Help with My speedy

Davidt

Agree. Lovely watch but it looks like ‘Professional’ was added to the original dial.

masteroftime

Super odd...I wonder if some retailer at some point decided that the professional text would make the older watch more marketable during the transition if they added it.

pdxleaf

I think your serial number reads 25445050. If not, try putting your serial number in the ilovemyspeedmaster.com search bar.

The main go-to price chart is at https://speedmaster101.com/price-chart-2/

You need to figure out the condition of yours compared to the chart.

Your bracelet and endlinks add value, although not sure how to value the squirrel nests in the links 😁

Typically, you're looking for 1. Correct parts, 2. Condition.

Read some of the guides on how to evaluate your watch at speedmaster101.com. Focus on your dial, case, and bezel.

Your dial doesn't seem to have scratches or stains, which is good. All the lume is intact and looks original. It's not a bad color. Color can be judged differently based on personal taste.

The case is hard to judge in these pictures. The caseback looks polished, which indicates the case was also polished? Some polishing is expected in older watches. How sharp the edges remain will impact value.

The bezel is scratched but not with major nicks that distract, so good. Better pictures are needed to verify it is correct.

Hopefully this will help and give you some fun reading. We'd like to hear back on how you evaluated your watch compared to what you read. It's easier to do so with the watch in front of you. Also, evaluations for insurance tend to be higher. Evaluations for immediate sale are more difficult to be specific.

pdxleaf

I think your serial number reads 25445050. If not, try putting your serial number in the ilovemyspeedmaster.com search bar.

The main go-to price chart is at https://speedmaster101.com/price-chart-2/

You need to figure out the condition of yours compared to the chart.

Your bracelet and endlinks add value, although not sure how to value the squirrel nests in the links 😁

Typically, you're looking for 1. Correct parts, 2. Condition.

Read some of the guides on how to evaluate your watch at speedmaster101.com. Focus on your dial, case, and bezel.

Your dial doesn't seem to have scratches or stains, which is good. All the lume is intact and looks original. It's not a bad color. Color can be judged differently based on personal taste.

The case is hard to judge in these pictures. The caseback looks polished, which indicates the case was also polished? Some polishing is expected in older watches. How sharp the edges remain will impact value.

The bezel is scratched but not with major nicks that distract, so good. Better pictures are needed to verify it is correct.

Hopefully this will help and give you some fun reading. We'd like to hear back on how you evaluated your watch compared to what you read. It's easier to do so with the watch in front of you. Also, evaluations for insurance tend to be higher. Evaluations for immediate sale are more difficult to be specific.

Spacefruit

I would suggest thats an Ed White dial added at the service. That would also explain the terrible lume condition, which inspires debate about originality. Often the EW dials had markers that looked like a 9 year old had squeezed them on from a tube.

For me the dial is worth practically zero - unless the text can be removed.

ewand

The text could certainly be removed - I've seen Guy Jeffery (@rexworthywatches on Instagram, based in the UK) do wonders with black dial watches which had significant damage. It might not be completely undetectable but you'd probably have to look very hard to notice. As to the bracelet, Michael Young at Classic Watch Repair in Hong Kong could refurbish it nicely; he did a 7912 I had which was pretty stretched and it came out like new.

Davidt

I don’t think you’re really going to get any development on what’s already been said. The dial seems original to your watch (a -65 Ed White) but it has been altered to a poor and incorrect standard by the adding of “professional” which hugely impacts value. Anyone considering buying it would effectively subtract the cost of a period correct dial from the value.

We can speculate as to why the text was added, perhaps the retailer thought ‘Professional’ modes were more desirable or perhaps the owner asked for the text to be added at some point.