I'm looking for an original bracelet for my Speedmaster. In 1970 for Father's Day, I bought a 1969 Speedmaster for my dad with money that I saved from shoveling driveways (I was 10). My father died in September a few weeks shy of his 94th birthday and crazy enough, I got the watch back. Somewhere along the way my father changed the bracelet to a non-Omega and I'd like to make it as original as possible. Where do I start to look and is it worth it? I just had the watched serviced and cleaned at Nesbit's in Seattle and got it back today. Thanks.
Hello and welcome. That's a very nice '69 Speedmaster, you can put a 1039 w/516 end links on that watch. They come up for sale here on the forum and run around ~$1k depending on condition. You can also elect to put a 1171 w/633 end links on it which costs a lot less. Best of luck to you.
How many driveways you need to shovel to buy that Speedmaster? Welcome and a very cool story. As atwg mentioned, either would work, just depends on amount of cash you want to spend.
Hi Nice post.... Have a read of this very informative (pictures) post: https://omegaforums.net/threads/fro...ge-seamaster-and-speedmaster-bracelets.45883/ I would suggest the 1116/575 option is the cheapest way to buy into a ' correct ' period BCT.... Best - Neil
Why don't you start looking through your dad's things? Maybe he kept the bracelet - possibly in the original box. Back then, Speedmasters were around $300 IIRC. A strong back in a New England town, and you could do that in one winter. You'd be a pretty buff 10 year old too.