Are they over doing the good ol' Speedmaster?

cristos71

Now that's what I call wishful thinking with a very heavy bias 😜

dsio

Is the X33 rated for EVA though or are the Pros still used for that?

U ulackfocus

Hahaha! None of you will believe I, of all members, am going to say this, but I'd say Omega hasn't crossed that line as of yet with Speedmasters. They certainly are close though, and Speedies have been made so long the "watered down" aspect has come & gone already. Lots of space anniversary dates to market! They actually got some points from me for this latest LE done in conjunction with Fratello.

Now AP and their stupid ROO LE's.... well, just Google "Montauk Highway Royal Oak" and try not to get a little sick.

SpeedyPhill

For the upcoming "50 years" anniversaries of the Apollo 8 ~ 11 missions, there's no need for another 'special edition' Speedmaster.
Just a classic Speedmaster chronograph that's available during that whole anniversary year (2018 ~ 2019) with a subtle reference on the caseback.

U ulackfocus

😲 ....but ......... but........ WATER?!?!?!

Privateday7

Do you think Speedy Moon to Mars will be sought after if NASA (or Space X or Virgin Space) did send people to Mars?
(I cross my fingers since I own one 😗)

Pun

Splash is Okay.... it's 50 meters water resistant.. You can't take shower or swim in water or bourbon but splash of anything is just okay IMHO.

OhMegaMan

It is mark of half a century. I bet you money Omega will come up with a (or few) LE/SE to commemorate that occasion. Afterall, there is one for every year & why stop when the cow is still producing milk.

Edantony

In my humble opinion, Omega is doing it right with regards to distribution (online only- means less grey market and more control as to the environment in watch is sold / it is after all selective distribution). I work for prestige fragrances and this is actually a business model we are working on ourselves for our brands.

+1 also for keeping close to their web fan base who avidly scours the internet + social media for anything Speedmaster.

If I were Omega though, I would keep a VERY close eye on this forum, have someone from my social media/PR team as dedicated moderator and try to cash in design trends, requests, criticism. More than 30 members already bought this LE here. Thats huge. Hell I would even buy the forum if I were them. I might be overstepping myself here though.

nonuffinkbloke

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If Omega bought the forum how the hell would you be able to tell n00bs not to send their watches to them?