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Should I buy this frenk'in SPEEDY Racing

  1. Hands90 May 16, 2017

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    Hey guys I need some opinions on this one. Here is a list of what's going on.
    This is a 3K watch with an 861 movement.
    It has recently been serviced by an independent watch company. It has the racing dial but NO orange sub hands. For me this is an issue.

    What do you guys think?
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  2. Foo2rama Keeps his worms in a ball instead of a can. May 16, 2017

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    Looks like the mkii non dome dial. I think at the price you can find a better hotroded watch.
     
  3. Hands90 May 16, 2017

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    Thanks for the opinion. I really want this one but I can't do the price.
     
  4. eugeneandresson 'I used a hammer, a chisel, and my fingers' May 16, 2017

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    If you go this route you might as well make it indistinguishable from the 3570.40, because after all, the 3570.40 is just a 3570.50 with a different dial and hands (that are missing in this example) ... and naturally some provenance that a mod wont have ...
     
  5. abrod520 May 16, 2017

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    Do keep in mind the bezel on this one is worth $650+ compared to the bezel on even the original 3570.40, which is worth perhaps $50 or so. Bracelet adds value as well. Two orange subdial hands might be findable, I don't know
     
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  6. Foo2rama Keeps his worms in a ball instead of a can. May 16, 2017

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    Missed that bezel doh!

    Still didn't the rerelease have a domed dial?
     
  7. abrod520 May 16, 2017

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    I dunno, Google shows me some that are and some that aren't? I don't think it's a Mark II dial though unless the "Mark II" text has been painted over
     
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  8. Hands90 May 16, 2017

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    Missed that one as well.
     
  9. arcadelt May 16, 2017

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    Regularly available on eBay

    https://www.ebay.com/itm/302316592179Purchases made through these links may earn this site a commission from the eBay Partner Network
     
  10. R3D9 May 16, 2017

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    Nice DN90 bezel and, as stated, you can easily find the orange hands via eBay. If you like it, the price isn't bad at all - assuming the movement is in working order.
     
  11. FullyWound Hasn't discovered decaf yet. May 16, 2017

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    Howdy!
     
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  12. Hands90 May 16, 2017

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    Yes. I see you. A very nice original Mark II.
     
  13. fzhu052 May 16, 2017

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    Without 'T Swiss Made T', I think it is a service dial on this Mark II
     
  14. FullyWound Hasn't discovered decaf yet. May 17, 2017

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    Both are =)