Is this a record for the DON bezel?

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Speedmasterfan88

·Jan 18, 2017

That's double what I paid for my 145.022-69 SW including service in December 2015 😲.

My watchmaker is retiring next year... I'll pay him a visit then and make sure to ask if he has some "old" bezels laying around 😗.


Congrats to Seller and Buyer on this deal. Looking forward to the sellers story attached to that bezel.

 

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jurisevac@

·Jan 18, 2017

Seller and Buyer F2F, is what this story need,whit pictures please.

 

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TomGW

·Jan 18, 2017

Really nice, vintage Speedmasters are now beginning to find their proper place. Thankfully I was able to buy my '68 Transitional, with a very similar bezel, before prices took such a serious hike.

 

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oddboy

·Jan 18, 2017

I bought a 105.003-63 last year for that price. It had some issues but all are corrected now and it didn't take much. 😁

 

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gemini4

·Jan 18, 2017·Hoarder Of Speed et alia

Thankful I picked up a few 145.022-69 DON premoons.

 

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Georgieboy58

·Jan 18, 2017

This is more than 12 times what I paid for my 105.003-65 in the eighties 😗

 

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sirish19

·Jan 18, 2017

jurisevac@

Seller and Buyer F2F, is what this story need,whit pictures please.

Haha. It may simply be easier for me to fly to London and pick it up in person. [emoji3]


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mr_yossarian

·Jan 18, 2017

Latest by now I should take off my 105.012 very carefully and put it in the safe...

 

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OmegaCal66

·Jan 18, 2017

Cant help thinking we are entering the point where indistinguishable fake bezels will appear, in which case would it be better if Omega made replacement DON bezels, not sure personally but worth debate? Presuming that they are still making 321 parts and therefore if so why not bezels?🤔

 

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sirish19

·Mar 6, 2017

I am happy to finally share with you all a few pics that I think you have been waiting for. A big thanks to Lev for his support with the sale and a lot of hassle getting things finally worked out with eBay and PayPal to get this deal done. I was also able to coordinate with a friend to help get this thing shipped to Japan saving me quite a bit on shipping, insurance and tax!! I naively took the bezel to Omega to see if they would change out the bezel for me but, not surprisingly, they refused. So, I ended up taking it over to the place that serviced the watch for me and they did it for a reasonable fee.

I will certainly be very careful with this watch when I do wear it to try to keep it in great condition but it will certainly not be a safe queen. I generally keep it in rotation with a few watches so it should be good to enjoy. Will try to get some better pictures soon. In the meantime....

 

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Xeer

·Mar 6, 2017

That is a prized possession right there sirish19.

Enjoy in good health.

 

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adi4

·Mar 6, 2017

Congratulations! Glad to see you're enjoying and wearing the watch as it was meant to be worn.

 

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WatchmakerTheory

·Mar 6, 2017

sirish19

no, there seems to be some issue with the Global Shipping Program. Seller is trying to work it out with Customer Service. Anyone have any experience with this?

Have never had any issues with GSP, but normally I'd just deal with the international shipping myself.

 

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KstateSkier

·Mar 6, 2017

Wow @sirish19 thats a true beauty right there! Wear in good health!

 

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levkov

·Mar 6, 2017

I'm happy it finally got there, and that it's already on your watch. Looks amazing! I'm happy it ended up in a good new home & in loving hands (and not in a safe!).
Congratulations, wear in good health!
Now that I see how amazing condition the rest of the watch is in, the need for a matching condition DON is self-explanatory.

If this bezel could tell stories, it would probably tell that it's been through more adventures in the past two months, than the rest 99.5% of its life 😀

BTW, I was finally approved by ParcelPro last week (yes, took more than a month to register!), so no more eBay GSP.. happy times!

 

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omegaman

·Mar 6, 2017

Faz

😲 That's more than I paid for my 345.0808...

And more than I paid for my 2998 😕