Question about the hands variations of Speedmaster

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cqing

·Sep 2, 2022·yolo

Hello my friends, I'm quite new to vintage Speedmaster. After doing a lot of online research, I encountered this 145.012 with the hands that I've never seen before. I know they are service hands, but do you think they are genuine Omega service hands or not? The head of the minute and hour hands are not as sharp as what we normally can see from other Speedies. I do need your help. Thank you!

 

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Archer

·Sep 2, 2022·Omega Qualified Watchmaker

Does it matter if they are genuine Omega or not? They are clearly wrong for this watch, and proper service hands wouldn't look like this.

 

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cqing

·Sep 2, 2022·yolo

Archer

Does it matter if they are genuine Omega or not? They are clearly wrong for this watch, and proper service hands wouldn't look like this.

Thank you Archer. Yes, what I was wondering was whether they were 'proper' service hands, because I never saw this on any other speedmaster before. What I am more curious about is where these hands came from.

 

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befobe

·Sep 2, 2022

Bad Hands, bad bezel, poor index (or service dial? Cannot say with this pic)... A 145.012 deserves better according to me. Keep on hunting!

 

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Davidt

·Sep 2, 2022

They look like Speedmaster mk3 or mk4 hands.

 

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cqing

·Sep 2, 2022·yolo

Davidt

They look like Speedmaster mk3 or mk4 hands.

But mk3/4 hands have shorter lume. These hands got longer lume.

 

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·Sep 2, 2022·yolo

befobe

Bad Hands, bad bezel, poor index (or service dial? Cannot say with this pic)... A 145.012 deserves better according to me. Keep on hunting!

Sure, the asking price is astronomical. I was purely curious.

 

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cqing

·Sep 3, 2022·yolo

Ok, I saw this kind of hand on another speedmaster. Very curious about its origin.