Rolex collectors are like "I have the Sub, Sub date, Hulk, Starbucks, steel Pepsi on oyster, Batman, and Bluesy. My collection is diversified."
Speedy collectors are like "No need to get a Sapphire Sandwich and a Hesalite. They're way too similar."
The cornerstone of collector rationalization is the justification of more watches based on the tiniest bit of minutiae. What are you trying to do here, drive people to therapy?
I have and Ed White and a FOIS, so in a sense, Hesalite and Sapphire versions of the same watch, and also a gold Reverso. Does this make me a bad person?
My gold dress watches stay at home in the watch box -- I lost my appreciation for them years ago.
I probably wouldn’t go as far as bad.
“Eccentric”, maybe.
We all forget that what passes for normal on an Omega forum would seem strange to 99% of people
So my Speedy (3861 Sapphire w/bracelet) has become my favorite watch in my collection...I rotate it, but wear it 4-5 days each week.
I've been running scenarios in my head if I should get the Hesalite (w/ strap) and use it more as a dress watch (nice dinners & events) so I can use the Sapphire for everyday use since the crystal is more robust (dings, desk diving, etc..).
The Hesalite also makes the dial pop and you also got that nice distortion that the box sapphire cannot achieve.....in addition, I can equip each with different straps and wear the one that strikes my fancy that morning/event, probably reducing the frequency of swapping straps and scratching the inner surfaces of the lugs.....
I've read the threads about owning multiple Speedmasters, but just curious if a few people get both Moonwatches as I described above ...or get a different color dial Speedy for their second option....
Feel free to post pics and thanks in advance for your replies....
