I need help with Speedmaster Bezel Genuine or Aftermarket?

Bjarven82 · Oct 29, 2019

Hello All
I need help with this bezel. It is a Speedmaster 145,022-78 from 1980. Is it genuine or aftermarket?
The 100 and 110 mark is a little hidden and I have never seen it before

Regards
Björn

Dedalus05 · Oct 29, 2019

The experts will chime in shortly. But if I had to guess this is not an Omega bezel, and you're right to second guess it.

Looks damn shabby to me.

Bjarven82 · Oct 29, 2019

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Dedalus05
The experts will chime in shortly. But if I had to guess this is not an Omega bezel, and you're right to second guess it.

Looks damn shabby to me.

Thank you 😀

Dedalus05 · Oct 29, 2019

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Thank you 😀

You're kind, but please don't take my word for it. Wait for the pros.

airansun · Oct 29, 2019

I don’t like it.

I don’t have a stack of photos of DNN bezels like I do for DONs, so I can’t easily set something photographic up.

The bezel itself doesn’t look like an Omega bezel, the edge and thickness of it. And the insert doesn’t look convincing under magnification either.

airansun · Oct 29, 2019

Ok, bear in mind that I just threw this together, but here we go

On the bottom in each sequence is the OP’s bezel

My examples are both B2 DNNs. (This is wrong, I discovered. See below.)

Yeah, I don’t like it. But the photos suck, to put a fine point on it.

What do others think?

🍿

EDIT - My mistake. The bezel on top of each of the two groupings is a DNN B5 bezel. I apologize for the error.

Dedalus05 · Oct 29, 2019

airansun
Ok, bear in mind that I just threw this together, but here we go

On the bottom in each sequence is the OP’s bezel

My examples are both B2 DNNs

Yeah, I don’t like it. But the photos suck, to put a fine point on it.

What do others think?

🍿

That was my thinking. The 500 to the 225 is cut off at the edges. Surely not a consequence of wear?

Delighted I'm not the only one with doubts.

Bjarven82 · Oct 30, 2019

airansun
Ok, bear in mind that I just threw this together, but here we go

On the bottom in each sequence is the OP’s bezel

My examples are both B2 DNNs

Yeah, I don’t like it. But the photos suck, to put a fine point on it.

What do others think?

🍿

That was my first feeling to. I have requested better pictures from him that I will buy it from so I hope to have it during the day. I have compared the bezel to the moon book and have a strange feeling. Thats why I need a second opinion.

Thank you for all help 👍

Bjarven82 · Oct 30, 2019

Here are 2 pictures I had. But with better quality

airansun · Oct 30, 2019

Having just corrected my second post in this thread, I’ll also post a comparison of my B2 bezel with the OP’s bezel, again with the known on top and the questioned on the bottom.

The questioned insert, in this comparison of this portion of the rim, appears legitimate. I still don’t like the thickness and edge of the bezel itself.

Nothing like having them in hand. But the better photos do help.

Honza · Oct 30, 2019

The edge of the bezel does not seems right. I had many speedies but did not see one like that.

Bjarven82 · Oct 30, 2019

Thanks for all input👍

amphib44 · Oct 30, 2019

Your insert looks like it's for a slightly larger bezel that has been shaved down to work with a Speedmaster.

I need help with Speedmaster Bezel Genuine or Aftermarket?

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