Inherited Speedmaster 105.012-65 - need advice before I touch anything

Appreciate the advice. I don’t want to rush this, I want to do it right and take my time sourcing the correct parts and handling the restoration properly, including the right bezel and bracelet. Plan is relume and a full movement service.

From your experience, is there anything else missing or that typically needs repair/restoration on these? And what order would you tackle everything in?

For what it is worth, I think the watch looks pretty cool without a bezel. I would definitely wear it that way.

Being a completist and a purist and an absolute maniac loser watch nerd, I see why everyone is suggesting a period correct bezel, and a possibile relume... so on and so forth, but the other option is, have it serviced so it works.

And wear it on a leather strap or nato without a bezel. This is how your grandpa wore it I'm assuming. Will it look weird to us dorks? Sure. Is it a fun story and does it still look kinda badass? Yes. It'll also be way cheaper than sourcing a DON bezel.

Also, you can always do that stuff down the road!

Just my two cents!

Here's my 105.012-64

First off, I want my watch to look like yours, that’s exactly the look I’m going for.

Quick update met with my dad today. My grandfather bought this watch new in Venezuela in the mid to late 60s and gave it to my dad in the mid 70s as a graduation gift. Shortly after I was born in the early 80’s my dad had a motorcycle accident, he remembers the watch taking the impact and protecting his wrist as he slid. The bezel, crystal, and bracelet were destroyed in the crash. The crystal was replaced, but the bezel was bent and broken and never replaced. The bracelet was swapped for an old Rolex bracelet, which I still have.

So now I understand better the story behind the condition, and honestly it makes the watch even more meaningful to me.

Appreciate all the input from everyone. I’ll keep posting updates as I go.