I've fallen in love with the Speedmaster Reduced

Syrte

Ahem, I hate to be a party popper and my intent is not to offend, as a matter of fact at one time I really wanted one of the white dialed pandas or the blue dial Japan ones, but my watchmaker talked me out of it because he finds the movements bad quality.

And he doesn't mince his words about them, no point quoting specifically as again the point is not to be inflammatory but since someone is asking for independent advice I had to mention there are adverse opinions.

Best regards

Birky101

Maybe change your watchmaker

Canuck

A lot of watchmakers won't touch the D & D chronograph module (myself included), but the Eta automatic movement on the reduced is a nice movement to work on. Difference between the watchmaker who calls the movement "poor quality", and a watchmaker who is being honest with you, is that the guy slams the quality of the reduced movement just doesn't want to work on them! I have a Speedmaster reduced that I had the movement replaced on by Omega, And it is one of my favourites, and an exceptional performer.

Canuck

A lot of watchmakers won't touch the D & D chronograph module (myself included), but the Eta automatic movement on the reduced is a nice movement to work on. Difference between the watchmaker who calls the movement "poor quality", and a watchmaker who is being honest with you, is that the guy slams the quality of the reduced movement just doesn't want to work on them! I have a Speedmaster reduced that I had the movement replaced on by Omega, And it is one of my favourites, and an exceptional performer.

Archer

But you posted this in another thread...

"Well an update my watchmaker has had the watch now for over a month and now tells me he can't do anything with it because it's an Omega I'm so pis@@d off with him"

So it looks like your experience was not completely hassle free...