My late father left me his speedmaster. I know he acquired it in the early 1980’s, and put it away because it was “broken”. After getting it, I found out How to operate the watch from a quick google search. And it worked fine. Anyway, I am looking for input as to if all this looks correct for the case stamping, as I have no experience in these watches. Thanks.

 

Nice CB case

 

welcome to OF. while we are still feeling the scare of covid19, your post of that rare speedy somehow lightens up our day. hold on to it and never touch anything til all experts here will guide how to treat it. for its value if you are interested im sure you could have googled already and it is not cheap.

 

Looks correct from what I can see with the possible exception of the hour and minute hands, which may be replaced (or maybe just re-lumed). If you can post photos of the inside of the case-back and the movement serial number, we can also check that for you.

 

I’m not really interested in selling it, as much as making sure everything checks out, then acquiring the proper bracelet for it. They appear to be pricy, so I don’t want to spend 1500-2000 on a bracelet if the watch may not be what it seems. Thanks for the input.

 

You will always be able to sell a suitable vintage bracelet for a price near (or more than) you buy it for. it would not be lost money.

 

Here are some photos of it.

 

The numbers inside look right.

 

Congratulations! Looks about right, correct serial for a 105.012-66 and a nice CB case. As stated above the only “negative” to the watch is maybe the greenish lume on the minute and hour hand. To me this watch checks out to be a good example that only needs a proper service and some polywatch on the crystal. Fat pushers look good also, don’t see the crown properly to assess its condition.

 

So all-in-all, proceed with investing into it I’m assuming?

 

You have to source a matching crown.

 

Yes.

 

Awesome. Thanks guys. I appreciate all the info, and quick responses.

 

I am right to assume the watch still has its original crown?

 

I don't think so.

 

To me the crown looks original, but just like it would be without a gasket or badly aligned as it’s very far in the case.

 

Looks great, bar some slight loss of lume. A nice example with good bezel and case as well as original pushers.

Take the time to find a competent watchmaker, sympathetic to vintage pieces to get it serviced.

 

Here is how the crown should look like:

 

Yes, it should be a 24-tooth flatfoot crown I believe. The OP would need to show a better photo, although it does seem to be a 32-tooth crown. There's nothing wrong with having an authentic service crown on the watch. Just a matter of taste for a given collector.

 

I wouldn't worry about a service crown. But this crown is simply wrong. It is too thin, which makes it hard to wind the watch.

I worry about that it needs to be discussed.