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  1. MaiLollo Jun 25, 2017

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    hello guys,

    First of all, I would like to thank anyone that is going to respond to the message to help me out a bit.
    Everything here points to a 145.022-69:
    30.9m serial number backed by an extract
    220 bezel
    1039 bracelet
    But it has a 145.022-71 caseback. I'm not sure what I'm looking at here, does anyone have an idea?
    The dial looks great as well, and the case is not bad

    Cheers!
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  2. Foo2rama Keeps his worms in a ball instead of a can. Jun 25, 2017

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    Caseback got swapped at some point. Extract and bezel state -69.

    That's the easiest explanation. Which 71 caseback does it have?
     
  3. MaiLollo Jun 25, 2017

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    That's what I'm thinking as well. It will be a bit of a pain to get a 69 caseback I'd gues...
    It has the following inside the caseback:
    "145.022
    71 SP"
    And it's not the uber rare no writing one ;)
     
  4. Foo2rama Keeps his worms in a ball instead of a can. Jun 25, 2017

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    Straight writing also... ;)
     
  5. MaiLollo Jun 25, 2017

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    I didn't know they came on 71s, I thought it ended only on 69s!
     
  6. Foo2rama Keeps his worms in a ball instead of a can. Jun 25, 2017

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    Whoops your right I've not had my coffee yet.
     
  7. MaiLollo Jun 25, 2017

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    I had to double check in the MWO :)
     
  8. mr_yossarian Jun 25, 2017

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    Well, what would you say is this? I recently bought this from the very first owner, backed up with sales receipt and warranty card, sold on August 30th, 1972. Serial is a 3099xxx like yours, it came on the earliest 1171, carries a DON and has all attributes of a -69...and the caseback is a first 71, just like yours.
    The lifetime owner never brought it to Omega, just once for "cleaning and oiling" to a watchmaker he kn ew, according to the marking in the caseback in 1999. And he swears he bought it exactly as it is, he never gave it out of his hands except for that one time. I had no reason not to believe this gentleman, we talked about 1 hour on the phone about the watch after I had already bought it.
    So..as I stated earlier: likely this watch left Omega somewhen early 1971 with the "new" caseback or the AD had it a while in his store and pimped it to look like the latest Model 145.022-71.
    I can't tell how the caseback got on yours, but I'm quite certain this can be as it left Omega in another transition phase. We at least seem to have two examples of borderline-cases now :)

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  9. MaiLollo Jun 25, 2017

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    Thanks for the feedback. No idea if this one came out of the factory like this, but according to the extract this is a watch from 1971 as well...
    I'm thinking it might just had a caseback change, no idea honestly
     
  10. siguzzi Jun 29, 2017

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    SP means service part as far as I know
     
  11. siguzzi Jun 29, 2017

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    30 mil fits perfect for a -69. Ectract will date the watch to mid of 1970.
     
  12. dennisthemenace Hey, he asked for it! Jun 29, 2017

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    Sorry, you're way off base there.
     
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  13. wsfarrell Jun 29, 2017

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    It's easy to criticize. How about contributing something? There's this for example.
     
  14. Foo2rama Keeps his worms in a ball instead of a can. Jun 29, 2017

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    Not even remotely close. It just denoted higher water resistance, and is on all cases after a certain point.
     
  15. dennisthemenace Hey, he asked for it! Jun 29, 2017

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    Where do you see me criticising anyone? I just said he was wrong. I even said Sorry, you're wrong.
     
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  16. siguzzi Jun 29, 2017

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    Nice discussion;)
    I have no problem with any comment above:thumbsup:
    Thanks dir the link wsfarell.
    Seems I am wrong and the a change of crown and tube ist right. Sorry::shy::
    But that wont help the thread opener with his 69 speedy regarding the 30 mil serial.
    I am only thinking loud now: can SP means there is a difference in at least one part of the watch to the normal serial. So Omega build a Speedy in 1972 with an old movement? An extract would clear this.