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Slenver wrote: Sun Oct 18, 2020 7:46 pm Are there any Speedmaster experts or afficianados here?

My dad passed away last week which was predictably awful. He did however leave me his Speedmaster. I've always liked it but I don't really know much about them. Though I know a lot more after reading up for the last few hours.

I think it must be a 105.003 1969 from what I've read, but it seems pretty tricky to be sure until you open them up. It's possibly got a non-original chrono hand too.

What's really annoying is that although he told me where, when and why he bought it, I can't remember any of it and nor can my mum.

If anyone wants a go at trying to nail down the year then I'd be very grateful.

moth wrote: Sun Oct 18, 2020 10:40 pm Not necessarily. Is there a stamp on the back of the bracelet buckle?

You could take it to an Omega AD and have them take the case back off. That'll give you the model and the calibre.

It'll cost you around 900 quid to have it identified and authenticated by Omega. Then you'll know for sure

https://www.omegawatches.com/en-gb/cust ... d-extracts

Harry wrote: Mon Oct 19, 2020 4:25 am Sorry for your loss.

If you don't mind doing a bit of research then try some of the watch forums. The Omega guys are usually very pedantic and they'll tell you exactly what you have there.

Alternatively you can do what Moth suggests and get Omega to do it, or you can ask for an extract from the archives if you give them the serial number, I think there is a charge of something like £100 for this.

I think you're sitting on about £10-12k worth of watch there, so check your house insurance and/or buy a little safe and hide it away when you're not wearing it.

One more thing, I don't know what Omega do when they service these watches, I've never sent a vintage Omega for service - but some of the Rolex guys have been burnt by this when they sent their heirloom vintage Rolexes off and they came back with loads of new parts on that they didn't want. If you send it for service and you want it left original then make sure you specify EXACTLY what you want done.

v8-powered wrote: Mon Oct 19, 2020 8:17 am Sorry to hear of the circumstances that resulted in you obtaining the watch but what a lovely piece to have handed down - it was clearly well used which is nice to see and not hidden in a box in a drawer somewhere.

Be nice to get in touch with Omega and obtain its history, a nice service and clean too....

Slenver wrote: Mon Oct 19, 2020 8:19 am

v8-powered wrote: Mon Oct 19, 2020 8:17 am Sorry to hear of the circumstances that resulted in you obtaining the watch but what a lovely piece to have handed down - it was clearly well used which is nice to see and not hidden in a box in a drawer somewhere.

Be nice to get in touch with Omega and obtain its history, a nice service and clean too....

Thank you.

Yeah, it was his daily watch. From rough memory he had it for 20 years maybe, possibly a bit longer and he always wore it.

Slenver wrote: Tue Oct 20, 2020 10:06 am Well, I posted on the Omega forums and the consensus seems to be that my brief researching was pretty much spot on - early 105.003 but with replacement hands, bezel and possibly pushers and an 1980s bracelet.

BBC wrote:"The family are naturally delighted as this was a very sentimental piece."

Mr. Dazzle wrote: Mon Nov 02, 2020 9:08 pm What do you reckon to this then...popped up in a banner ad.



Mechanical movement with smartwatch features added in. Uses a 'paperwhite' display like a kindle. I currently wear a 'real' watch on my left hand and a fitbit on my right, so something like this might suit better.

moth wrote: Mon Nov 02, 2020 11:10 pm Not a fan of Kickstarters. If your product's good enough, fund it yourself

Mr. Dazzle wrote: Mon Nov 02, 2020 9:08 pm Mechanical movement with smartwatch features added in. Uses a 'paperwhite' display like a kindle. I currently wear a 'real' watch on my left hand and a fitbit on my right, so something like this might suit better.