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Vintage Manual Omega Speedmaster 145.012 on EBay

  1. The Father Went out for smokes in ‘78 not seen since Dec 10, 2019

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    just going with this statement.
    Dial and hands. Incredible. Full lume, all original and untouched.
    I could be completely wrong, but does the lume look like a kid did the job, kinda like pudding. Or am I a dork and don’t know what I am looking at, it is supposed to look this way. eBay item number 223788375281
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  2. gefmey Dec 10, 2019

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    Don't worry, when the sun hits it, it'll melt.
     
  3. OMEGuy Dec 10, 2019

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    You aren't wrong at all. Bad relume work. It's not only the "pudding", it's also the black shadows around it. Then there's some slight water damage and the hands don't look good.
     
  4. Nla91 Dec 11, 2019

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    It could be original lume. Some 145.012’s did have this puffy uneven lume. The black shadow around it could indicate it has been stabilized.
     
  5. Nla91 Dec 11, 2019

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    Also the hands look good to me. You need to do a UV test to insure it’s tritium.
     
  6. padders Oooo subtitles! Dec 11, 2019

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    I say relume. Certainly some Ed Whites have wonky lume, less so Pros but that looks like it was put on with an icing bag. That and the black shadows around the plots scream that there has been a major dial intervention. UV wouldn’t necessarily help, some relumers add Zinc Sulphide to the mix to mimic the short lived glow of spent tritium lume.
     
  7. BlackTalon This Space for Rent Dec 11, 2019

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    The way the dial step doesn't telegraph through the lume definitely makes me think it's a relume
     
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  8. Badwolf Dec 11, 2019

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  9. ryankelly Dec 11, 2019

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    The seller should include "absolutely delicious" in the description
     
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  10. JanV Dec 11, 2019

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    Very good point! :thumbsup:
     
  11. JwRosenthal Dec 11, 2019

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    My lady, who does cake decoration for a living, would be horrified by that poor piping work!
     
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