Appollo 8

Omega Apollo 8 is a gorgeous watch. It definitely is very unique comapred to other iterations, is and will be very desirable in the future as well. I think more of these higher priced Omegas are going to start to see daylight with high $ Rolex buyers now looking at Omega more seriously. Its not a joke, take a look at other Rolex boards and there is plenty of chatter about sedona gold and limited edition Omegas. Most of these buyers only looked at Rolex up until a few years ago and are now being turned off due to Rolex/AD business practices.

The fact that it’s a ceramic watch doesn’t really make it a good Gshock daily replacement 😉

I had kind of the same experience when I tried one (and other modern Speedmasters with that size). While 44.25 sound ridiculously big (at least for my wrist) I was surprised how good it looked on my wirst. It is just a number on a spec sheet in the end but I think OMEGA does a great job with the engineering of its watches that are not too big in most cases - despite the mm would indicate exactly this.

How small are the wrists of some of the members who thought it looks smaller than the specs state?
I absolutely adore this watch, but think the 41mm of my 2254.50 seamaster is as big as I can go on my 6.5" wrist. I have a 42mm speedy pro, and a 42mm titanium Planet Ocean, but they have smaller bezel diameters.

I picked one up a couple of weeks ago. About a month earlier I was debating on this one or the SeaMaster NTTD watch. I opted for the Seamaster, and love it. Yet, couldn't stop thinking about the Apollo 8. You know, "I'll go with the Seamaster, but I'll be thinking of the Apollo 8." Doesn't help that for two months it was in every advert on every website I looked at. So after dinner, one night I told the wife "I just want to look." All halo'd in a case in the black box, they had an Apollo 8. Inside I was like.. "Nooooo.. I have to have it!" My wife just rolled her eyes.

I ordered a strap with the deployment buckle, which I think is the way to go. Loving it! I took a lumed shot the other day.