Omega Speedmaster 105.012-66, HF and CB sharing thread!

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Excellent read, thanks 馃憤 and not just for the CB influencelines and polishing, but
Now i finally also have a feel to "see" the lower pusher caps, been struggling to distinguish those like in this - 64 example from ebay with incorrect ones if i am right ?


William has forgotten more about Speedmasters than I have learned!
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And those are the skinny pushers...!
 
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And those are the skinny pushers...!
Thanks Hans, and with skinny you mean the body or pin right ?
 
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Thanks Hans, and with skinny you mean the body or pin right ?
From the Master!

Original pushers on this reference are 5mm wide and 3mm tall (Strictly speaking they are 2.7mm tall but very hard to measure in situ.) and are known as Short and Fat pushers, or mushroom pushers. The original ones have fat necks when compared to service replacements.

 
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For the sake of the archives!
Our dear member @squidnut pawnshop find!

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$12k USD is a rather ambitious price for that watch! Surprised they don鈥檛 mention the CB case in the description.
 
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$12k USD is a rather ambitious price for that watch! Surprised they don鈥檛 mention the CB case in the description.
Yepp, that is not a 12K watch, but Mr Wind always sets the price way above market....
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I recently bought this 1967 Omega catalog, the first year they put the Speedmaster reference to Ed White at the cover. This catalog is from Italy, same as my Speedmaster 105.012-66 HF. Here are some photos:

 
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Time to wake up this post/thread!
From the GTG in The Netherlands, mine and @watchstick_81 , both HF!
And cousins, only 89 difference in the serial nr.

Have a lovely Friday OF!

Cheers!

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Time to wake up this post/thread!
From the GTG in The Netherlands, mine and @watchstick_81 , both HF!
And cousins, only 89 difference in the serial nr.

Have a lovely Friday OF!

Cheers!

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Yes it was great seeing both side by side! And also interesting to see the difference in warmth of the tritium, while the patina on the minute hand is still the same! 馃憤馃徏
 
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Here is my first Speedy, CB. Coming with a 1116/575 bracelet which I changed for a basic leather strap, the time to find a JB Champion or Frostner strap.

Not yet cleaned and serviced given the Xmas period, this and relume of the hands will be done after the holidays. Can't wait.

 
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Priced NOT to sell. Guess he had to put it up for sale against his will.
The seller does have a few other Speedys, with equally crazy prices....馃槻
 
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I bought this 105.012-66 CB here (a real pleasure to deal with Magnus! )and wanted to show how it has been transformed by servicing it and by changing the bezel, the crown, the chrono second hand and by adding a 1039/516 bracelet as well as the correct box and manuals (of course no guarantee card). Since having it back I've been wearing it daily.
 
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I bought this 105.012-66 CB here (a real pleasure to deal with Magnus! )and wanted to show how it has been transformed by servicing it and by changing the bezel, the crown, the chrono second hand and by adding a 1039/516 bracelet as well as the correct box and manuals (of course no guarantee card). Since having it back I've been wearing it daily.
Beautiful!!
And with the old Omega logo on the crystal, and also a Swedish watch!

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