleil sunburst, the blue/grey metallic, the just grey metallic, the grey glossy, with and without "professional" on the dial.
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SouthernScot
·What confuses me is the variety of them. The blue soleil sunburst, the blue/grey metallic, the just grey metallic, the grey glossy, with and without "professional" on the dial.
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Cad290
·A fine result. I was surprised by how quickly the watch arrived.
It is blue/grey metallic, appears to be the same as this, but in worse shape:
And I enjoyed my price point much more. A huge thanks to the OP for sharing this with me, and a big thank you to OF in general for the wealth of knowledge shared here.
It is blue/grey metallic, appears to be the same as this, but in worse shape:
And I enjoyed my price point much more. A huge thanks to the OP for sharing this with me, and a big thank you to OF in general for the wealth of knowledge shared here.
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Igora
·looks good, did you open it?
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Cad290
·Yes. It came in a twisted lug case, so I switched it to a more appropriate straight lug case. Movement looks fine to my untrained eye. 22million serial. In good time I will service it and probably change the hands
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harrymai86
·Yes. It came in a twisted lug case, so I switched it to a more appropriate straight lug case. Movement looks fine to my untrained eye. 22million serial. In good time I will service it and probably change the hands
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watchyouwant
·Yes. It came in a twisted lug case, so I switched it to a more appropriate straight lug case. Movement looks fine to my untrained eye. 22million serial. In good time I will service it and probably change the hands
it is always nice, to have a straight lugs Speedmaster case to lie about......just in case..... Congratulations ! way to go; without risks life would be boring. kind regards. achim
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