Speedmaster 145.022 - 69 barn find

Laneside

That is a really nice watch. I don't know why everyone is fixating on the bezel as it can be replaced. I hope it's a good runner.

JayBe

Thank you, the movement is running great after the service. It has been constantly wound for more than two weeks now and I recon it gained about 15-20s. The bezel is a matter of time. So is a flatlink if it comes my way, which would be my bracelet of choice.

JayBe

Thank you for your measured reply Hans. As I wrote, I was also set back by the replacement of the pushers and crown, but decided to not let it worry me, as that can be easily reversed at any point. Indeed, I have all the original parts and store them well (with the original bracelet).

I was assuming that if I know the rules, I could break them. As you said, 99.9% of people will find the watch more attractive with the wrong bezel than with the original one. The remaining 0.1% are members here and there is nothing wrong about that. I have learned a lot over the years and I am grateful that this community exists.

I had three options with this watch:

• wear it with the original bezel and damage the bezel further in the process
• let my self get blackmailed into buying a bezel that simply does not have the same value to me as demanded by the market
• put a service bezel on it, wear it and see what the future brings

It is a shame that some people can not get over it and I feel like the prices of the DON bezels are driven by exactly these reactions to the watch here. Spend 2000USD or more on a printed 10g piece of aluminum of you get shamed.