Hi,
I am thinking of buying a Speedy 105.012-65 that comes on a strap. As I have a 1039/516 in my collection that I am not using I am planning to use it for the watch. When I take a look in "Moonwatch Only" I see this:

"Steel bracelet 1506/16, 1039/516(?)"

I am asking because of the question mark right after 1039/516. I know that the 1506/16 would be a more correct alternative but as I have a 1039/516 I would hope not go hunting for a 1506/16 So, what are your thoughts?

Cheers
Hans

 

Hans, honestly, I think you can use it on a 105.012 without deviating too much from a historic accurate setup
( I actually intended to say "no way, terrible, sell me the endlinks!")

 

If you still aren't convinced I would offer your wrong bracelet a good new home

 

greedy! I just want the endlinks!

 

Do it right or don't

 

@mr_yossarian and @kov
Thank you for your replies Well, if I buy the watch I will keep it and use it myself so I guess I will be satisfied with not having a 100% "kosher" bracelet for it. If I decide to sell it later I can always keep the bracelet and maybe sell it to one of you guys

 

The No. 16 alone would cost you the 1039 plus 516s, and now go tell me if there are extremly visible differences between 1035 and 1039

 

The only visible difference I can see is the Omega-logo on the clasp

 

The only visible difference is the self confidence of the owner while talking of how consistent his watch and bracelet are

 

for real thats the value of 16 endlinks omg

 

Another thing I want to ask about:
The hour and the minute hands on the watch in questions are not that nice (the chrono drop second hand is OK) My question is the following: Are the hands for a newer Speedy, tritium of course, the same as the ones for a pre-moon one? When I look in my "bible" (Moonwatch Only) it only says "baton" for all of the references so I guess that is the fact. Another idea I am playing with is to buy a replacement set like this one: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rare-OMEGA-...0s-Early-Style-Hand-Set-145-012-/132098855219Purchases made through these links may earn this site a commission from the eBay Partner Network and having them relumed to match the indices on the dial. I will of course keep the original hands and I will of course inform any future presumptive buyer about the hands.

 

Here is a picture of the watch

 

Hour and minute will fit, no matter if from '65 or '85. But to find a set is the challenge, not only in appealing condition, but matching the watches condition as well. So..what I did before I could aquire an genuine old trituim set was to go with this sort of Luminova replacement-hands.

What you should do though if you decide to get a new replacment set is to figure out how to get them halfway matching so they don't stand out on the watch like white teeth in a toothpaste commercial. Furthermore, the Luminova glows quite nasty..

Solution is baking them in the oven, that dimms the Luminova as well a bit. But that requires practice. I was quite lucky and didn't need to burn a dozen of pairs or so, it worked out on first try.

 

Yes, finding good looking tritium hands seems to be hard, I missed the ones from the eighties that @Darlinboy recently had for sale here at OF If I can get the watch for a good price I am willing to by a complete Speedy from the eighties or nineties, keep the hands and sell the rest of the watch to someone in need of spare parts.

Well, burning a dozen of replacement pairs seem to be quite an expensive business What I had in mind is letting a real pro like James Hyman do the work.

 

If Hyman is close enough, good idea

 

Well, I am in Sweden and he is in England so the insured shipping will cost me some money I guess.