Understanding the Menutia of DON Speedy Bezels

semdot14
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Hey all! I am on the search for a correct bezel of my 145.022-68 transitional speedy. I picked it up at a price that would allow me to get the two pieces (the other being the correct caseback) missing from an otherwise nice watch with a deep black dial and intaked evenly patina’d lume. thanks to @Spacefruit and the speedy101 site, I have a decent idea of what to look for, but I understand there are slight variants depending on the year. As far as this transitional piece goes, what should I keep an eye out for? Thanks!
 
SOG53
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Speedmaster101 has photos of good examples, also section on bezels which should give you answer.
More details on bezels in MWO
Using advanced search here on OF will unearth lots of good threads also.

Photos of the watch always attracts more interest
 
Aludic
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Hi!

Congrats on landing what appears to be a very nice Speedy with some minor work to do to get to a real beauty!
Finding a nice and fitting DON Bezel is certainly possible. In principle, any genuine DON bezel will fit on any 60s Speedmaster case (provided neither component has been altered over the course of its life).

I do wonder though; should we interpret your question as if you are looking for a DON with the exact right little quirks to others mounted on similar 145.022-68's? That's a lot harder to answer. For instance, some DON bezels have had the tendency to turn blue. Those would not be 'correct' on an 145.022-68 as they are typically found on -64 references.

To my knowledge, though, there is no such specific quirk to the bezels commonly observed on 145.022-68's. So, any DON in a condition that is desirable to you and produces a watch where all pieces show a commensurate degree of wear / condition, would be a good result.

Hope this helps!
 
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