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Was out shopping with the wife today and had to pop in to the Omega boutique. Wanted to see if they had a dsotm but only had the Appollo 8 in store.

Tried it on for size and wow what a beautiful watch!!
Was surprised at how well the 44.5mm fitted.
Was much smaller than I imagined.

Anyone own this watch and what's your thoughts?

Thanks
 
stevec14
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I owned it for some time. Really enjoyed it and as you say didn’t wear its stated size. For me it was just a little large however (it’s in my avatar) but a great watch no doubt.

Nice and slim with the manual movement
 
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I bought mine 2 days ago, it is a stunning watch. Love it . Such a watch, if it is even little bigger for your wrist, dont bother. It is a piece of Art as you will enjoy it!
 
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stevec14 stevec14
I owned it for some time. Really enjoyed it and as you say didn’t wear its stated size. For me it was just a little large however (it’s in my avatar) but a great watch no doubt.

Nice and slim with the manual movement

What did you trade it in for if you don't mind me asking?
 
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《007》 《007》
I bought mine 2 days ago, it is a stunning watch. Love it . Such a watch, if it is even little bigger for your wrist, dont bother. It is a piece of Art as you will enjoy it!

Lucky man!!
Size was perfect for me. It looked smaller than my 42mm PO I was wearing.
Did you buy new and get much discount?

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Lucky man!!
Size was perfect for me. It looked smaller than my 42mm PO I was wearing.
Did you buy new and get much discount?

Thanks

i took it new from OB. Normally the discount rate is very bad here, like 5% to 10%. but if you are a returning buyer ( buy another Omega from them ), u will get 5 to 10% more. in my case, i got 15%.
 
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What did you trade it in for if you don't mind me asking?
Not at all - I did a bit of collection trimming so let it go with a few watches and picked up a black bay 58.

The Apollo is a great watch, but my collection at the time featured a few reasonable value pieces and I decided to trim down a bit. The Apollo lost out by virtue of being less versatile than others
 
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Hands down my favorite speedy, hopefully I’ll be able to get one some day!
 
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Its one of my favourite watches and for me its the Dark Side of the Moon that I have been looking for the Black Ceramic makes it feel quite light and it is also one of (if not) the slimmest speedmasters out there at 12mm thickness!, add on top of it the beautiful elaborate dial with all the bells and whistles of a classic speedmaster . Bonuses Innovative take on a skeleton dial, the race theme, the laser engraved moon surface, the lower price to the mainline Darksides and you've got a hell of a bargain.
 
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The perfect 44.25 mm watch for us small wrist guys.
Can’t say this about any other watch (most watches, even my favourites have atleast some small thing I don’t like) however for me the Apollo 8 is perfect, not a thing I’d change.
I’d be my pick for a cult classic someday, if it’s not already.
 
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I have seen the Apollo 8 and it is really beautiful. I own the original DSOTM. It’s not small and it’s not thin, and do you know what else it’s not...ever leaving my possession. I love it! I am not a big guy...5’ 11” and 165lb (that’s 11 stone 11 pounds for the Brits), someone I know described me as “a skeleton”....and I find the watch perfect. If money (and wife) were no object, I would get the Apollo 8 (and a GSOTM) in a heartbeat.
 
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I own one as well and I have to say I consider selling the original DSotM as I like A8 much much more. The only thing I don’t like that much is original strap. I’ve put mine on NATO ASAP.

Simply buy it if you like it. You won’t regret 😉
 
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Dedlock Dedlock
Its one of my favourite watches and for me its the Dark Side of the Moon that I have been looking for the Black Ceramic makes it feel quite light and it is also one of (if not) the slimmest speedmasters out there at 12mm thickness!, add on top of it the beautiful elaborate dial with all the bells and whistles of a classic speedmaster . Bonuses Innovative take on a skeleton dial, the race theme, the laser engraved moon surface, the lower price to the mainline Darksides and you've got a hell of a bargain.

Yeah I really surprised at how well it sat on the wrist, didn't feel like a 44mm at all. I'm still wanting to see and try the DSOTM & GSOTM but this is a real contender for my next watch...
 
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Dedlock Dedlock
Its one of my favourite watches and for me its the Dark Side of the Moon that I have been looking for the Black Ceramic makes it feel quite light and it is also one of (if not) the slimmest speedmasters out there at 12mm thickness!, add on top of it the beautiful elaborate dial with all the bells and whistles of a classic speedmaster . Bonuses Innovative take on a skeleton dial, the race theme, the laser engraved moon surface, the lower price to the mainline Darksides and you've got a hell of a bargain.

Absolutely beautiful can't stop watching videos on it now!! When I was told it was £2k less than the normal DSOTM it suddenly had even more appeal to it.
 
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Just to provide you with a complete picture some of the watch's potential drawbacks are

1) Some users found the dial to be too busy which caused them some difficulty in determining the time.

2)the speedmaster baton hands might take some time to get used too as it blends a little with the dial.

3) there is some confusion with the launch of the new red version "team alnighi".



I personally dont have any issues but it is a fair initial observation that might deter some from purchasing it.
 
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Hey There...

I got mine about a 18 months ago. It truly is a very interesting time piece.
A veteran of doing a good number of Pink Floyd Laser shows The DSOTM
was a no brainer for me.
The Moon face detail is amazing-but busy. The dial was a bit visually a workout
At first glance. Perhaps the colour of the hands might have been brighter.
It gets harder to read as a function of age. (That could be Me-Lol!)
I put a Black Alligator Strap with a Titanium- ceramic Clasp on mine.
The original strap was a bit on the small side.This gives it a bit of a richer
look.
 
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As others have said the Apollo 8 is an easy watch to wear, size shouldn't be an issue. Very distinctive movement treatment, will eventually be a classic and sought after when it is finally discontinued. A relatively limited production item that Omega has never indicated how many they make or plan to make, kind of like a stealth Snoopy.
 
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I have been watching a few vids on this and what's selling me is the ceramic and toughness... yet it's only 50M. I (almost) pulled the trigger...but I just don't get that and can't get my head around it... for the life of me why not a higher water resistance? Anyone know why they didn't do this or am I just overthinking this as an issue?
 
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I have been watching a few vids on this and what's selling me is the ceramic and toughness... yet it's only 50M. I (almost) pulled the trigger...but I just don't get that and can't get my head around it... for the life of me why not a higher water resistance? Anyone know why they didn't do this or am I just overthinking this as an issue?
Press on back makes higher water resistance harder to accomplish. Plus leather strap. Just don't see the 50m WR being that much of a factor in whether people buy this watch. It's just not the type of watch you are going to take in the water. I'd say you are overthinking it, but that is your decision.
 
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Evitzee Evitzee
Press on back makes higher water resistance harder to accomplish. Plus leather strap. Just don't see the 50m WR being that much of a factor in whether people buy this watch. It's just not the type of watch you are going to take in the water. I'd say you are overthinking it, but that is your decision.
Sure. I get it. How hard would it be though to have screw in crowns and pushers? Seiko and other brands do this sort of thing all the time on chronos to make them more water proof. The danger is always forgetting you've left the crown out and dropping your 10K watch in the pool. I think Omega really missed out here... this could have been the Gshock daily wearer for the die hard speedy fan boys. The guy who has several other vintage speedies for example... Anyway just my view
 
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