Hi all, I have been offered this 68 Speedmaster, I did some research om the reference and my concern is on the painted logo as it seem that there are different opinions whether the painted logo is authentic for the reference? Also there look to be some damage on the endge of the dial. Would be great if i can have your thought on the dial and overall of the watch. Cheers Ko
The dial in the case is from a 145.022-76 or later. The dial out of the case is from a 145.022-69, 71, or 74. The bezel is from the 1990's or newer. Not much about this watch says 145.022-68 other than the caseback and the movement serial and those could have come from anywhere. Hopefully the price is very, very low.
The case also seems to be heavily polished. Not a good watch, unless you are looking for parts... and even then. Not sure why the step dial is in the pictures?
As the watch lacks the properties of a transitional then we cannot value it as one. To me it is a case and a movement, neither of which have much attraction because of the condition. The 27m serial movement might be interesting but as @sky21 points out we don't know where these parts first met. Unlikely it was at the factory. http://speedmaster101.com/145-022-transitional/
Is the mid case from a CB Speedmaster? In several pictures it seems to show the facet along the lug as well as the wider facet on the underside of the lug ends. Complete and utter franken would be my guess.
Thanks guys for the help And yes it was offered at a very cheap price, should have known that it is too good to be true! At least I learn from it. Thanks again KO
Great thing about this forum is you can get all the helps and paying less admission fee during your learning curve when you starting on something . The bad thing....too many nice watches around and you keep starting on something all the time I blame this forum for my modern Speedmasters, UGs, Longine, and IWC...and my desire for a vintage Speedmaster Cheers Ko
Nope. No step, but all the printings are exactly the same as the 69 and 71. This dial is unique to the 74. The 74 is therefore unique in that it has only one dial that is shared with no other sub-reference.
Early 145.022-76s had the same dial as the -74, while later ones switched to the drop-S dial used on the -78 and throughout the '80s.