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Is This MoonWatch Original?
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SurvivingJoe
路Learning something every day 馃槦
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OMEGuy
路While the bezel is still a serviced one, though the inner case back can be correct.
I don't think your bezel is a service bezel.
I have owned and seen some of these watches. And also the so-called "Holy Grail" (different ref. 376.0822) falls into the range of these late 1980's, early 1990's watches. To my own observation, the DNN bezel (with the large "TACHYMETRE" font) can as well be seen as the bezel on your watch.
But, I wonder what happened to the under side of the lugs of your watch. There must have been a Dremel around...
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路I don't think your bezel is a service bezel.
I have owned and seen some of these watches. And also the so-called "Holy Grail" (different ref. 376.0822) falls into the range of these late 1980's, early 1990's watches. To my own observation, the DNN bezel (with the large "TACHYMETRE" font) can as well be seen as the bezel on your watch.
But, I wonder what happened to the under side of the lugs of your watch. There must have been a Dremel around...
As of the under side of Lugs, I think it probably caused by conatacting w/ bracelet end link? Since the mark looks very symmetrical.
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kov
路Holy Grail is a bad example as :
- it is not a Moonwatch, let鈥檚 compare apples to apples
- it was produced in 1987-88, not in 1991
- the bezel like OP on a Holy Grail is clearly identified as service
see https://www.omegaholygrail.com/ for more infos.
I opened MWO and checked the bezels.
OP looks like this :
Moonwatch only references this bezel as B4 and it was produced from 1990/91 to 1995 so seems to fit.
It has a wider C and the dot close to 70. Later bezels have the dot below 70.
Morality of the whole thing - OP make your own homework and don鈥檛 rely only on what others can write on public forums for buying your watches 馃榿
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SurvivingJoe
路Holy Grail is a bad example as :
- it is not a Moonwatch, let鈥檚 compare apples to apples
- it was produced in 1987-88, not in 1991
- the bezel like OP on a Holy Grail is clearly identified as service
see https://www.omegaholygrail.com/ for more infos.
I opened MWO and checked the bezels.
OP looks like this :
Moonwatch only references this bezel as B4 and it was produced from 1990/91 to 1995 so seems to fit.
It has a wider C and the dot close to 70. Later bezels have the dot below 70.
Morality of the whole thing - OP make your own homework and don鈥檛 rely only on what others can write on public forums for buying your watches 馃榿
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OMEGuy
路Holy Grail is a bad example as :
- it is not a Moonwatch, let鈥檚 compare apples to apples
- it was produced in 1987-88, not in 1991
- the bezel like OP on a Holy Grail is clearly identified as service
see https://www.omegaholygrail.com/ for more infos.
What I was saying was based on own experience. As long as I'm trusting my own eyes and memories, not every information I can find elsewhere must necessarily be true (at least for me)... 馃槈
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SurvivingJoe
路Thank you All, that's very helpful discussion and I did learned a lot of knowledge.
Now the only problem for me is if the 3590.50 worth $3550, but giving it's difficult to buy vintage Omega in my country, it probably worthy.
Now the only problem for me is if the 3590.50 worth $3550, but giving it's difficult to buy vintage Omega in my country, it probably worthy.
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Patrik83
路I'm not sure I buy this seller. Providing a mix of photos makes me start to think this is a scam. However, I do hope that I am wrong.
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rootbeer7
路Absolutely. The 48 millions range is a nightmare. @eugeneandresson can tell you what kind of mess it is - as he's managing the ilovemyspeedmaster tool. I've had numerous 48M Speedmasters for which I always ordered an extract so I am using my own archives to place a 48M watch in the timeline.
Basically the easy to remember trick is the following everything below 48 followed by the half of 48 (4824xxxxx) is 98% likely to be from the 1980s. Everything above, (4825xxxx and up) is from the nineties. Span from 1990 to 1997. 馃槈
