G99
13685
commonly known as 'the reduced' due to its 39mm case size
as others have said there were a large variety in the 1990's some only sold in certain countries. the steel bezel and that case size match the triple date sometimes known as the mk40. on checking one of my books, the japanese bible of speedmasters i see that that case/bezel and dial configuration is under the ref ST1750043 cal 1155 from 1991, but the subdials are silver on black dial. i havent checked the time capsule yet, but the likelihood is that there was also a dial with black subs.
these japanese books are great as long as only the pics and numbers matter.
Graham
Help! is this a fake?
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Slight corrections...
...to my earlier post. This watch seems to be a non-limited edition variant of the reference ST.175.0043, originally in a black leather strap. This particular model was launched primarily for the French market in the early 1990's. It is fitted with a 17 J...