Stunning Speedy! The only Omega I've had that still retained the red wax was a ploprof.

 

Personally, I liked the "old peel and reveal" technique to premiere the new Speedmaster.

Great watch too!

Nathan

 

Notwithstanding the 'red dot' query - that is a very nice watch.

 

Looks great indeed. Do you happen to know which reference the watch is? I can think of 3 that it might be? Or do you have to open the case and lose your red marker to know what you bought?

 

Yeah I was going to ask if that means you bought the watch without looking inside?

 

Beautiful watch, congrats on the grail! Wear it in good health.

 

Congrats on a really nice watch!

 

The red and blue dots are model paint (Revell brand to be exact), not wax. Red dots were added at the factory, and blue dots were added after factory service. Both were discontinued in June of 2015.

As an anti-tampering device, they were pretty poor. If you were careful the dot would split when the case back was removed and you could line it up again when you closed the watch - the seam would disappear unless you used some decent magnification to see it. I have run cases through the ultrasonic tank and they still had the dot on them when they came out, so it really doesn't have much significance in terms of the watch "never being opened" or anything like that.

As noted, anyone can buy some model paint and put a dot on the watch, and I think in the end this is why Omega discontinued the practice as it was largely ineffective.

Cheers, Al

 

Al, Any idea when Omega started to use the red dot?

 

Thanks!
Why wouldn't the bracelet be original to the watch?
I mean, it even came in the original box..

 

It looks like it could be an 1175 bracelet? Given that this looks like a 145.012 or 145.022 transitional, it's probably slightly too late to be original, unless the watch sat in a dealership for a number of years.

 

The caseback has been opened.
Notice the part of the wax seal on the caseback side is gone already.



Luckily, whoever opened the watch managed to leave a nice "Scar" on the caseback (look right above pushers) when the opener tool slipped on them... (the person I bought the watch from took it to get it appraised... you know how that goes...). I can only assume it happened at that time, because the watch looks like it was hardly worn (if ever...).

 

It is a 1175.

 

1175 are dated... check it and you'll know..

 

Lovely watch. Congrats!

 

No date that I could find anywhere. Or am I missing something?

 

The later 70's ones weren't usually dated.

I'm swaying towards service bracelet. Still a great set.

 

Funny you say "Set", because it also came with these knick knacks...

 

Jesus...in 10 posts you will have a pic of the receipt and then in a few more a pic of the owner...and then a few more a pic of the archive letter.

I kind of like the piecemeal reveal...

So what reference is IT? Killer piece...

 

Whoops, sorry, It's a 145.012

An no, no pictures of the owner (which I actually asked for).
I was told by the grandson (whom I bought the watch from) that he will try looking for some, but he said "Honestly, I can't really remember him wearing it, it was just sitting in a closet for all of these years"

And this is the last picture, (I promise..)