Great article.
This week marks a year since I bought my first speedie a FOIS, looking at it as I type, it’s my daily and I still love it the same as the day I bought it.
I’ve already bought two more Apollo 8 DS, and the Moonshine Gold 50th....so I’m now a speedy collector with zero regret and no mistakes.
Guess it’s harder when you buy vintage etc but I’ll happily stick to new from my local OB.
Also think I’ve picked a sweet spot as Omega has really lifted its game in speedy limited editions of late!
5. Letting others dictate what to buy
As I grow older, I care less and less about what others think. This also applies to watches. I have ignored a number of good Speedmasters (and other watches) because in the eyes of others, they weren’t cool or worthy enough. “The X-33 is quartz, so it sucks”, is the kind of nonsense I’ve learned to ignore. But I learned the hard way.
I think my "mistake" was not anticipating how much I was going to love my Speedy nor did I anticipate the additional cost of adding as many strap options as possible. A very slippery slope indeed!
Ha! I've spent a large proportion of my free time today browsing for something to store my straps in as even though I am a late arrival to the Speedmaster adventure I'm suffering from strap envy.
In the 1980s & 1990s, it sounds like there was more talk about Speedmaster watches in aviation & spaceflight circles than in the watchworld 😁
Staying away from vintage ?
Everybody has his/her favorites ... wouldn't like to own a reference which I couldn't remember because it looks like an international telephone N°
my mistakes are many: not picking the X33 gen 2 (hard to find now, and you can forget about mint), and in missing out on the many anniversary through indecisions is another
my mistakes are many: not picking the X33 gen 2 (hard to find now, and you can forget about mint), and in missing out on the many anniversary through indecisions is another
Thank you for sharing! The speedy has been my dream watch for some time and I am picking up my first one tomorrow! I have long thought that it t would finalize my watch collection... but it’s stuff like those that makes me think it will just add fuel to the fire lol!
Great read thanks for posting.
Love my Speedy, it is a rare 2019 vintage, with lots of adventures still to come, would I add another, maybe, only time will tell.
my mistakes are many: not picking the X33 gen 2 (hard to find now, and you can forget about mint)
