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Is There Any Way That This '57 Speedy Is Original????

  1. Lex4TDI4Life Apr 3, 2013

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  2. ulackfocus Apr 3, 2013

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    Is that the modern dial and hands on it?
     
  3. Jaguar Apr 3, 2013

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  4. BASE1000 Prolific Speedmaster Hoarder Apr 3, 2013

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    Dial and case looks correct. But that price combined with not even inside pics is typical for our Italian friends :cautious: ;)
     
  5. Jaguar Apr 3, 2013

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    Think so ...
     
  6. Lex4TDI4Life Apr 3, 2013

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    I also find it troubling that he photoshopped over the serial number.
     
  7. cicindela Steve @ ΩF Staff Member Apr 3, 2013

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    Where is that ? I only see 4 pictures.
     
  8. Lex4TDI4Life Apr 3, 2013

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    Weird. There was a movement pic earlier....
     
  9. g-boac Apr 3, 2013

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    Everything prior to the 105.003 was lumed with radium. Not sure with the 105.002. Radium seems to age better than tritium, but it still ages, and generally shows and orange/brown patina.
     
  10. cicindela Steve @ ΩF Staff Member Apr 3, 2013

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    105.002 is radium.
    You are correct with "generally" as it can be dingy yellow, blackish, and dingy off white with dingy dark gray.
     
  11. Lex4TDI4Life Apr 3, 2013

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  12. Buck2466 Apr 3, 2013

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    I agree. The bezel looks to be off of the 57' re-issue. Look at the font of the letter "A" in the word BASE from the original compared to the re-issue. The one for sale has the font of the re-issue. I also think the hour and minute hands are from the re-issue as the minute hand extends further than the originals I have viewed.
     
  13. Jaguar Apr 4, 2013

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    That's it - and ...

    ... once again ...

    ... check - Dot over 90 - !
     
  14. BASE1000 Prolific Speedmaster Hoarder Apr 4, 2013

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    as said, everything seen on the pics beside dial and caseback is not the genuin stuff. I doubt even the case, as the caseback looks like it does not screw in completely, what is typical, if you try to screw a 2915 casback into a 2998 or later case.
     
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  15. Kringkily Omega Collector / Hunter Apr 4, 2013

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    The hands and bezel look off... Gluck finding replacement hands for that piecd in good shape
     
  16. richardew Apr 4, 2013

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    The bezel and hands are clearly not original. I have questions about the dial too. It shows no age at all! No photos of the movement. No photos of the back. The 2915-1 back is different with Speedmaster on the periphery.
     
  17. pitpro Likes the game. Apr 4, 2013

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    wrong crown also
     
  18. richardew Apr 4, 2013

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    yup.
     
  19. Jaguar Apr 5, 2013

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    ... and how much is she priced ...