What do you think about this mark 2 racing

milhouse · Oct 25, 2017

It is very strange:
The hands seems faded together with the dial, and the bracelet seems weared with the case...
Are there no probabilities that the hands and bracelet are not aftermarket and "born with the watch"?

flame · Oct 25, 2017

Hi

It's an early MkII ' racing ' config in my opinion - I prefer this hour/minute handset & love the fading of the chrono & sub dial !

If you can buy it cheap enough , I would find a donor Case that hasn't been polished within a inch of it's life....

I would back it up with a picture or 2 if Photobucket wasn't such a PoS now 😀

Best - Neil

TomGW · Oct 25, 2017

flame
Hi

It's an early MkII ' racing ' config in my opinion - I prefer this hour/minute handset & love the fading of the chrono & sub dial !

If you can buy it cheap enough , I would find a donor Case that hasn't been polished within a inch of it's life....

I would back it up with a picture or 2 if Photobucket wasn't such a PoS now 😀

Best - Neil

100% correct. The hour & minute hands are correct for the first iteration of the 'Racing Dial'. I'm not certain if this is the earliest crystal, where the word 'Tachymetre' was positioned closer to the outer edge.

Neil, I have a feeling that the 'picture or 2' you're thinking of would be very familiar to me. The French one??

milhouse · Oct 26, 2017

flame
Hi

It's an early MkII ' racing ' config in my opinion - I prefer this hour/minute handset & love the fading of the chrono & sub dial !

Thank You Neil.
I would be very happy if it's true, because I prefer this hour/minute handset too. I can't find any proof about it. Do you have any pictures or advertising catalogue where I can see racing dial with this alternative hand set?

And what about 1098/154 bracelet? It could be right?

Paolo

flame · Oct 26, 2017

Hi Paolo

The ' French ' one for reference....HTH's

Best - Neil

milhouse · Oct 26, 2017

Thank you Neil.
Exactly the same of mine. Also the crystal similar to mine.

Fantastic with the racing strap!
Why do you call it "The French One"?

What do you think about the bracelet 1098/154? Could be correct for this early configuration?

Thanks a lot.
Paolo

flame · Oct 26, 2017

Hi Paolo

Unfortunately , this bracelet did not come with the MkII....read this very informative post re BCT's:

https://omegaforums.net/threads/fro...ge-seamaster-and-speedmaster-bracelets.45883/

The only reason I named it like that was because I bought it from a Gay couple in the south of France 😀

Best - Neil

milhouse · Oct 27, 2017

flame
If you can buy it cheap enough , I would find a donor Case that hasn't been polished within a inch of it's life....

Neil

Thank you.

They ask me 1400 euros. Is it too much for these conditions?

I would find a 1159 bracelet, a new case and clean the movement.

Otherwise, as I am a vintage guy, I could leave it in original condition.
Which are your advices for a minimal restoration?

milhouse · Oct 28, 2017

Back side and movement? All ok?
Thank you

milhouse · Nov 5, 2017

An old Omega catalogue about the early Racing configurazione of handset and bracelet

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