Which 145.022 would you keep?

One of my best friends of 10 years does a lot of work on watches for me (not a watchmaker but he’s very skilled). He has been with me through a divorce, has been there when I was down- he is the kind we all want as a close friend. This year I found myself with several silver dialed 60’s Seamasters- all different but almost redundant. He has a 2 year old, wife is a public middle school science teacher, and works for his small family business and needless to say- doesn’t make much money. I gave him one of my Seamasters this year for Xmas- I have several, so I don’t miss it and it meant the world to him.

Unless this friend is of that variety- keep the Speedmaster.

In all seriousness, if your buddy is just looking for “a Speedmaster” and isn’t an avid collector- this watch is more than he needs and you will miss it. Any post ‘72 would work for him and he can get a nice 90’s-00’s era one for the sub- $3.5k mark, serviced with full kit