New (old) Speedy - Can you guys check-out my new watch?

dsio

It’s clearly pre-owned and the last owner hasn’t gone heavy handed with the polishing on it to make it look otherwise, which I tend to prefer as it gives you that choice when the time comes for service and there’s a certain freedom with owning a watch that has some minor scratches already as you don’t worry about it as much and won’t notice any new ones you put on it.

The watch is real and its a nice choice of an iconic sports watch.

gbesq

Looks correct for the reference to me. There is some minor wear to the case, bracelet and clasp, which is to be expected. I see no signs of excessive polishing. I wouldn’t call this a “vintage” Speedmaster as the lume on the dial and hands is clearly superluminova and not tritium, but I assume that you used that term to mean that the watch has some signs of wear. A movement photo would be helpful. “Recently serviced” could mean anything. There’s a big difference between lubricating and regulating the movement and a full service which involves complete disassembly of the watch, cleaning, examining and replacing any worn parts, ultrasonic cleaning of the case and bracelet, replacement of gaskets, reassembly, pressure testing, lubricating and regulating the movement, and refinishing of the case, bracelet and crystal.

Morseman

Congratulations! And welcome to the Omega Forum.

Foo2rama

Nice piece but don’t call a luminova piece vintage LOL.

Orinoco111

Lovely...enjoy!

Nacoga

Hello Omega Forum!

I have become the owner of a Speedmaster Pro just this morning, and would love for you guys, as the online experts to have a look at the watch, and see if there is any reason why I shouldn't be happy 😀
It was as good as I could do with my budget, so I dont mind the "vintage" look, the watch has been well loved, but works well and was recently serviced. I just want to be sure that there is nothing obviously wrong, which merits me returning it while I have the 14 day money-back period to benefit from.

If there are any other helpful pics I could provide, please let me know. Other than opening the case-back (which I know might be helpful), I can take a shot of just about everything 😀

Edit: just to be sure, a 77xxxxxx serial means 2005 right? 😜

Any observations and helpful feedback would be greatly appreciated!

Thank you all in advance 😀 pics below:

gbesq

For comparison purposes, here’s my 1996 Speedy which, at 25 years old, is just barely vintage. But you can see the difference between superluminova, which remains white forever, and tritium, which develops a nice patina as it ages. OP, I think that you did your homework and found a very nice example of a modern Speedy. Well done.

padders

Re the date of the OP watch: a Speedy on 77m could be from anywhere from around 2000 to circa 2012. You’d need the 3rd and maybe 4th digits to narrow it down. Most 3570.50s are on 77m, the earliest are on 48m (there was a big jump in the numbering) and there might be some on 78m but I am not sure about that as the model changed to the suitcase/screwed bracelet version around the same time as 78m rolled around.