Just acquired my Speedmaster 321...

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The Hack

·Feb 10, 2023

In the UK. Really happy with it. 😀 I used to have an original 'Ed White' Speedy, but this is close.
Unfortunately no Omega Boutique would add me to the waiting list, so I had to go grey market.

 

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The Father

·Feb 10, 2023

Great watch
Very smashing as they say
Like the sweater too

 

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Faz

·Feb 10, 2023

I’m VERY jealous! Fantastic piece. It would certainly be the highlight of my collection! Congrats!

…..and for the record @The Father , don’t dare say ‘sweater’, it’s a ‘jumper’! 😉

 

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vbrad26

·Feb 10, 2023

I can't imagine how good these things look in person when they look that good in pictures.

 

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iamvr

·Feb 10, 2023

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In the UK. Really happy with it. 😀 I used to have an original 'Ed White' Speedy, but this is close.
Unfortunately no Omega Boutique would add me to the waiting list, so I had to go grey market.

I have the same sweater (or very similar), just need the watch for a matching pic 😁

 

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Jones in LA

·Feb 10, 2023·Not in LA anymore.

Congratulations! You got yourself a very, very special one for sure.

 

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mtor91

·Feb 10, 2023

Present and future classic - congratulations

 

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The Hack

·Feb 11, 2023

Thank you Guys. I’m enjoying it. 😀

I have a FOIS too, which I also really like - but this is a special piece.

 

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Watch my Whisky

·Feb 11, 2023

Looking sharp!

 

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padders

·Feb 11, 2023·Oooo subtitles!

Hi Hack. Post a side by side shot with your FOIS. I would be good to see the difference, particularly in case shape. Not many have both.

 

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stevec14

·Feb 11, 2023

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Hi Hack. Post a side by side shot with your FOIS. I would be good to see the difference, particularly in case shape. Not many have both.

Yeah - id be interested to see this as well having owned a FOIS twice in the past and a 321 now. I suspect the main difference is the caseback height which from memory is quite thick due to the engraving on the FOIS and the 321 lugs may be a smidge thinner.

 

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STANDY

·Feb 11, 2023·schizophrenic pizza orderer and watch collector

Faz

it’s a ‘jumper’! 😉

Actually get to wear a jumper for the first time in several years with a work trip to the US soon. 👍
(Nearly 15 years in tropical Northern Australia wearing a jumper is a momentous occasion every few years)

 

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The Hack

·Feb 11, 2023

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Hi Hack. Post a side by side shot with your FOIS. I would be good to see the difference, particularly in case shape. Not many have both.

Here you go:

 

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scapa

·Feb 11, 2023

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Hi Hack. Post a side by side shot with your FOIS. I would be good to see the difference, particularly in case shape. Not many have both.

I'd be interested in this also. I own and love the FOIS and am on the looooooooong list for the 321. When I went to a 'meet-the-rep' event with Omega a while back, he did describe the cases as similar-but-different, but didn't elaborate.

EDIT: Whoops -- and there it is. Thanks!

 

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stevec14

·Feb 11, 2023

You can really see the presence the ceramic bezel gives the 321. One of the reasons I love it so much.

 

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The Hack

·Feb 11, 2023

I agree, but perhaps the aluminium bezel of the FOIS gives the watch a more subtle and 'vintage' look? I love both watches though. 😀

stevec14

You can really see the presence the ceramic bezel gives the 321. One of the reasons I love it so much.

 

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stevec14

·Feb 11, 2023

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I agree, but perhaps the aluminium bezel of the FOIS gives the watch a more subtle and 'vintage' look? I love both watches though. 😀

For sure - there’s definitely a place for both

 

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TheGreatKat

·Feb 11, 2023

Great watch! One of the few with sapphire on the back and I still like it.

 

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scapa

·Feb 11, 2023

stevec14

For sure - there’s definitely a place for both

Agree. When/if my 321 arrives my FOIS isn't going anywhere. It certainly has its flaws, but of the Speedies I've owned and own it's the one I find myself returning to. It has genuine charm.

 

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padders

·Feb 11, 2023·Oooo subtitles!

Nice pair, its like having a 2998 and Ed White.

At the risk of becoming annoying and needy, can we see a comparison shot of the casebacks too?