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Freedom7
·Hi all, Does the First Omega in Space have a stepped dial? If not, what exactly is a “stepped” dial? The periphery of the FOIS dial doesn’t look flat to me.
Thanks, Mike
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padders
··Oooo subtitles!It is slightly angled at the periphery but no it is not a stepped dial. Here are pics of 2 similar looking straight lug Speedmasters. The first is a 1960s Ed White, the second a current FOIS. It is tricky to see but there is a definite step stamped into the EW which is not present on the FOIS (or Pro model from ~1974 to 2020). The new reissued Ed White, or more correctly named 321 Speedmaster has a step as does the newly introduced Pro model. Several other models have had stepped dials over the years too.
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Freedom7
·What a great and detailed answer. Thanks for taking the time!
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Mtnmansa
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Freedom7
·Indeed it is. Nice DON bezel too.
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·It is slightly angled at the periphery but no it is not a stepped dial. Here are pics of 2 similar looking straight lug Speedmasters. The first is a 1960s Ed White, the second a current FOIS. It is tricky to see but there is a definite step stamped into the EW which is not present on the FOIS (or Pro model from ~1974 to 2020). The new reissued Ed White, or more correctly named 321 Speedmaster has a step as does the newly introduced Pro model. Several other models have had stepped dials over the years too.
Thanks for this very useful clarification.
The FOIS does seem to pull off the neat trick of a dial that has more apparent depth and dimensionality than I expected from the pix I'd seen, appearing almost as a pie-pan at certain angles and lighting conditions. Big part of its charm for me, vs the Speedy Pro I had before it.
That ST 2 is pretty fantastic, Would love to have been in on those.
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