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Hands-On With The New 2024 Omega Speedmaster FOiS (First Omega in Space)
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Gubbo
·At the moment I'm using the lume on the minute hand and the lack of an OB near me.
Both of those may change
Both of those may change
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Jemagloh
·Omega did a great job with this one.
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stevec14
·Looks good on a strap too
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stevec14
·And the same with black - I prefer brown, but that’s me….
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eugeneandresson
·Bloody marvelous
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pdxleaf
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Is the case thinner than the OG?
Lug to lug looks the same?
How's the new dial in person? Is it as nice as it looks in pics?
The indexes on the new one look slightly longer?
The lume color in the new one looks natural. What do you thi k?
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emagni
·After nearly a week of wearing the new FOIS, the thrill hasn’t faded. The stark white second hand, along with the minute and hour subdial hands, make a bold statement—this Omega is, at its core, a chronograph. It unapologetically prioritizes functionality over legibility, with darker markers subtly dimming in lower light. This watch is a tool, designed for precision, just as essential for those first explorers of space. And when I catch glimpses of blue reflecting through the dark dial, I imagine it’s the same vast blue that Walter “Wally” Schirra saw from space.
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Eve
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ErichPryde
·Is not legibility has always priority over functionality in any type of tool watch?
I was a little confused by this comment as well. I love how this watch looks, but I definitely throw it into the "vintage tribute" category first and "tool watch" category second.
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photo500
·This may have already been mentioned but there are only two 'new' parts on this watch. One is the dial, the other is the case back. The hour and minute hands are FOIS items with a different shade of lume. Everything else is from the parts bin.
I do like the dial though!
I do like the dial though!
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YY77
·This may have already been mentioned but there are only two 'new' parts on this watch. One is the dial, the other is the case back. The hour and minute hands are FOIS items with a different shade of lume. Everything else is from the parts bin.
I do like the dial though!
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photo500
·As far as I can tell, the whole case (minus the caseback of course) is from the 2020 Ed White.
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ErichPryde
·As far as I can tell, the whole case (minus the caseback of course) is from the 2020 Ed White.
The sapphire isn't though- and it isn't even an identical shape to the Seamaster Trilogy or Seamaster heritage, and it probably shares the most with those two out of Omega's currebt sapphire lineup.
Edit: and the Ed White crystal, but still not identical.
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eugeneandresson
·How's the bracelet feel?
Is the case thinner than the OG?
Lug to lug looks the same?
How's the new dial in person? Is it as nice as it looks in pics?
The indexes on the new one look slightly longer?
The lume color in the new one looks natural. What do you thi k?
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eugeneandresson
·Did you take it home?
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photo500
·The sapphire isn't though- and it isn't even an identical shape to the Seamaster Trilogy or Seamaster heritage, and it probably shares the most with those two out of Omega's currebt sapphire lineup.
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Eve
·No…but when my main OB man wasn’t looking, I made sweet passionate love to it … it wanted me to take it home 😁
