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Interesting Speedy projects with a donor 1836 I am considering.

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So I decided to keep my Omega Speedmaster 1836 "Sapphire Sandwich" since I just love looking at the high quality finished movement, but I wanted to make thing more visually interesting since now I have 2 other vintage Speedmasters that I would rather wear.

I was surfing on The Bay looking for dials that could fit this modern Speedy so it will look at least look different, white dials, Panda dials, etc. There was a seller selling a banged up Apollo 11 35th 1969 dial for $1800. I was considering a Mitsukoshi mod that was popular before.

Then I found a store selling a NOS Apollo Soyuz dial. Not the meteorite dial from 2010, but from the original 1970s ones. The store is a reputable store that's been in business for a while.

Should I, for fun? They want quite a bit for it...lol.
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i had a sapphire sandwich with the albino dial and hands mod. loved it.
sold it last year. i miss it.

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i had a sapphire sandwich with the albino dial and hands mod. loved it.
sold it last year. i miss it.

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That's nice too! Which dial is that one? Or how do we search for this type of dial?
 
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here is the original blister pack with the part # on it. although when i look up the part #. it comes up black. i know that this one was the off-white one though. there is one for sale here in the forum as well which shows this same part # on the blister pack:

They are hard to find and pricey for sure. ive seen a couple for sale in the 2k range.
but it makes a great mod if you cant find an original or afford the 20k+ price tag.

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Depends on the price. It's a cool dial but it won't radically change the look of the watch.

I have a 2019 Speedmaster bought new that has been modded with the Apollo 11 35th dial, straight writing back and now on the new 3861 bracelet. I like the panda dial and the splash of red.

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That's nice too! Which dial is that one? Or how do we search for this type of dial?
That was a special 500 pc Italian edition, the Speedmaster 40th Anniversary, known as the Albino. Search for Speedmaster 40th or Albino dial. They don't come up that often. The color is off white, beige, creme, ecru. Very attractive.
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Keep an eye out in the parts section here, for example Eve had a nice blue Panda from the ck2998 that finally sold a week or two ago for what I thought was a real bargain price, I think it ended up at $500 (EU450). Other than that, specialty dials are hard to come by and usually pretty expensive. I get them occasionally in parts lots but even those have pretty much dried up (for me at least).

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Mine with display back, but I used a normal 861 movement.
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Here’s another option. 😉 These dials turn up every now and then, nobody knows exactly what Omega originally intended these for. Some say they were supposed to be service dials for a very rare WG Speedy made in the late 80s. But given the fact that those dials are (1) more abundant than the watches themselves and (2) are actually slightly different, blows that hypothesis out of the water.
Anyway, these dials make for a significant change compared to any other SS Speedy. Oh, and the hands are still available off Omega for any watch maker with a parts account. Or at least so they were 1,5 years back when I've modded mine.


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There is a 1969 dial that Evitzee has on his example, but it's blemished going for $1800. But I guess patience is a game I'm learning too.
That’s part of the reason the MKII racing dial mods are pretty popular. One of the few ways to get an interesting dial at a decent cost.
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That’s part of the reason the MKII racing dial mods are pretty popular. One of the few ways to get an interesting dial at a decent cost.
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One is on The Bay for a reasonable $1k...
 
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How do we search for this one ?!? That looks nice too!
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Here’s another option. 😉 These dials turn up every now and then, nobody knows exactly what Omega originally intended these for. Some say they were supposed to be service dials for a very rare WG Speedy made in the late 80s. But given the fact that those dials are (1) more abundant than the watches themselves and (2) are actually slightly different, blows that hypothesis out of the water.
Anyway, these dials make for a significant change compared to any other SS Speedy. Oh, and the hands are still available off Omega for any watch maker with a parts account. Or at least so they were 1,5 years back when I've modded mine.


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Evitzee
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The racing dials are very popular and really change the look of a watch. You'll have to source the hands, too.

I have a modded watch with the Racing dial and correct back on a grey Genteel-Handmade strap and deployant buckle.

There are lots of different dials available to mod your watch, just keep searching for one that you like at a 'reasonable' price, the problem is since Omega tightened up on these replacement dials the supply is down and the prices up.

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How do we search for this one ?!? That looks nice too!
the part #'s can be tricky to find, i usually just scour the internet for "speedmaster dial" and take note when i find part #'s. its alot of research at times.
 
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That may be from a teutonic?
....and its about half the price on their direct site: https://www.givenchysale.com/detail/133699835851

Don't love those, but hey, a mod is all about personal enjoyment so who cares what I think.
Thanks for attempting to research this for me. The ebay listing is from a seller in Hawaii and the website you linked is from a seller in DE. Prices looks deceptively reasonable, but it also looks like the givenchysale.com site is a scam site with many bad reviews. I appreciate your help! But just an FYI. I also saw some other watches listed and was very tempted, but the website said something about 100% Organic from Natural Farms...lol.
 
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heh, didn't look at the secondary site carefully, my bad.
 
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heh, didn't look at the secondary site carefully, my bad.
No worries. You have always been very helpful and I welcome the continued advice!
 
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