Thoughts on this 105.002-62

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Hi. I'm diving deep into collecting vintage Speedies and I was recently offered a 105.002-62 transitional pre-profession pre moon. The price is fair for a known dealer. Rough bezel, but he said the only blemish on the dial is below the word Speedmaster that you have to use a camera to see. Lume is more beige than the pics shown. No sugar rings in the subdials. Movement was professionally serviced.

The major issue of course is the baton hands. Should be Alpha hands. I can wait to source them.

Is this a good example? Or would you rather invest in an actual 2998 or get a good 105.003 if this was being offered around $11k.
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According to MWO there are 2 versions of this reference- the earlier version with alpha hands, and a later version with baton hands. But the Baton versions apparently only seen with later movement SN 20 mil range, and this watch SN appears to be 19 mil ? I cant quite read it.
Also crown not original 24 A-1, and sweep hand should be drop end, not straight. So maybe this is an earlier watch with replaced handset? Do you have inside caseback photo? See what the experts think I'm just a Speedy fan with MWO.