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d_c_fowler
·Hello!
I just recently acquired my very first "quality" vintage watch, and after purchasing I realized I've probably fallen into a few typical first time buyers tropes: wondering what I've gotten myself into after the fact, and wanting some form of acceptance from the community. After years of looking on from the sidelines at the vintage watch community, I found myself really wanting to get that "one great watch", and this for me was a vintage 321 Speedmaster that had good patina'd lume plots, small details like the DON bezel, pleasing wear and marks (to me). I was willing to accept imperfections in the case, some polishing, healthy scratches to the bezel (all adding to the charm) if the watch "felt good".
I found that watch a little while ago in a 105.012-64 pictured here, and while I think I have a good handle on it's strengths and weaknesses, I would love some kind criticisms/advice if anyone has any to offer. I believe the chrono hand was replaced during a service and isn't original, due to it being a flat end and not drop. It looks like the pushers are original as well, but even after constantly comparing different pushers in the Moonwatch book, I still can't seem to tell if that's true or not. I believe the crown to be original. The hesalite has the Omega logo in the middle, and when I'm wearing the watch outside, the brown strap makes me believe the dial is starting to turn a nice deep shade of brown as well. The inside of the caseback says "HF" and the reference number like in the Moonwatch book. It did not come with an original bracelet, but did come with a nice new Omega leather strap that I liked a lot. I believe it's been serviced within the last year (I'm happy to try and add movement pics when I get home). I'm waiting for an extract from Omega for its "birthday", and would really love any advice on if its worth it to try to track down a vintage tritium drop chrono hand, or even just look for tritium hour/minute hands as well.
I've really been enjoying the articles on whether or not to send it in for service too, so any general recommendations to keep it tip top would also be appreciated.
Thank you again in advance for being here. I happy to add more info/pics if they would help!
- D
I just recently acquired my very first "quality" vintage watch, and after purchasing I realized I've probably fallen into a few typical first time buyers tropes: wondering what I've gotten myself into after the fact, and wanting some form of acceptance from the community. After years of looking on from the sidelines at the vintage watch community, I found myself really wanting to get that "one great watch", and this for me was a vintage 321 Speedmaster that had good patina'd lume plots, small details like the DON bezel, pleasing wear and marks (to me). I was willing to accept imperfections in the case, some polishing, healthy scratches to the bezel (all adding to the charm) if the watch "felt good".
I found that watch a little while ago in a 105.012-64 pictured here, and while I think I have a good handle on it's strengths and weaknesses, I would love some kind criticisms/advice if anyone has any to offer. I believe the chrono hand was replaced during a service and isn't original, due to it being a flat end and not drop. It looks like the pushers are original as well, but even after constantly comparing different pushers in the Moonwatch book, I still can't seem to tell if that's true or not. I believe the crown to be original. The hesalite has the Omega logo in the middle, and when I'm wearing the watch outside, the brown strap makes me believe the dial is starting to turn a nice deep shade of brown as well. The inside of the caseback says "HF" and the reference number like in the Moonwatch book. It did not come with an original bracelet, but did come with a nice new Omega leather strap that I liked a lot. I believe it's been serviced within the last year (I'm happy to try and add movement pics when I get home). I'm waiting for an extract from Omega for its "birthday", and would really love any advice on if its worth it to try to track down a vintage tritium drop chrono hand, or even just look for tritium hour/minute hands as well.
I've really been enjoying the articles on whether or not to send it in for service too, so any general recommendations to keep it tip top would also be appreciated.
Thank you again in advance for being here. I happy to add more info/pics if they would help!
- D
