HSTE
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Omega Speedmaster 145.022-69 with the "220-bezel" on the rusty beam
When Omega slightly changed the lay-out of the Speedmaster bezel in 1970 (e.g. moving from "dot-over-ninty" to "dot-next-to-ninty") the first batch of the then new bezels had actually a genuine mistake on the scale: instead of 225-200-190 it read 225-220-190. These bezels were only fitted for a very short period in the second half of 1970 until the mistake was discovered and corrected. The watch below is from September 30, 1970.
Happy mid-summer to those on the Northern hemisphere, especially to the ones with a wooden beam ;-)
Cheers, HSTE
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Omega Speedmaster 145.022-69 with the "220-bezel" on the rusty beam
When Omega slightly changed the lay-out of the Speedmaster bezel in 1970 (e.g. moving from "dot-over-ninty" to "dot-next-to-ninty") the first batch of the then new bezels had actually a genuine mistake on the scale: instead of 225-200-190 it read 225-220-...
Remarkable knowledge of Speedmaster history, HSTE!
I'm impressed. Thanks for sharing your pic. M4
This is the kind of attention to detail that stamp collectors exhibit!
I am not surprised that these fine technical details and errors occur. What’s fun is seeing this photographic evidence here. Cheers, Cazalea
Thanks Walter. As to „DON“: if you look at early Speedy Bezels at the scale „90“, .....
..... the dot is on top of the „0“ (zero) whereas on the bezel I showed in this post the dot is next to the „0“ Cheers, HSTE ...
Give me a 220 straight writing any day! . . .
. . . seriously cool stuff, S. Wearing the Mk II . . . . . . today. That's early morning drizzle on the crystal . . . ...
