Hi Forum members, newbie here with a vintage Speedy I have just acquired, but finding out a few issues..Need help with a few queries from you experts please! My first photos of it make it look like a rare "barn find". The chrono pushers look right but don't engage the chrono as the shafts have been butchered for some reason..Anyway my omega specialist watchmaker near me in Plymouth, UK is keeping me informed with what he finds.. What I've found out so far; Ref 105.012-66 with CB faceted case which is still quite distinctive. Movement number is 25440663 which according to Speedmaster101 site puts it in the last few hundred of this particular reference. Feeling quite excited!
If you get it serviced but don't let them replace any parts other than movement parts and the crystal, keep the bezel, hands, dial, pushers, crown and don't let them polish the case. Replacing parts will ruin the value of the watch, also get rid of those springbars as they probably are the originals too and could let go at and damage the watch, not worth taking that risk
Nice, that'll clean up a treat. I'd strongly suggest sending it to STS/SwissTec for a full service. They have access to parts and low exactly how to sympathetically service a 321 Speedmaster.
Hi folks, just got this beauty back from my watchmakers; New glass, pushers and back seal. All old parts kept! Lovely facets!
It looks like the dial was cleaned and some of the lume on the hour plots removed. Please tell me it's just the lighting in the pics and that I'm wrong.
Did you get the watch back in two weeks' time? Did your watchmakers provide you with a printed test report?
I kind of like the fact that original bezel is slightly dented and that there are scratches and scrapes on the case. Makes it a more authentic 50 year old watch!
I'm very much a neophyte, but as far as I can see, whoever restored your watch did a damn good job. If it was STS, then kudos to them. I've had limited exposure to their services, but what I've had done has been top quality. On a sidebar, I find it a bit presumptious for anyone to tell you what you may or may not do with your watch. I appreciate that some may prefer to have a watch in as original condition as possible, untouched with factory installed parts, others may prefer to have a watch restored. One persons desirable patina/wear may be anathema to someone else. Understanding how such decisions may affect the watch's value is a decision for the owner, after having considered the advice offered. There is no absolute right and wrong.