Hands-On With The New 2024 Omega Speedmaster FOiS (First Omega in Space)

mjb

I will share though that I sold my Daytona because I could never read the time on it.

Really nice watch though, it wore well on my tiny wrists. Just useless for telling time. 🙁

bsowers34

The FOIS is hard to read. The hands are too shiny against the dark dial. Still gorgeous though.

mjb

So I asked my local AD about this watch, and they said that they can order it for me. On strap, perhaps 4 weeks, on bracelet, who knows. I want a bracelet, so I told them so. They asked for payment in full to order it, with no expectation of receiving it any time soon. Or, I could (this was his suggestion) order it on a strap and then order the bracelet as a stand-alone item. 🤬

Shoot. I'll just try to find a used one, and if that doesn't work, see if any of the OB will get one and ship it to me. Or wait until next year when we go to NYC again and hope that the 5th Ave. boutique has one.

MikeMan2727

You seem like an established, esteemed, repeat customer. Omega Boutiques love those.

I am just a regular Joe and currently on the "wishlist" at the closest boutique, whatever that means. Funny thing, I was ready to buy at MSRP when it first came out, but I don't enjoy all these dealer games. Nice to see some selling below MSRP, so that will likely be the route I go.

Eve

I went to my AD on the release day, and they said they dont expect to receive any this year unless they place a customer order, since customer orders are being prioritized first by omega than the standard stock (it would have taken 2 months wait). I said i am not going to pay for the watch that i hasnt even seen in person.
Two weeks later i was on a business trip and visited a Boutique and they had one ready to purchase.
So dont hurry, they will be available eventually.

bsowers34

Huh? I got one in two weeks from expressing interest. And they did not have "customer orders", I didn't even prepay for it. I guess some boutiques do things differently.

Evitzee

But the Snoopy!

Tag0935

So, I finally visited a boutique to see the watch in person and was... quite unimpressed. Unlike most, I found it weird. I liked Omega's promo, the announcement video was great, the watch looks great in pictures, but live? Quite cheap. I found the indices look like "plastic", and the colour is matte, unlike the shiny blue-grey dial, so the contrast between these elements makes the whole watch unattractive for me. In addition, the different white and silver hand combination is not for me. Congrats to all new owners, wear your watches in good health. And kudos to Omega for making it easily available without the list-spiel, I appreciate having a colour option apart from the monochrome dials on the moonwatches - maybe some other model will do it for me.