Hi all!

I'm hoping to collect some pics and info here regarding speedmaster #16 end links. I'm wondering if "aftermarket" versions are out there.

To start things off, here are some pics of a pair I have.



And for comparison, reference pics from MWO



Finally, a couple pics shared with me by a well known member (and approved for use here)



I'd welcome opinions on mine as I see some differences. I was also wondering if there was more than one iteration it maker of these ends that would explain the differences in appearance?

Any and all info and reference material welcome.

 

My lonely #16, in search of a mate for long walks on my wrist.
I hope this helps your quest for #16 knowledge.

 

Here is a "brand new" 50 y.o. one

 

So, already, I see there's a trend. Most pics show the 16 is straight up and down, whereas on mine, the 16 is at a slight angle. A few other differences too.

Any opinions on the ones I posted in the first set of pics?

 

A very old one..


And a weird one:

 

You know where I sit OdB but it all depends which side of crazy you prefer....
LoL

 

Can anyone translate @JohnSteed's comment? I don't understand.

 

I suspect JS comment may refer to we can guess, but ultimately, who quite knows. Unless an end link is an obvious fake, we are just pondering what may be the truth...............

 

Well, mine and one of @uwsearch's are different from the majority of the ones posted so far.. I'd love to see more.

Does anyone know definitively if fakes or aftermarket #16s exist? These are the first ones I've handled, so I just don't know.

 

Easy ... more beer

 

Exactly!! MWO and instanga quite helpful

 

OK, I'm tryin'

 

One last

 

I have had the same issue a couple of month ago...the ones you got don't seem correct unfortunately..

 

I started a thread concerning repro no 16 endlinks back then:

https://omegaforums.net/threads/repro-no-16-endlinks.45072/

at the end I decided to return mine because nobody has ever seen the no16 stamped in this angle...it just doesn't match any others

may I ask where you bought them from ? I got mine from a french seller.....

 

I'd say mine are much like the standard accepted ones.
Came as a complete package with 105.012-65 and 1506 bracelet.
[US$2,500 in Dec 2012 , oh the tales I could tell, of when I was a boy]


The little right-angle below the 16 is very precise and defined.
Actually probably more so on the opposite side (left of this picture).

 

alrighty, thanks for the info guys! Looks like I'm headed over to the WTB forum.

 

Oddboy sorry for the thread hijack.
I have been looking for recent sales information on individual number 16 end links. It seems difficult to find the market value on individual end links that are not in pairs. Can anyone shed some light on what fair market value would be on a lone 16 end link? I am only asking as I have not turned up much information and apologize if this is faux pas.

 

Between 400 to 920 for a pair over the past 6 months.

http://m.ebay.ca/itm/332148087467Purchases made through these links may earn this site a commission from the eBay Partner Network

 

These are off my SM300 165.024BT which I purchased from the original owner with box and 1506 bracelet.