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Caselock
·Hi there,
on my first post this year I will try to do my best to describe this Speedmaster I aquired. For me as someone that wears his watches regularly, I always look for watches with a nica patina where additional scratches do not matter much. I think this is such an example:
Movement:
26xxxxxx serial should match the 145.012 range
Dial:
stepped dial with applied logo, lume in yellow-brown applied in a very thick and unprecise manner, at 7 marker partly coming off.
Case:
retaining most part of its original brushing, with dings all around, edges pretty sharp
Hands:
seem correct to me, with lume darkened and a little corrosion on the second tip
Pushers/crown:
pushers and crown with even wear, crown with 32 notches replacement or late original?
Bezel:
DON bezel with a few imperfections
Caseback:
no step, hypocampus with even wear, 145.012-67 marked, puple stamp: 1E
Crystal:
scratched with centered logo
Bracelet:
1039/516 marked 2/68. One endpiece is marked 47
To me the appearance is wearable and attractive, watch should be from 1968 production I guess. Although the lume is applied in a very rough manner: could be an old relume? Or did Omega have series with shaky application like that?!
One endpiece is numbered with a 47 which surely does not belong to this bracelet. No idea where 47 belongs to, but maybe someone has a 516 to trade in? Clasp and the rest is doing fine...
I would consider this watch as FAIR and in wearable condition.
Now, let me get your opinion, especially on:
-the lume
-the purple stamp inside the backcover
-crown
Since there is no extract to it, do you think the parts are cohesistant?
Best,
caselock
I will try to post more pics later since my pc does not allow another one....sorry!
on my first post this year I will try to do my best to describe this Speedmaster I aquired. For me as someone that wears his watches regularly, I always look for watches with a nica patina where additional scratches do not matter much. I think this is such an example:
Movement:
26xxxxxx serial should match the 145.012 range
Dial:
stepped dial with applied logo, lume in yellow-brown applied in a very thick and unprecise manner, at 7 marker partly coming off.
Case:
retaining most part of its original brushing, with dings all around, edges pretty sharp
Hands:
seem correct to me, with lume darkened and a little corrosion on the second tip
Pushers/crown:
pushers and crown with even wear, crown with 32 notches replacement or late original?
Bezel:
DON bezel with a few imperfections
Caseback:
no step, hypocampus with even wear, 145.012-67 marked, puple stamp: 1E
Crystal:
scratched with centered logo
Bracelet:
1039/516 marked 2/68. One endpiece is marked 47
To me the appearance is wearable and attractive, watch should be from 1968 production I guess. Although the lume is applied in a very rough manner: could be an old relume? Or did Omega have series with shaky application like that?!
One endpiece is numbered with a 47 which surely does not belong to this bracelet. No idea where 47 belongs to, but maybe someone has a 516 to trade in? Clasp and the rest is doing fine...
I would consider this watch as FAIR and in wearable condition.
Now, let me get your opinion, especially on:
-the lume
-the purple stamp inside the backcover
-crown
Since there is no extract to it, do you think the parts are cohesistant?
Best,
caselock
I will try to post more pics later since my pc does not allow another one....sorry!
