Good luck with the hunt! It is a stunning watch that if you ask me looks a lot better than the "standard" Proffessional model. I wear mine on a whiskey horween shell cordovan strap and loving it.

 

It's one of my favorites, simply magnificent.

 

Just picked up 3193. I really love this watch. It is the perfect Speedy for me.

 

I had a custom strap made for my FOIS to preserve the original. I wanted it very similar in appearance to the OEM. This one was made using vintage cali saddle leather, I think it turned out great!

 

Hi everyone, I just pick up a new FOIS numberred 4118 which is said to be made in 2013.

Everything is ok however my chronograph is running constantly. Is it normal? When I push pusher A, the second hand stops but the sub second hand still runs. When I push pusher A again, the second hand then runs again along with the sub second hand. Pusher B resets the minute and hour sub hands but the sub second still runs.

 

Hi there,

The running seconds subdial is part of the time keeping. The chrono is made up of the large seconds hand and the hour and minute subdial.

In other words, your watch is working as it should. The seconds subdial will not stop with the chrono.

 

Ahhh I see, thank you very much!

 

I like your strap. Can you share with us where and which model you bought? I really want to pick one up for my upcoming FOIS.

 

I got this made by DrewStraps. A custom maker based in California. You can find him on Instagram using #drewstraps. That's the only way that I know of. He does absolutely stellar work.

 

Is it possible that you can share with us how much you paid for that strap? I couldn't find contact info for the strap maker guy on Instagram.

 

#3900 checking in, first omega and loving it.

 

How thich is it on your wrist? It looks really thick in the pictures, so I am not sure how it fits as a dress watch for me.

 

I wear mine on a very nice whiskey coloured shell cordovan strap regularly with a shirt/suit. No problem at all getting it to slide in easily under the cuff. Does great as a dress watch if you ask me. Wore mine for my own wedding two weeks ago and had no complaints on that [emoji6]

 

I have a really small wrist which is probably why it looks big.

 

Same for me... about 6 1/4 inch or 16 cm... but it works great. That is the reason why I went for a FOIS instead of the "regular" Pro... and I think it looks better, but that is another story [emoji4]

 

Same here, the 42mm pro would be too big for me

 

Truth is, all Speedmasters really only wear as large as their bezels. The Pro case is 42mm but the bezel is closer to 39-40. There's not much visual difference, size-wise, between a vintage straight-lug and a Pro - and even the modern Dark Sides wear much smaller than their 44mm size. My advice would be to go try it on next to a regular Pro and see which one speaks to you more.

 

I would not put the FOIS in the "dress watch" category, that's of course IMHO; for me this one goes better with a more casual, sport attire type of look.

 

I somehow agree with you. I am thinking about getting a vintage Omega for my dress watch need, like the Geneve models.