Omega Speedmaster Vintage 60's Special Bezel (Medical Telemeter Decimal)

Thx! I guess I should've searched first before asking earlier.

Thanks oddboy!

Sorry to resurrect an old thread (fantastic research, by the way!) but quick question: Are bezels interchangeable across case numbers, i.e., will 145.012 bezel fit a 3750.50 case?

of course!

Thanks Matteo!
Always learning.

The most apparent difference between these two bezels is at 70. Look at the relation between 7, 0 and the hash mark - it is quite distinct.

That said, it is not exactly clear of all the service bezels should look like the one on the right though, nor all those that look like that ought to be service replacements. In general, if it looks new and like that, it's probably a service. If it looks older or faded, it's rather unknown whether vintage or replacement.

Felt this needed to resurrected, Mateo's posts are always superb but this one particularly for me as it has helped me to pick up something I've wanted for a very long time, a NOS decimal bezel for my Ed White. The service replacement bezel is very difficult to tell apart from the original but Mateo's post and some detailed analysis of the images helped me separate out the service replacement from this NOS original, which landed on my door this morning

Ive done a ton or research on these, the modern service replacement have much finer font and thicker markers, plus the spacing and typography of the service bezels is totally different. Overall very pleased, now just need to pluck up the courage to get STS to remove my gorgeous original DON and fit this beauty

Original bezel left and my new NOS 60's bezel right

I was flipping through my brand new MWO copy today and stumbled on the special bezels and thought of this thread.

This thread shows the difference between the vintage and the service bezels, but is there a cut off time known for the vintage bezels? And can these service bezels be considered period correct for certain 145.022 renditions?

For instance, here in the new MWO a 145.022-69 is fitted with the later bezel, that MWO labels als an optional bezel. Is this bezel therefore period correct for this watch?



Furthermore, the vintage edition of this particular bezel is mentioned as being from 1960/61

Not easy to say

I think vintage bezel fits model from 60's to early 70's

Some people have all the luck! 🥰

I think the decimal bezel is amazing, are they up in the prices of dot90,s?

Great thread, glad it was resurrected. I have seen the pulsation bezels but was not aware of the other special bezels let alone the differences between service and vintage.

Indeed great topic... about time Omega brings the Telemeter bezel back onto the Speedmaster... or add it as a useful extra item in the box!

Thank you, very useful thread, especially to recognize the original/service bezel 😉