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Freedom7
·Was the silver compression ring (as opposed to the black one) used only up to the last iteration of the CK2998 or did it make its way into any of the 105.003 models?
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Speedy Rehaut Question
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padders
··Oooo subtitles!The silver rehaut was last seen on 105.002 so not it is not generally reckoned to have made it to the Ed White. It is a pretty easy swap though so a silver ring seen on a later watch could be a swapped part.
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Davidt
·But, if this is in reference to your -65 Speedmaster, it’s another part that doesn’t match so adds weight to the theory that by whatever means, it has acquired several unoriginal parts over the years.
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·On boy, wouldn’t that be a kick. You guys settled the other issue on that watch and I’m grateful for learning it (mismatched case and movement). You in particular Dave—thank you. No, this is on a 105.003-63. That leads me to another question. I am struggling to find exactly what makes the Ts asymmetrical on the -63. They all look the same to me. What’s the defining characteristic?
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·Generally there are 3 types of Swiss made in Speedmasters.
1. Swiss Made (no T’s).
2. T Swiss Made T (narrow T’s).
3. T Swiss Made T (wide T’s).
However, there is also a forth that came between the no T and narrow T dials. It’s believed that some tritium dials originally came with no T’s, however in around 1963 legislation was passed that required dials containing tritium lume to be marked as such. As a result, some early tritium no T dials had T’s added retrospectively. As these T were not added at the same time as the main dial print including ‘Swiss Made’, the T’s sometimes seem slightly misaligned to the Swiss Made, often slight higher.
1. Swiss Made (no T’s).
2. T Swiss Made T (narrow T’s).
3. T Swiss Made T (wide T’s).
However, there is also a forth that came between the no T and narrow T dials. It’s believed that some tritium dials originally came with no T’s, however in around 1963 legislation was passed that required dials containing tritium lume to be marked as such. As a result, some early tritium no T dials had T’s added retrospectively. As these T were not added at the same time as the main dial print including ‘Swiss Made’, the T’s sometimes seem slightly misaligned to the Swiss Made, often slight higher.
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