Omega Speedmaster 105.012-66 HF on an auction!!

[hansaboy]

Ron_W

Lovely watch Hans !! and congratulations on this one.
It is an attractive dial to me and a good strong case.

Thanks Ron!
I looked at the lume so much that I almost got cross-eyed!
😁

 

[bassem abadan]

hansaboy

Thanks Guys!
Really pleased with the watch, and not sure what to do with bezel?
I kind of like it (right now...)...😀

Best Way ask Mr Archer....

 

[hansaboy]

jspdl

Congrats! What's up with the two 6's being shaped differently in the caseback?

I have never thought about the numbers before...?
And I looked at some other 66 HF´s...
Anybody knows why...??

 

[hansaboy]

A wristshot to show you the bezel in action!
The score is about 50-50 regarding keeping or changing...😁

 

[hansaboy]

bassem abadan

Best Way ask Mr Archer....

Don't you think that you should put a lid on you bothering @Archer ??
😉

 

[bassem abadan]

hansaboy

Don't you think that you should put a lid on you bothering @Archer ??
😉

Every Omega Man is complicate in many ways one of is My self

 

[bassem abadan]

bassem abadan

Every Omega Man is complicate in many ways one of is My self

Later i will send You regarding 105.012 tipps

 

[Ron_W]

hansaboy

The score is about 50-50 regarding keeping or changing...😁

The bezel shows age which to me is not a big problem, and it looks nice enough. But a better one would make the watch look even nicer i agree, as a match to the very nice dial. But at current prices of € 1500 - 2000 or so for a good bezel i would not bother and from great case/dial/bezel you have 2 out of 3 !

 

[mountainunder]

hansaboy

I have never thought about the numbers before...?
And I looked at some other 66 HF´s...
Anybody knows why...??

I think it's because the case backs are engraved up to 105 012-6 as part of the parts inventory, and the actual year is engraved at the end when the watch is assembled.

 

[drose224]

Great watch. Wrist it up and enjoy it.

 

[140dave]

+1 for changing the bezel, I can live with fade and scratches but big chips would keep it off my wrist most days.

 

[bassem abadan]

Keep as is and wear it

 

[sheepdoll]

Bezels are always the bane of these things. They tend to take the full impact in daily wear and while mowing the lawn.

I opt for keep the bezel.

Been a while since I posted picture of my mutt. Which seems to be an 861 transitional from 1970 with the wrong back on it.



I keep thinking the chips at the 400 abd 275 are worse than they really are. This watch got a lot of wear in the 1990s. The crystal is also scratched between one o'clock and 7 o'clock. And the lume is falling out of the hands.

Still it is what it is.

Recently I bid on some similar parts. Hoping to perhaps get a breeding pair. Was not to be. These seem to be the hardest watches to breed. So I envy those who can breed them.

 

[Caselock]

Very nice find! I would leave bezel as is... very wearable!

 

[hansaboy]

I also would like to share pictures of the buckle that came with the watch!
Thanks @mac_omega and @SOG53 !!
And still 50-50 from the Forum about the bezel...😀

 

[bassem abadan]

bezel keep as is enjoy it ,mid age scares must be