Hi everyone, I was offered this 105.003 but the calibre has an incorrect reference --- I checked speedmaster101 but I couldn't find where it belongs to. Does anybody have an idea? Also, is this crown original? How does the replacement crown vs. original differ? One of you experts please enlighten me! Cheers!
Movement is definitely from a far earlier watch, serial is many millions too early for any 105.003 much less a -65
Yes I like the overall condition (dial looks nice, strong lugs, etc.) but due to the incorrect calibre reference I'm worried ... :S and the calibre is a very important component (although based on the serial its from an earlier model).
Is it possible that Omega used leftovers of caliber 321 for this 105.003 (so basically its original from the Omega factory)? Or is that just impossible?
Hmm interesting... based on the pictures above, do you think the caliber was replaced or the dial/caseback etc. was replaced? If so, someone did a very good job of frankensteining...
Early 105.002 too with alpha hands based on your publication, so I'm guessing that movement's original home was something like a 105.001 Seamaster with a bad dial.
Is the bridge engravings looking kosher? On my 105.003 movement they are much cleaner in the appearance. Need to get home and check the MWO book to make sure... They look blured on this watch movement! From a 17xxxxxx 2998-2: From my (later) 105.003 321: And from the OP: Too me this just does not look correct??
The most obvious answer is usually the correct one and in this case, I'd say it's highly likely the movement has simply been transplanted from another watch, either an earlier Speedmaster, or more likely a Seamaster. This may simply have been done years ago when a watchmaker had several 321's in for a service as it's been suggested that it was simply a case of 'any movement will do' when putting watches backtogether. The other possibility is that it's had a relatively recent movement switch due to problems with the original one. If you can't get a extract, you can't tell for sure, other than to say that all the other parts look in reasonable condition and are correct for a 105.003 (except the service crown).
Probably an intentional movement swap / replacement or the watch was built from parts. (Very common) A movement from a Seamaster will not just go into a Speedmaster case without changing the push pieces on the movement for longer ones as used in Speedies. If the watchmaker was that lazy, they'd just put one in that fit so if anything it would only happen between Speedmaster's.