Saw this on Ebay: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=281075410417Purchases made through these links may earn this site a commission from the eBay Partner Network Inside case back has 2 numbers, 145.022 & 345.022. Omega's serial number database, of course validates 145.022 as a Speedmaster. The number 345.022 returns the result as Speedmaster Replica. What am I missing or should know?
Thanks Dennis, I thought so. But when I entered 345.022 into the database, it return the result, Speedmaster Replica. Maybe a better question: Why are there 2 sets of numbers on the inside of the case back?
The first is usually the standard reference number, the second is like a specialty number. The Seamaster Sparkle caliber 751 has a top number of 166.032 (which is the base reference for the caliber 750 non-chronometer model), then since it's the chronometer version it's secondary number is 168.023.
Poor choice of words on Bienne's part. They mean it is a homage piece to the original Speedmaster, not that it is fake. Perhaps it is a language nuance thing that the copy writer did not understand in translation.
Thanks Steve. Got it! By all the experience/knowledge, of Omegas and vintage watches around here, I'm still a newb. Yeah, the word "Replica" on Omega's database made no sense to me. I knew there just had to be a reasonable explanation out there.
