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·My father sadly died last week and left me his Speedmaster. I like watches and have a couple of newer (and much cheaper!) ones myself, but I'm a long way from being in any way knowledgable. In the past I'm sure he's told me all about where he bought it and its history but, frustratingly, I retained none of it and I can't find any paperwork so far either. From memory he had it for perhaps 20 years, maybe longer, and wore it every day.
I've been reading up on them for the last few days and have learnt a lot about the various references and points to look out for, but my knowledge is even now so shallow that I won't embarrass myself by mentioning what I believe about it so far! If anyone's prepared to have a look over the photos and give me some pointers as to likely model/year etc then I'd be hugely appreciative. I have no intention whatsoever of ever selling it, so while everyone's always curious about value I'm really far more interested in just knowing more about it.
Going on from there, I'd also really appreciate any advice on how to look after it. By which I mean, I again have no knowledge of its service history. I'm sure I remember him talking about having it serviced but I've got no clue at all about whether and when he did, though I don't imagine it was something he did regularly. Should I therefore get it serviced soon? Should I use a registered Omega service centre or some kind of independent?
Sorry for the newbie questions - I have read through all the intro threads to try and ensure my etiquette is ok but suspect these kind of questions might be regular and mildly irritating! I ask with the best intentions though as someone who wants to keep and use the watch and do what I need to do to keep it working well, so any seemingly basic words of wisdom would be much appreciated!
Edit: When I try and add photos it tells me the post is probably spam and can't be saved. Any advice on that??
I've been reading up on them for the last few days and have learnt a lot about the various references and points to look out for, but my knowledge is even now so shallow that I won't embarrass myself by mentioning what I believe about it so far! If anyone's prepared to have a look over the photos and give me some pointers as to likely model/year etc then I'd be hugely appreciative. I have no intention whatsoever of ever selling it, so while everyone's always curious about value I'm really far more interested in just knowing more about it.
Going on from there, I'd also really appreciate any advice on how to look after it. By which I mean, I again have no knowledge of its service history. I'm sure I remember him talking about having it serviced but I've got no clue at all about whether and when he did, though I don't imagine it was something he did regularly. Should I therefore get it serviced soon? Should I use a registered Omega service centre or some kind of independent?
Sorry for the newbie questions - I have read through all the intro threads to try and ensure my etiquette is ok but suspect these kind of questions might be regular and mildly irritating! I ask with the best intentions though as someone who wants to keep and use the watch and do what I need to do to keep it working well, so any seemingly basic words of wisdom would be much appreciated!
Edit: When I try and add photos it tells me the post is probably spam and can't be saved. Any advice on that??
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