Basel 2017 Speedmaster Racing Master Chronometer

Riviera Paradise

I am torn between the white and grey dial. I do think the proportions on this new generation of modern Speedies looks better with the larger subdials. Very much looking forward to seeing these in the flesh. @Bushido I can understand your reasoning, but if you really want that Daytona 116500LN, you will probably end up with two white dial watches...or perhaps a white dial Omega and a black dial Daytona😀

JSal16

The white dial is by far and away the most attractive. I compared the white dial to the grey last night my my OB and there was no contest. The white dial version is the ONLY way to go IMO.

Riviera Paradise

Did you see the two-tone grey dial or the grey dial with orange accents? So far I have only seen the grey/silver with orange accents.I agree the white dial wins easily against that variant, no contest.

Bushido

I've been staring at pics of the various color schemes unveiled. That white dial keeps grabbing me! I've been wanting a white dial watch for a while now. What I had picked, and have been waiting and waiting on, is the white dial Daytona C. Prices are still pretty silly and AD allocation where I am is glacial slow. Staring at this Omega has me starting to lean towards feeling lucky the 116500 hasn't arrived as this might be a preferred option for me personally! Pricing seems pretty good for what's inside this beauty too!!

Shailor

This is the one I'd go for.

JSal16

I tried on the white dial model last night at my OB here in San Diego. It stopped me dead in my tracks when walking past it and looked even better on the wrist. Kicking myself for not taking a wrist shot.

fskywalker

The white one is beautiful indeed. How big did it feel on the wrist (not in terms of bezel size, but in terms of lug to lug height / length?) I read they have curved lugs like the PO's so am wondering if would be shorter than the Speedy professional, which is 48mm as shown below

Riviera Paradise

My experience was that the lug-to-lug was not significantly longer than a Speedy Pro and similar to previous 9300 versions of the watch.

However, all white dials wear larger and when you add the fact that the lugs are polished and shiny, from an optical illusion POV it does seem to wear larger compared to a DSOTM (black dial, black lugs and black strap). In terms of wrist comfort I found it to be more comfortable than the new Speedy Moonphase MC, which certainly wears taller. FTR I only tried these on leather straps...have no idea what they are like on the the bracelets.

Not sure about this, but I wonder if the orange accents on the black dial version should have been a more discreet colour, as used on the Mk2. See comparison below:

Riviera Paradise

Omega have just updated their website with the new Speedy MC Racing + with local pricing:
https://www.omegawatches.com/watches/speedmaster/racing/speedmaster-racing/product/

Df13

I found this wording to be peculiar. So, in other words, it's just a thinner crystal?

"The 44.25mm cases are thinner than previous versions thanks to the work done on the sapphire crystal."

fskywalker

Understand the shape of the sapphire caseback contributes to the thinner case, but probably some other small changes elsewhere contributes as well

Riviera Paradise

When I tried the Racings live, they seemed "slimmer", certainly compared to the new Speedy Moonphase...but I did not have a DSOTM to compare to see if the Racing black dial versions actually wear bigger or smaller than a DSOTM form a visual perspective.

ras47

I think they have to be slimmer without the glass display back. Look at the bubble on the back of my Speedmaster Co-Axial.

I'm looking to replace this glass back with a metal one from a new Racing Speedy.

ras47

I think they have to be slimmer without the glass display back. Look at the bubble on the back of my Speedmaster Co-Axial.

I'm looking to replace this glass back with a metal one from a new Racing Speedy.