Omega

HI,

 I have 2 questions about Omega speedmaster :

•      The first question is about the bezel : I can't define chronology. I read on "chronomania" (a French watch's forum) that the accent on the word "tachymètre" seems to have disappeared in 1969 to re-appear in 1996 (although that all the people doesn’t agree with this hypothesis, I think that it must be correct) however I haven’t any information about the dot upside or on the right of the “90”.

Ex :  105003 with dot on the right of the 90 

Ex : 105003 with dot upside the 90 :

  There are many examples like this with 105012 where the dot of the 90 is sometimes upside, sometimes on the right…

 

•      Second question is about the crowns, I think there are 3 kinds of omega speedmaster ‘s crowns  :

First, is the recent crown (with well rounded omega logo), ex :

 

=> I would like to know since when this kind of crown have been use ? 

 

And 2 kinds of vintage crowns but I don’t know when one or the other have been used (I see 105012 with the 2 kinds of crowns).

Ex : (the vintage big size Omega logo, picture credit : 105012 of did on fam).

Ex : (the vintage small size Omega logo, picture credit : 105012 of valentin33 on chronomania).

If someone knows answers

Sorry for my my approximate English

                    Thank a lot

                           pierre37

 

hi there pierre,

for what its worth i have two 69 speedies and both have the high dot 90 bezel . i can only assume that many earlier speedmasters have had replacement bezels fitted and that the original bezels are no longer available. hopefully someone with more knowledge than i can clarify this.

regards simon

... has been published on Timezone-Italy.  It is in italian, but it is based on observatons by a few of the best Speedmaster people around, Gino Balbi and others

forum.timezoneitalia.com

In teh same site tehre is also a nice one on the push-buttons of Sppedmasters.

Regarding the crowns, what I know is that the second one you mention is the one used in all 2998s, and has a diameter of 6.7mm.

The third one I had never seen before, the first one is of later production.

Best wishes
Franco

Best   Franco

it is however a 100% original bezel. i was considering putting a new one on, but am a bit worried that it might be different.

 

hope this helps in your quest for the truth.

Graham 

 

ok for bezels (Franco's link is very interesting), thank.

But about crowns ? anybody have some infos ?