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·About 50ish years ago, my cousin bought himself a Speedmaster Pro when he decided to take pilot lessons. He wore it for several years before it basically being retired to his drawer. A few years ago I was wearing my speedy when we had lunch and he commented on it and said that he had one he bought back in 1972 or 1973. He sent me some pictures of it when he got home and I was able to identify it as a '71, since it has a step dial, but a standard NASA back. The interesting part is that i has an original to it 1039 bracelet as well. I let him know that it was pretty valuable at this point, and that I could probably point him towards someone to service it if he wanted to.
Well fast forward to this past weekend and we were having lunch, and he said "Oh before I forget, I have something for you" and whips out the Speedy from his pocket and handed it to me 😲
I asked him if he was sure after I picked my jaw up off the floor, and he said "Sure, it's only a watch, and I know you will enjoy it".
Ok then - yes, definitely! But wow, talk about unexpected!
It appears to me to be in totally original condition, including the gathered and now hardened wrist goo. The 1039 is one of the very last made, from the first quarter of 1972, with 516 endlinks. There is zero stretch in the expandable links. While it is of course in need of a service, he had wound it before bringing it to me, and timekeeping still seems to be spot on. I don't plan on winding it again until I get it serviced. I don't know if he has ever serviced it.
Well fast forward to this past weekend and we were having lunch, and he said "Oh before I forget, I have something for you" and whips out the Speedy from his pocket and handed it to me 😲
I asked him if he was sure after I picked my jaw up off the floor, and he said "Sure, it's only a watch, and I know you will enjoy it".
Ok then - yes, definitely! But wow, talk about unexpected!
It appears to me to be in totally original condition, including the gathered and now hardened wrist goo. The 1039 is one of the very last made, from the first quarter of 1972, with 516 endlinks. There is zero stretch in the expandable links. While it is of course in need of a service, he had wound it before bringing it to me, and timekeeping still seems to be spot on. I don't plan on winding it again until I get it serviced. I don't know if he has ever serviced it.
