Okay i just gave it another round of testing.
I wound it for 30 turns at 2.41AM currently at 6.07PM its still running.
I was told to do an overhaul of the watch. Is it necessary?
How old is the watch?
When was it last serviced?
If the answer to either is "more than 5 years", it's probably worth getting it looked at.
At this point the Speedmaster Reduced has been discontinued for around 7 years, so the answer to the question "does it need servicing" is invariably yes, unless it has a receipt from a qualified watchmaker within the last 5 years.
What happens with these, especially the more basic and common black dial ones is that people wear them for years and years then dump them on eBay or a dealer rather than pay the servicing bill, this is especially true of any from eBay dealers as there is no margin to be had at all in servicing one correctly then trying to sell it at a profit. I've actually seen the same ones get passed around like a hot potato in the low 900-1200 range repeatedly badly in need of a service but never getting one as it makes more financial sense to unload it and buy another watch than pay the cost of an overhaul on the reduced.
And for anyone else finding this thread off a google search, if a seller says one of these is in good running order and keeping perfect time but it has no service receipt, you're in for a bill.
At this point the Speedmaster Reduced has been discontinued for around 7 years, so the answer to the question "does it need servicing" is invariably yes, unless it has a receipt from a qualified watchmaker within the last 5 years.
What happens with these, especially the more basic and common black dial ones is that people wear them for years and years then dump them on eBay or a dealer rather than pay the servicing bill, this is especially true of any from eBay dealers as there is no margin to be had at all in servicing one correctly then trying to sell it at a profit. I've actually seen the same ones get passed around like a hot potato in the low 900-1200 range repeatedly badly in need of a service but never getting one as it makes more financial sense to unload it and buy another watch than pay the cost of an overhaul on the reduced.
And for anyone else finding this thread off a google search, if a seller says one of these is in good running order and keeping perfect time but it has no service receipt, you're in for a bill.
Until it gets to right ebay dealer ...
Until it gets to right ebay dealer ...
If you're paying for a full service on it done correctly, you either have to buy it very cheaply or sell it very high, it's more a matter of X + Y = Z. If you bought it off a guy for $600 he likely could have gotten far more ebaying it himself, and if you've sold it for 2K+ then the buyer has overpaid when there are much better options available for the money.
Did you hear what I said about 60 turns?
At this point the Speedmaster Reduced has been discontinued for around 7 years, so the answer to the question "does it need servicing" is invariably yes, unless it has a receipt from a qualified watchmaker within the last 5 years.
What happens with these, especially the more basic and common black dial ones is that people wear them for years and years then dump them on eBay or a dealer rather than pay the servicing bill, this is especially true of any from eBay dealers as there is no margin to be had at all in servicing one correctly then trying to sell it at a profit. I've actually seen the same ones get passed around like a hot potato in the low 900-1200 range repeatedly badly in need of a service but never getting one as it makes more financial sense to unload it and buy another watch than pay the cost of an overhaul on the reduced.
And for anyone else finding this thread off a google search, if a seller says one of these is in good running order and keeping perfect time but it has no service receipt, you're in for a bill.
Ya i heard you, i'm just testing it at 30 turns again to see the results. If the results isn't good i'll try 60 turns.
I was told by the seller that he got it serviced last year January. But a basic servicing nothing major was done.
I went to a shop earlier today to get it checked, the store owner told me its time for an overhaul and it is running slow.
I dunno man some of the earlier rarer or just more interesting reduced are becoming very collectible! the white dial and the early black particularly... there is also the ultra rare all steel white dial on the 1042 style strap... japanese racers i think the reduced are the next little bubble
Here have some pics of some speedy reduced!
What the 🤬 is a "basic" service? full service or no service?
