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$30,000 Speedy
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They continued to get more bizarre and I believe it culminated with a thread asking if someone could wear their Speedmaster in the pool. The answer of course is yes, provided the watch has been serviced within the last few years and past a pressure test- that’s the short answer. But it became a debate in “is 50 meters actually 50 meters”- and after about 1/2 dozen pages of pedantic shit- half of us just pushed the thread off the rails- couldn’t take it anymore.
So for those who are relatively new to us, if anyone says “can you wear it in the pool”, “can you mow the lawn with it”, “is 50 meters actually 50 meters” and you see me yell SNORKEL! Then you know the thread is headed to being locked.
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·About 2-3 years ago there were a host of threads posted by well meaning new members who had clearly just gotten into the mechanical watch hobby (Covid+salaried job+work at home+ nowhere to go = watch obsession). Some basic newbie questions like how many times to a wind a Speedmaster, can I mow my lawn with a Speedmaster, can I use a jackhammer with a Speedmaster.
They continued to get more bizarre and I believe it culminated with a thread asking if someone could wear their Speedmaster in the pool. The answer of course is yes, provided the watch has been serviced within the last few years and past a pressure test- that’s the short answer. But it became a debate in “is 50 meters actually 50 meters”- and after about 1/2 dozen pages of pedantic shit- half of us just pushed the thread off the rails- couldn’t take it anymore.
So for those who are relatively new to us, if anyone says “can you wear it in the pool”, “can you mow the lawn with it”, “is 50 meters actually 50 meters” and you see me yell SNORKEL! Then you know the thread is headed to being locked.
Ops, not sure what happened with my phone, since it only showed your post without the quote, so I thought you were asking question.
But I do agree with al your points above. Recently, people troll/rants on me because I posted the same picture above in a speedmaster group on Facebook. They said things about the theory depth rating, dynamic pressure … They even dont know that water resistance is part of METAS.
I quote what Omega said about water resistance in their website’s FAQ section, tell them about METAS, asking them to search this forum for related threads. Convincing them that my watch is performed water resistance tested before/after being used in the pool … with no luck. I’m still a troller with no facts in their eyes
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··Burt Macklin, FBI
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The way you know it’s fake is he’s wearing a snorkel….silly fake astronaut, we know which watch is the only appropriate watch for Snorkeling 😉
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·They continued to get more bizarre and I believe it culminated with a thread asking if someone could wear their Speedmaster in the pool
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·Thank you for your post. I purchased my Speedmaster Moon watch a couple months ago from an Omega Boutique. My salesperson made a point of telling me "oh don't bring your Speedmaster into the water and if you get it wet washing your hands, etc. be sure to dry it immediately." And, yes she was dead serious. From my previous review of the Omega website I knew this was counter to the specs not to mention the test results for my watch. However, I just spent $7,000 on a watch and thought maybe I need to keep it out of the water because if I go swimming and it leaks I'd have to bring it to the OB and explain why I didn't listen to them. Obviously, now thanks to this forum I know better. I can't speak for others, but this might explain some of the confusion.
if you buy a new Speedmaster and it leaks during your warranty period, bring it back to the boutique knowing ithat unless you dropped it and compromised the case in some way, it’s not your fault.
Now if one chooses to buy a used Speedmaster and has never had it serviced, has no clue the last time the seals were replaced and decided to do a drunken cannonball in the in-laws pool, then that’s on you.
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·How does this keep happening?!
Thank you
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··Burt Macklin, FBIMy salesperson made a point of telling me "oh don't bring your Speedmaster into the water and if you get it wet washing your hands, etc. be sure to dry it immediately."
I should really go throw these away now… useless “space” trash!
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·I get that the chance of water exposure on the moon is slim, but do you (global “you” as I’m really addressing the people that say the Speedy can’t be exposed to water) really think NASA would have approved a watch that shuttered at the faintest exposure to water?
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··Burt Macklin, FBIYeah I understand you shouldn't use the pushers under water
https://omegaforums.net/threads/question-on-speedy-chrono-buttons.131984/
Even if water managed to get under the pusher cap, water will flow in the direction of least resistance, so if you press the pusher down with water under the cap, it would like come right back out the same gasp where it entered.
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·Now how do we define “energetic motion”- would using a jackhammer under water be considered energetic motion? And if my Speedmaster is off 3 seconds after using a jackhammer under water, should I bring it back to the OB and raise holy hell?
😀 Presumably one would be ok mowing seaweed though?
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··Yoda of YodelersFake news! Just like the moon landing, that was shot in a studio in the Univeraal backlot with the photographer looking through a fish tank. Just propaganda to sell Motorsport watches to divers….despite them making watches for divers too.
The way you know it’s fake is he’s wearing a snorkel….silly fake astronaut, we know which watch is the only appropriate watch for Snorkeling 😉
If it’s not inappropriate to say so, I really like your lume pips
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·Now how do we define “energetic motion”- would using a jackhammer under water be considered energetic motion? And if my Speedmaster is off 3 seconds after using a jackhammer under water, should I bring it back to the OB and raise holy hell?
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·Took my phone with a lifeproof case on under water....it failed and destroyed my phone (years ago).
Glad I learned my lesson. Just because you can, doesn't mean I will- however I totally would with a dive watch!
Glad I learned my lesson. Just because you can, doesn't mean I will- however I totally would with a dive watch!
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