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Jack.Cordingley
·I was given one of my grandpa's old Omegas, and from the brief research I've done, I have found a few things, but I don't know exactly what I have here.
Upon initial inspection, the dial says it is a Speedmaster Mark III. However, the case and bracelet are a Speedmaster 125, and the 9 o'clock subdial has the same hands and colour as the Speedmaster 125. My grandpa was good at keeping all the original box and papers, but all I can make out is that the watch was purchased in 1973, the same year the Speedmaster 125 was released. My assumption of what I got here was that it was once a Speedmaster 125 that had to have its dial replaced and hands all updated, but the watchmaker didn't bother to update the 9 o'clock hands or subdial. Please let me know if there is anything I am missing or did not mention/realize in the write-up above, whether it is case, dial, movement-related, etc.
On a separate note, I really like this watch, but the Speedmaster 125 case is just too big, chunky, and unappealing to me, so I seldom wear this watch for that reason. However, I do like the cases on the Seamaster 176.001/176.007. Please correct me if I am wrong, but would switching all the guts I already have into one of those cases be a complicated process? I understand this would be a total Frankenstein job (Mark III dial, 125 movement, and a Seamaster case), but in that case, I would find myself wearing the watch more and would prefer the look. If this is possible, where abouts could I source one of those cases, and what might be a reasonable cost? All advice is greatly appreciated!
Upon initial inspection, the dial says it is a Speedmaster Mark III. However, the case and bracelet are a Speedmaster 125, and the 9 o'clock subdial has the same hands and colour as the Speedmaster 125. My grandpa was good at keeping all the original box and papers, but all I can make out is that the watch was purchased in 1973, the same year the Speedmaster 125 was released. My assumption of what I got here was that it was once a Speedmaster 125 that had to have its dial replaced and hands all updated, but the watchmaker didn't bother to update the 9 o'clock hands or subdial. Please let me know if there is anything I am missing or did not mention/realize in the write-up above, whether it is case, dial, movement-related, etc.
On a separate note, I really like this watch, but the Speedmaster 125 case is just too big, chunky, and unappealing to me, so I seldom wear this watch for that reason. However, I do like the cases on the Seamaster 176.001/176.007. Please correct me if I am wrong, but would switching all the guts I already have into one of those cases be a complicated process? I understand this would be a total Frankenstein job (Mark III dial, 125 movement, and a Seamaster case), but in that case, I would find myself wearing the watch more and would prefer the look. If this is possible, where abouts could I source one of those cases, and what might be a reasonable cost? All advice is greatly appreciated!
