Looking for Original Parts - Omega Speedmaster Mark II (Professional)

Hi all,

I recently inherited this Omega Speedmaster Professional Mark II from my grandfather (photo attached), and I’m looking to restore it as faithfully as possible while keeping its vintage charm intact.

I’ve been to an Omega-certified retailer who quoted me $1,300–1,400 USD for a full service, and mentioned they could source original Omega parts as part of the process. However, they couldn’t give me any estimate on the cost of the parts themselves, which makes me a bit hesitant - especially since I’m hoping to preserve the aged look rather than swap everything out for factory-fresh replacements.

I’m currently looking for:

• Original chronograph pushers/buttons
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• Hour, minute, and second hands
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Ideally, I’d love to find used or sun-bleached hands to match the dial’s natural discoloration. I know that’s probably a long shot, but I thought I’d ask here before going the full Omega route 😅

If anyone has advice, a trusted source, or maybe even spare parts they’d be willing to part with, I’d greatly appreciate it.

Thanks in advance!

Best regards,
- Brink

If you went to an AD or OB, they are going to get original (i.e., new genuine) parts. They won't be original as is what was like originally installed on the watch, but they will be fully functional and look 90-100% like what was installed.

If you went to an authorized service provider, they couldn't give you a quote because sourcing and then buying original parts is difficult. No one knows if they're available or how much they'll cost. Providing a quote is difficult.

The dial is grey from the factory. It's not discolored from the sun. The dial looks like a good 'T SWISS T' dial. The orange indices have faded, as would be expected, and matches the subdial elapsed hours and minutes hands. The outer track color has also faded nicely. Lume looks good.

I don't know enough of the variances in pushers and crowns to know what's correct for the vintage or not. Realize original pushers or crowns might not be able to be made waterproof so you have to make a decision about what you want out of the watch.

The hour, minute, and seconds hands aren't the original hands. Tritium hands generally lose their lume and appear black. The very best ones ($$$), the lume stay adhered and discolor over time similar to the dial. I consider these hands below decent.

The subdial running seconds hand looks fine to me. The subdial elapsed hours and minutes hands have faded from orange as would be expected. They've faded like the orange indices. That is the problem, though. Finding hands that match the dial better than what you have or finding a dial that match whatever original hands you find that are "better" to your eyes will be maddening if not impossible. It'll be expensive, too.



I'd like it if my hands matched the dial better, but it is hard to find matching ones. I chose to leave the pushers and replace the crown. Now I have watch I fear wearing around water. But it looks the part. I get wanting a watch that looks original and has original parts, but there are compromises and it'll cost. On the other hand, Omega can restore it to look original.

I don't think we disagree. The orange is faded, how much and what's normal or expected is reliant on it's exposure to sun in it's life. They certainly run the gambit.

Agree and as I said, it's doubtful the OP is going to source "better" original parts. They're not going to match. New hands to dial, old hands to new dial, all original "used" hands and dial, some combination thereof. That's why I mentioned Omega could restore the look.

I did forget to mention the case, but you're correct there.

A very skilled watchmaker/artist might be able to take a "better" used dial and new hands and make the hands appear vintage, or maybe take a "better" used dial and used set of hands and make them match. If the OP is set on original crowns or pushers, a "custom" watchmaker might be required.

Omega ref for the mkii pushers is 086ST0005. specification - Case Fitting Diameter = 2.5mm. Cap Diameter = 5.0mm. Length = 7.5mm.

Looks like the pushers on the OPs watch are to a Flightmaster.