Hi Guys- I'm considering this watch for purchase but wanted to get some opinions first. The seller is asking 7k with box and papers. The case may be polished and the colors on the second counter looks a bit bright. The mvmt number is also out of sequence on Roman Hartmann's table but IS in sequence on Speedmaster 101. It's purported to be all original. Any opinions would be appreciated!

 

7k what?
Bananas?

 

Price is high that's over collector grade for this watch. 6k with all the goodies would still be on the high side. If it had the other bezel, then that's a slightly different story.

 

My first thought too, may be a bit expensive

 

Price seems a bit steep given that it does not have a DON or 1039 bracelet...I'd look else where for a better example and lower cost. There are plenty out there at the moment.

 

Thanks, guys. Appreciate the input.

 

Those #47 endlinks look too small to me - like they were filed down, or originally came on another watch. Other pictures I could find of #47 endlinks on a speedmaster show them fitting the lugs correctly, so not sure what is going on.

I think you will likely find that the consensus is $7K for this piece is overpriced by several thousand dollars.

 

Ok, great to know.

Is that mvmt number correct (per some tables) OR incorrect (per Romans table)??

 

I would trust the speedmaster101 tables.

 

All super advice unless the currency is Thai Bhatt, the OP has not stated any currency so you are all guessing.

 

The end pieces are 19mm, for a different watch.

 

There is no seal and the inside ring of the seal slot looks to be kind of beat up. Is that seal residue on the movement retention ring. The movement has all the colors of the rainbow (parts swap?)

 

GBP, USD, Euros, either way asking to much.

 

That's not a 7k usd watch.

Yet.

 

Non tropical, non transition, no DON. Basically a -72. Of all the 69 varieties this is low man on the pole.

Also oddly the caseback is not shown... which if I remember correctly should be important to the value of this watch.

 

1. 47 end links are correct for this "not so original" 1175 bracelet (endlinks look filed)
2. Why no picture of the outside of the caseback? should be a "straight writing" (with 32M serial)
3. Got mine for 2.5k 2 years ago... market is getting crazy.

 

Its far too expensive, and probably a franken. Lugs are rounded it has definately been polished and too much IMO. The crown is a new, service replacement (not with the original 'skinny' logo), the bracelet is not original. Date/month stamp is missing. The serial number is out of range for a '69. It should be a 30 mio. number. The 32-number serial is probably from a 145022-71 Speedmaster. I'm unsure about the dial. I cannot from the picture see if its a stepped dial as it should be. This might be a service dial as well.


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The 32m serial would be fine if this were a straight-writing caseback, but even pre-moon casebacks have been seen with 32m serials.

 

You might be right, and I might be wrong, but I have never seen an original '69 with a 32-serial number. I have a 69' with a 3058xxxx serial and a'71 with a 3223 xxxx serial. So I suspect a '71 caliber has been build into this watch.


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Yes I agree. It's not a $7k watch at all.

18 months ago, I didn't think an Ed White was a $15k+ watch either.

I'd never buy a watch based on what the future value might be, but some sellers seem to be trying to sell them for it.