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Speedmaster Mark Bracelets Posted By: John Kennedy

Date: 10/13/07 20:06:17 GMT

Can someone please confirm the correct bracelet and endpieces for the Mark II and the correct bracelet and endpieces for the Mark IV?

Original, no. Well, I probably still have an original Mark II bracelet on my unaltered Red/Orange, but it's one of the Mexican made bracelets... Which I personally consider only somewhat above junk. I feel they are over fussy, not especially sturdy [due to the intricate nature of the 5-piece links] and I can only rarely find them the right length or enough pieces and parts to get them to fit me.

Secondly, There are no end pieces for any of the Mark Series watches, and I'm including the "So-Called Mark 4.5", unless you want to talk about the "Mark 40" as some of the Japanese sites/collectors/books/magazines refer to certain models. All of the Mark's take straight ended bracelets [save for the Mark V which has an integrated bracelet], unless one counts the Cushion Cased Seamaster style Mark III"s which I frankly am not certain that those cushion cased models aren't just redialed Seamasters. I mean who'd know [ok, except for Marco Richon, John Diethelm and the rest of OVI].

Here is what I have my Mark Series watches on [look in the Notes section]:

Omega Speedmaster Mark Series
Line:
Ref.#:
Year:
Calibre:
Description:
Height:
Width
Thickness:
Weight:
Lugs:
Notes:
with Crown:
without Crown:
1
145.014
1970
c.861

Mark II Professional (SS)...

45
44
41.75
14.55
134.61
20

Stainless Ver. weight on 1162/173

2
176.002
1971
c.1040

Mark III(a) Auto/Pro.

51.6
43.5
41
15.9
157.165
22

Weight is on an Omega 1162/172

3
176.009
1974
c.1040

Mark IV Professional.

45
44.65
41.6
15.
144.7
22

Weight is on an Omega 1162/172

4
376.0806
1984
c.1045

Mark V.

44.5
45.25
43.75
14.2
126.40
n/a

Weight is on integrated bracelet

and what I have my c.1045's on [again, look in the Notes section]:

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Omega Speedmaster Day-Date Automatic c.1045's
Line:
Ref.#:
Year:
Calibre:
Description:
Height:
Width
Thickness:
Weight:
Lugs:
Notes:
with Crown:
without Crown:
1
176.0012
1974
c.1045

Mark IV case.

45
44
42
15
134.05
22

Weight is on an Omega 1162/172 bracelet

2
176.0014(l)
1974
c.1045

TV Dial/Link Bracelet.

42.8
42.2
39.7
15.8
139.68
n/a

Mexican Made Bracelet (376.0805 2nd Ref.)

3
176.0014(b)
1974
c.1045

TV Dial/Bar Bracelet.

43
42
40
15.7
152.6
n/a

2nd Case Ref 376.0805 (Bclt 1204/212)

4
176.0015
1974
c.1045

Tonneau /Bar Bracelet..

43.2
42.0
39.0
15.1
155.15
n/a

2nd Case Ref 376.0804 (Bclt 1204/212)

5
176.0016
1974
c.1045

Tonneau/Link Bracelet.

44.1
42.0
39.0
15.1
126.67
22

Wt. on Omega/Mex. unnumbered Bracelet

6
176.0017
1974
c.1045

Prototype, never sold

?
?
?
?
?
?

Unreleased model, only exists on paper

7
376.0806
1984
c.1045

Mark V

44.8
45.25
44.1
14.2
126.4
n/a

Weight is on integrated bracelet

8
376.0822
1987
c.1045

Moonwatch Case.

48.3
43.05
42.1
15.35
118.9
20

Weight is on an Omega 1450 Bracelet

Note: Very little is known about the 176.0017 prototype because it was never made in quantity and no examples are known to exist today.

If, John, you're looking for the correct original bracelet for a 176.007 [which is the cushion Case c.1040 Seamaster, the bracelet for them is a 1170 with the 653 end pieces as per Colin's post over at our good friend's at WUS's Omega Forum:
My 176.007 finally found a bracelet!:
Depending on the lug width, that same bracelet with the same [or properly sized end pieces] would also fit c.321 and c.861 Cushion Cased Seamasters of similar appearance...
145.xxx where xxx = 016, 019, 020 and 029 in order from top to bottom...

Also - Does the bracelet for the 176.0012 (Mark 4.5) have a number or is it just known as the "Made in Mexico" bracelet.

Typically they came on Mexican made bracelets in my experience.

Chuck...I am looking in your general direction. :)

Such is my lot in life!

Thanks a bunch.

I hope this helps! Good hunting, and as you can see I'm in the market for several 1170/653 bracelets! [and I own a pair of 176.007's like Colin's which need them too!]

John

-- Chuck

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