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la_lusigne
·Very nice 😲
Even brown color on the dial, clean movement. Enjoy it 👍
Even brown color on the dial, clean movement. Enjoy it 👍
Here are one or two new pictures of my Dad's lovely old Omega Speedmaster.
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DON
·Lovely watch
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joe band
·beautiful watch, hopefully it brings only good memories to you
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WatcherGuy
·(For those new to the forum) I only own one watch and this is it!
My Dad bought this old Speedmaster master more than 50 years ago. I think he paid between £100 and £150 for it???
He left it to me nearly 20 years ago and I continue to enjoy it.
Here are some new photographs, taken in 2022, while I have it off of my Dad's, early 1970's, 1171/633, service bracelet.
This old Speedmaster is no safe queen. It was worn every day, by my Dad, between the late 1960's and his passing in 2003 and you can see, from the photographs, it's had a life.
In recent years, it has been looked after by Swiss Time Services (UK) and Simon Freese Watchmakers (UK). Anyway, It goes "tick tick" quite nicely for a 55 year old watch. God knows what's happening with the dial! It seems to be a different colour every time I look at it.😕
Here is nice shot of my Dad wearing it some time in the 1970's. The dial was still black back then and it's already on the 1171/633 service bracelet. I have shared this old picture before, but it's nice to post it again, for newer forum members. If he was still around he would be 91 this month. (October 2022) and this old Omega Speedmaster would still be on his wrist... every day.
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Speede
·Great watch and great photo with your dad wearing it.
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WatcherGuy
·Thank you for sharing this very important heirloom and Image of you Dad.
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tnt9
·great story and watch! I always enjoy to read things like this. enjoy in it!
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Dsloan
·Good gosh, that's a great heirloom. Love the patina it has developed. I hope it keeps ticking along with you for many years to come.
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kev1976t
·thats a cracker alright !
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nonuffinkbloke
·It is great to see a tiny Swiss made machine still running ! I am a true fan as I have a 1968 Speedy(orange second hand) .Bless your Dad's Memory !
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nonuffinkbloke
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I have no idea when the dial started to change. I have another photograph (below) of my Dad wearing it while having a laugh and a "sing song" in his local club. The dial still looks black in this picture. It was taken sometime around the late 1980's to early 1990's.
As I said in the original post, I got the watch, after my Dad passed away, in June 2003. I took it home, wrapped in a nice clean sock and tucked inside a soft spectacle case. It stayed in a cupboard or bedroom draw for the next 15 years, or so. I introduced it to this forum in 2016 and was told "It's a brown dial".😕 I love it, but I know it's not everybody's "cup of tea".😟
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nonuffinkbloke
·That is beautiful I know not everyone had pleasant family memories but my grandfathers and fathers watches are the my most treasured. Not that my collection is loaded up with great treasures just many I like.
I like the one watch collection idea when you have one that is of value both sentimental (more so) and monetarily.
Do you ever get the hankering to add something else or are you going to leave things as they are? I don’t think there is a wrong answer here just curious
Well yes is the answer @Walrus ! However, I tend to lean more to collecting special guitars and I'm at the wrong end of life's financial pyramid to be a serious collector of watches. Having said that, I am concious that it's not a sustainable option for me to keep wearing a 321 powered Speedmaster on a daily basis. I work part time on windswept, sandy, salt spayed beaches. That ain't an environment I would want to subject my Dad's old 1960's Omega Speedmaster to.😲
The 1171/633 service bracelet, that my Dad added in the early 1970's, is a special thing for me. I quite like the idea of retiring this old 105.012-65 watch and buying a later 145.022 with an 861 movement and wearing that on my Dad's 1171/633 bracelet . Now that would be a nice, sustainable, addition.
I would then be the proud owner of a 2 watch, 1 bracelet collection! 😁
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bardamu
·Cool Dad, cool story, cool watch!
I was already around when you talked about it here the first time, I guess, because I remember the pics, but thanks for sharing again 😀
I was already around when you talked about it here the first time, I guess, because I remember the pics, but thanks for sharing again 😀
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KanakaTurks
·A great tribute to your father and an awesome watch!
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byunjoe
·Thank you! Well, in recent years the movement has been cleaned, serviced and calibrated by Swiss Time Services UK & Simon Freese Watchmakers UK. Simon Freese was personally involved with the specification for service and calibration of the watch on both occasions, so I am pretty confident that it has been well looked after.
I have no idea when the dial started to change. I have another photograph (below) of my Dad wearing it while having a laugh and a "sing song" in his local club. The dial still looks black in this picture. It was taken sometime around the late 1980's to early 1990's.
As I said in the original post, I got the watch, after my Dad passed away, in June 2003. I took it home, wrapped in a nice clean sock and tucked inside a soft spectacle case. It stayed in a cupboard or bedroom draw for the next 15 years, or so. I introduced it to this forum in 2016 and was told "It's a brown dial".😕 I love it, but I know it's not everybody's "cup of tea".😟
It's lovely, along with your story! Just like a morning cup of tea, everyone has different tastes so while many post on forums to get feedback, I wouldn't be overly concerned about differing viewpoints.
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stonestone
·That’s a fantastic watch and a great inheritance to remember your dad by. If you don’t have any more watches to share, I for one would be happy to get a peak at your guitar collection.
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Clelow
·Lovely! Thanks for sharing.
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vintage hab
·… I know it's not everybody's "cup of tea".😟
i don’t want to hijack the thread,but here it is:
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mahomes
·You’re one lucky fella indeed.
Beautiful pair!
Beautiful pair!
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Revo
·A chap down the road from me bought his in 1970 or '71 for £125 so you're about right re the price.
Edit: but his isn't a cal. 321 -- yours is much more special!
Edit: but his isn't a cal. 321 -- yours is much more special!
