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·TL;DR - bought a grail, photos attached.
It's been some time since I contributed last, so I thought I'd share a photo of the newest edition to my Omega family.
I've had two other Speedys over the years that I loved but my taste changed throughout the years and it became more clear as to what I wanted to have on my wrist.
First was a production Speedy from 2014, followed by a trade for a Speedmaster 125th Anniversary. I wanted that anniversary watch for YEARS but after having it on my wrist for some months, I realized that I desired a smaller case and really wanted a caliber 321 in my collection.
I sold the 125th anniversary and kept my eyes open. I thought it would be easier to pick up an early Seamaster chrono, since I really wanted that caliber 321, and actually found one within a couple of months. The pro and con with that watch is that it's in 18k with Milanese bracelet. Truly a beauty but not a daily watch. For the price I paid pre-covid for an 18k watch, it was a bargain compared to any stainless 105.004-64 non-tachy dials I've found since...but the search for stainless continues.
Last year, a friend of mine told me that his office purchased a few vintage watches from a family that was selling off part of a collection. It included a couple of Speedys that were not in the best condition. Personally, I like buying broken watches because I'm patient enough to deal with having a project if it means I can buy something at an affordable price. However, I know it's not always so easy, or affordable, to bring a vintage watch like an early Speedy up to brand spec.
The two watches they had were an original condition Ed White with relumed dial and the transitional 105.002 with incorrect crown. I think they saw the radium dial on the 105.002 and assumed it was relumed. I don't think they were familiar with vintage Speedmasters and I was able to buy the watch at an affordable price. Sometimes the dial looks like it might be slightly brown but I'm not sure, it could just be the light.
At some point soon the watch will need a service, the 12 hour subdial counter creeps quite a bit when the chrono is engaged. At that point, I'll ask my watchmaker to try and find an original crown but it's not a priority at the moment. Maybe I should find an original bracelet for it first? Originally purchased on a vintage Seamaster bracelet, now on Forstner/JB flat link.
It's been some time since I contributed last, so I thought I'd share a photo of the newest edition to my Omega family.
I've had two other Speedys over the years that I loved but my taste changed throughout the years and it became more clear as to what I wanted to have on my wrist.
First was a production Speedy from 2014, followed by a trade for a Speedmaster 125th Anniversary. I wanted that anniversary watch for YEARS but after having it on my wrist for some months, I realized that I desired a smaller case and really wanted a caliber 321 in my collection.
I sold the 125th anniversary and kept my eyes open. I thought it would be easier to pick up an early Seamaster chrono, since I really wanted that caliber 321, and actually found one within a couple of months. The pro and con with that watch is that it's in 18k with Milanese bracelet. Truly a beauty but not a daily watch. For the price I paid pre-covid for an 18k watch, it was a bargain compared to any stainless 105.004-64 non-tachy dials I've found since...but the search for stainless continues.
Last year, a friend of mine told me that his office purchased a few vintage watches from a family that was selling off part of a collection. It included a couple of Speedys that were not in the best condition. Personally, I like buying broken watches because I'm patient enough to deal with having a project if it means I can buy something at an affordable price. However, I know it's not always so easy, or affordable, to bring a vintage watch like an early Speedy up to brand spec.
The two watches they had were an original condition Ed White with relumed dial and the transitional 105.002 with incorrect crown. I think they saw the radium dial on the 105.002 and assumed it was relumed. I don't think they were familiar with vintage Speedmasters and I was able to buy the watch at an affordable price. Sometimes the dial looks like it might be slightly brown but I'm not sure, it could just be the light.
At some point soon the watch will need a service, the 12 hour subdial counter creeps quite a bit when the chrono is engaged. At that point, I'll ask my watchmaker to try and find an original crown but it's not a priority at the moment. Maybe I should find an original bracelet for it first? Originally purchased on a vintage Seamaster bracelet, now on Forstner/JB flat link.
