Speedmaster 105.003-64 with 2998-2 movement; what to do?

Hi all,

Earlier this weekend, I got to look at a fairly nice 105.003-64. It has quite a few service parts (bezel, hands, crown) but otherwise looked good, with a fairly good dial featuring a decent base colour and all printing intact. The tritium lume is a bit tired, but not fiddled with. The dial matches the reference in the caseback; 105.003-64. So far, so good, ish.

Now the challenge; upon removing the dust cover, the movement bearing a symmetrical clutch bridge and a way too early serial was revealed. Serial 173025XX. Looking at MWO, it would fit exactly in the start of the 2998-2 range.

Question to us here is what to do with a watch like this; would it make sense to get the movement extracted and would the value of a confirmed 2998-2 justify parting out an otherwise reasonably okay, but far from original Speedmaster?



Curious about your views!

There is no guarantee it’s from a Speedmaster. It might be, it might not.

Agree fully, so it is hypothetical. Question here is what if it gets confirmed to be a CK 2998 movement?

What if Omega doesn't provide an extract, which is quite likely. To be conservative, that should be your assumption going into this.