Request: Speedmaster Mark II replication - Gauging interest

[d4m.test]

I'm also interested in one

 

[omegac11]

I have been looking for one of these !!! Anyone making a rep yet?

 

[amcm]

anyone know if you can put a valjoux this box?

 

[amcm]

I bought one of these in aliexpres, with the idea of putting a valjoux 7750 and another dial and hands, but I'm not sure if entered well

 

[scubalizard]

add me!!

 

[beastie456]

I have looked into the Speedmaster line real and fake. The fakes are simply the wrong size never mind dial spacing. To get the one that even comes close in appearance is $400 plus. It's an automatic movement which is not a big deal. The chrono functions may or may not work which is not life or death either. They are 2mm too big in diameter and they are too thick. They scream fake. Not as bad as buying some gaudy piece of junk from Walmart, Macy's or fake junk from Canal St. but not far off.

The simple solution is to buy the Speedmaster "reduced" / "automatic" for a 1000 bucks as opposed to buying a fake that you will never be happy with.
I picked up an 18K plated with champagne face two weeks ago and I am getting a more traditional black face, black bezel this week.
OK, so a 1000 bucks is a chunk of change but when you weigh it against the resale value of a fake or possibly investing more time and money in the fake to make it look less fake it makes more sense to save the beer vouchers for something that will satisfy the itch more than a fake ever could. To use a car analogy you can take a Honda Civic and drop a V8 in and spend a lot of time and money making it beat the snot out of a Ferrari in a straight line but it is still a Honda Civic when you are done with it.

The great thing about a speedmaster "reduced", from my perspective as anything but an expert, is it can't be faked. The serial is right there on the back of the case and one glance at the thickness and size will tell you its authentic.

Don't get me wrong if I could pick up an accurate rep speedmaster with snoopy sleeping on his little house I would be all over it at the right price. If I could source the real face or fake one for the watch I would modify a real Speedmaster Pro with it.

Just my 2 cents.

 

[magoohkg]

I'm in!


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[amcm]

Hello, I meant not to look this clock to the original, I meant to put a generic dial and valjoux 7750, I like this box and wanted to leave sterile but automatic, so wondering if anyone knows if it can be placed inside one 7750 , thanks

 

[Airsupply]

Let's keep this going!

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[scubalizard]

How is the quarts version. Looking at this one and the bull head in quarts.

 

[sneed12?]

Subdial spacing is always an issue with the most common 1861 Speedmasters. No rep movement comes close. I don't know much about the newer Mk II and it's movement, but I'd imagine that accurately reproducing the sub spacing and the lumed tachymeter will be an obstacle.

The gen of this watch uses the Omega 3300 caliber, which is an Omega-modified ETA 7753. So any 7750 or 7753-based clone movement will have correct-for-this-model subdial spacing.

 

[Overclocked]

Sign me up! I would buy an accurate version in a heartbeat

 

[Overclocked]

I remember seeing a comment somewhere that the quartz rep was available in a case size less than the usual 45mm. Anyone know of a version closer to the gen size or am I out of luck?

 

[sinnknowmore]

I'll take one.


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[Pj788]

quartz version

I remember seeing a comment somewhere that the quartz rep was available in a case size less than the usual 45mm. Anyone know of a version closer to the gen size or am I out of luck?

 

[Overclocked]

quartz version

Is this in a 42mm gen size case? Every rep i see is a 45/46mm monster. If you know of a 42mm please let me know where I can find one.

 

[shelby1501]

I'm glad to see this thread is still alive. I had quartz in the meantime and I don't like it all as it's just too far from real thing but if this gets repped, I'm still in! :thumbsup:

 

[Overclocked]

I'm glad to see this thread is still alive. I had quartz in the meantime and I don't like it all as it's just too far from real thing but if this gets repped, I'm still in! :thumbsup:

Are you referring to the case size by any chance? I wanted a cheap rep to try this out before going for the vintage gen but if it's much bigger then there is no point.

 

[shelby1501]

Yes, mostly on case size. I haven't measured it but it doesn't feel at all like 42 and it's completely unbalanced.

 

[Dutch85]

Just to reanimate this thread:

Im completely new to the rep game (Ha!) and my first order was a CrPO 42 being a nice watch and very close to gen.

But!

If they would release a decent MK II (maaybe in orange and black) i would buy both versions and another pair just out of gratitude!

For me one of the alltime classics!