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·This story actually begins about ten years ago. Like many, the Speedmaster was a watch I was fascinated by at the start of my vintage journey. In particular, pre-moon with the 105.012 reference making the most sense. As luck would have it, I was able to find an unpolished 66 with the -CB case locally. Met with the seller on the weekend and made an offer. He accepted and we agreed to meet the next day at a bank to complete the day. Unfortunately, I receive a text the next morning with the seller reneging on the deal. At the time, I was pretty disappointed, but what can you do? In retrospect, it was probably for the better, as I realized years later that it had a couple of service parts that wasn't mentioned.
A little while later, I got caught up by vintage Rolex and didn't really pursue the Speedmaster side of things for a number of years. The irony is that I really didn't like Rolex before this. Turns out, I just don't care for modern Rolex.
Fast forward to last year; I decide to revisit getting a Speedmaster to commemorate a milestone. At the time, I refined the search to a 105.012-65. I found a nice unpolished -65 from @ndgal. Bank wire sent / received and waited for Fedex. As luck would have it, the package goes missing. Sigh. In the end, everything was handled very professionally and insurance made me whole. Still, the experience soured me once again.
Fast forward again to a month ago, I started considering 105.003s in the search. The more I thought about it, the more the 39mm case, pre-pro dial and no crown guards appealed to me. As it happens, a nice 105.003-65 with b+p popped up on instagram from @DB1983. This time, it gets delivered.
It's a wonderful 105.003-65 with 7912/6 with extract. Everything original minus the service crown. I can honestly say that it was worth the wait.
PS: Anyone got an A1 flat foot crown?
A little while later, I got caught up by vintage Rolex and didn't really pursue the Speedmaster side of things for a number of years. The irony is that I really didn't like Rolex before this. Turns out, I just don't care for modern Rolex.
Fast forward to last year; I decide to revisit getting a Speedmaster to commemorate a milestone. At the time, I refined the search to a 105.012-65. I found a nice unpolished -65 from @ndgal. Bank wire sent / received and waited for Fedex. As luck would have it, the package goes missing. Sigh. In the end, everything was handled very professionally and insurance made me whole. Still, the experience soured me once again.
Fast forward again to a month ago, I started considering 105.003s in the search. The more I thought about it, the more the 39mm case, pre-pro dial and no crown guards appealed to me. As it happens, a nice 105.003-65 with b+p popped up on instagram from @DB1983. This time, it gets delivered.
It's a wonderful 105.003-65 with 7912/6 with extract. Everything original minus the service crown. I can honestly say that it was worth the wait.
PS: Anyone got an A1 flat foot crown?
