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·Hello!
My husband recently inherited a Speedmaster 105.012-66 CB Calibre 321 from his late grandfather. We know from the serial number that it is from 1967. And fun-fact, his grandpa won the watch in a poker game in the 1970s! It has been verified as genuine by a renowned auction house where we live, who helped to open up and give us the serial number as well. For some background we are located in Sweden and I am only an adjacent watch person (I only have a Rolex Datejust...😅), but my father is a big watch collector.
It was a well worn watch, though in the later years it was not kept in the best condition, and has some grime and buildup between the links, as well as some oxidisation near the crowns.I don't have more photos at the moment but will add more closeups in a bit. It is working, though we have not tested to see if it keeps the time.
We know that the watch band is not the original band that the watch started off with. My husband took this to a local Omega authorised repair shop and they said that to get it back to a good condition they would have to:
1. Change all the crowns because the rubber insulation has disintegrated.
2. Change all the hands because the original luminescent paint has flaked off and crumbled into dust which could eventually damage the movement. (We also know that it is possible to relume parts of the watch, but that was not mentioned by the repair shop)
3. Change the watch crystal since it is so cloudy.
We spoke to my father about this watch and he was super excited about it, because it is a relatively rare watch. He said that it would be best to keep as many original parts as possible. And my husband feels the same about this. For instance he doesn't mind that the crystal is a little cloudy, and he likes that there are small nicks and scratches because its so sentimental for him to have his grandfathers watch. So when the eventual service is booked, he is going to make it clear that they are to only clean the watch and not buff it.
He is also wondering about the strap, because apparently the original straps were leather as according to the auction house and he would like to have some recommendations on straps that are as close to the 1967 strap as possible.
So just looking for advice and recommendations on what to do next.
Thank you in advance for all replies!
My husband recently inherited a Speedmaster 105.012-66 CB Calibre 321 from his late grandfather. We know from the serial number that it is from 1967. And fun-fact, his grandpa won the watch in a poker game in the 1970s! It has been verified as genuine by a renowned auction house where we live, who helped to open up and give us the serial number as well. For some background we are located in Sweden and I am only an adjacent watch person (I only have a Rolex Datejust...😅), but my father is a big watch collector.
It was a well worn watch, though in the later years it was not kept in the best condition, and has some grime and buildup between the links, as well as some oxidisation near the crowns.I don't have more photos at the moment but will add more closeups in a bit. It is working, though we have not tested to see if it keeps the time.
We know that the watch band is not the original band that the watch started off with. My husband took this to a local Omega authorised repair shop and they said that to get it back to a good condition they would have to:
1. Change all the crowns because the rubber insulation has disintegrated.
2. Change all the hands because the original luminescent paint has flaked off and crumbled into dust which could eventually damage the movement. (We also know that it is possible to relume parts of the watch, but that was not mentioned by the repair shop)
3. Change the watch crystal since it is so cloudy.
We spoke to my father about this watch and he was super excited about it, because it is a relatively rare watch. He said that it would be best to keep as many original parts as possible. And my husband feels the same about this. For instance he doesn't mind that the crystal is a little cloudy, and he likes that there are small nicks and scratches because its so sentimental for him to have his grandfathers watch. So when the eventual service is booked, he is going to make it clear that they are to only clean the watch and not buff it.
He is also wondering about the strap, because apparently the original straps were leather as according to the auction house and he would like to have some recommendations on straps that are as close to the 1967 strap as possible.
So just looking for advice and recommendations on what to do next.
Thank you in advance for all replies!
