How matching can be a movement slightly out of MWO db?

Monobike · May 29, 2021

Hi,

I am still looking for a nice Pre-moon but I don't want to make the same mistake as for the 145.012 I got refund for because of a non matching movement.
I have seen a 105.003 with 22.06m movement but according to MWO, it should be starting at 22.08m.
The watch does not come with EoA so I wonder if the movement can still be matching or not.
Note that the seller owns the watch for more than 2 decades and swears it is original to the watch.

Any thoughts ?

Cheers from Paris.

Evitzee · May 29, 2021

Pics would help!

Monobike · May 29, 2021

Evitzee
Pics would help!

Pics of ??? The movement ?
Pics of the watch itself are not for this thread as its condition is not the subject here. 😉

Dan S · May 29, 2021

Pictures are useful because a holistic picture of the watch can often give experts a feeling about its originality. If various other parts have been replaced, then it is more likely that the movement may also have been replace, for example.

And overall, making the effort to include photos (and more information) will generally make people more interested in you and your thread.

Monobike · May 29, 2021

Dan S
Pictures are useful because a holistic picture of the watch can often give experts a feeling about its originality. If various other parts have been replaced, then it is more likely that the movement may also have been replace, for example.

And overall, making the effort to include photos (and more information) will generally make people more interested in you and your thread.

I don't ask about the condition of a watch here. I ask about the accuracy of MWO db and if there could be some correct movements just next to batches mentioned in the book/website.
Condition of the watch inclunding service parts does not tell in any case if the movement is OK or not.
As an example : From the below pictures of my 145.012, would you tell the movement 25.8 is OK just because the watch itself looks really nice ?