Hello everybody! What do you think about the speedy Apollo 17 40th Anniversary ? It was a little flop when it’s released. Is someone here having one ?

 

This watch does not like everyone. Since it is hard to read. But everyone has a different taste and I like the clock because it is different. At the beginning of the year I was able to get a new one, therefore also with 5 years of warranty.

 

I quite like the look.
Very unloved by a lot of Omega collectors.

 

Thanks! Have you got a photo in the dark ?

 

Yes, actually very unloved. Perhaps it will change in the future ? Or not...

 

Unfortunately not

 

It was a very bold design, too bold it seems for the market to absorb. Still available from Omega. Does it become collectible in the future, I suspect it will on some level.

 

My local OB has a new one in stock, they keep dribbling through but they rarely find a buyer.

The whole dial tribute is just too much, destroys any legibility, particularly the chrono registers.

 

In my opinion this model is a flop. Legibility is very poor and it looks like a commemorative coin strapped to a bracelet. That said who cares what I think - taste is subjective and if this is someone’s cup of tea that’s all that matters. Watches are there to be enjoyed. Out of curiosity what does the back look like? I kind of feel the front should be the back....

 

It can't be any worse than the front.

 

The concept of the Speedmasters is legibility, fast and easy, even under sub-optimal conditions.

This limited edition completely flies in the face of all that.

I suspect that, if I wore one, I would spontaneously grimace every time I glanced at its face, literally. Which is the opposite of what I prefer to do when I glance at a watch I’m wearing.

 

I personally like it a lot and this is why I bought it. But truly it is not a watch for the hard core WIS. Association with a classic Moonwatch is practically invisible outside, no reminiscence of any kind!

 

I'm sorry, I don't understand WIS?

 

WIS = Watch Idiot Savant. It's a self deprecating term for an individual deep into the details and nuances of the hobby.

 

Thank you for that. I don't think I qualify to that level, although I may in a few years. I certainly like watches and have recently purchased some low-end Omegas for my collection (a 1970 Stainless Seamaster and a 1975 Gold-plated Geneve). I am new to this forum, but enjoy seeing that there are other people with even more of a passion for old watches than me.

 

Wait for Hst**kY to write a "story" (pump it) about it, and you'll see them double in price overnight and market driedup. Same as with TinTin and many other ....

 

False !

 

Buy it at a discount, swap the face (keep old one), wear it till it it goes up in value, swap face back, sell at profit...

 

Top of the flop!

 

Not everyone likes them, but if you're a collector, you can not miss them. I'm glad to have her with the others in the collection