Likelihood of a smaller Speedmaster Racing 9900?

R rekindle

Hi All,

I am intrigued by the Speedmaster Racing 9900 329.30.44.51.01.001 and have been for quite a bit of time. However, the 44.25mm diameter is quite large and I would prefer this to be 42mm as per the Speedmaster Professional (same lug to lug as well) and I believe I am not the only one. If I am nitpicking, I would also want to get the dial from Speedmaster DSOTM or any sort of ZRO2 dial in black. Also, since this was released in 2017, would it be possible that the Speedmaster Racing is due for an update?

Also 100m of WR as per the Moonphase Chronos. There is a lack of a direct competitor with the Daytona as the Speedmaster is a manual wind and this mostly only appeals to enthusiasts.

This would make it the perfect Speedmaster for daily wear. Also considering an IWC Pilot Chronograph 41

dsio

So aside from this line of Speedmaster racing, there used to be another line, also called the Speedmaster racing that was a 39mm or so automatic powered by Calibre 3330. That line has now been ended effectively and folded into another line called the Speedmaster 38 which is a unisex line for people with smaller wrists and contains both more feminine looking designs as well as racing and moonwatch inspired designs.

You don’t get the 9900 movement but the 3330 is very good as well, a Co-Axial automatic with a column wheel chronograph, and the price is drastically less. Given that I have a feeling the Speedy 38 will continue to remain their small / entry level offering for some time at least.

So there’s this, the 324.30.38.50.01.001

And this, the more racing inspired 324.32.38.50.06.001

R rekindle

Ah yes, I am aware of this line but I just feel like this line is more of a lower end product compared to the 9900 Racing. I absolutely love the 9900 but I am unsure how it would fit on my 6.75in wrists. The Speedmaster 38 just does not speak to me. It feels a bit undercooked and just does not spark any sort of excitement for me unfortunately. I do love the caseback of the 9900 and it is no doubt an engineering marvel at this price point.

R richiv

My wrist is the same size. I've never felt it was too big but definitely close to the limit IMO.

R rekindle

How do you find the 9900? I am tossing up regarding the white dial and the black dial similar to the OG Moonwatch

R rekindle

Hi All,

I am intrigued by the Speedmaster Racing 9900 329.30.44.51.01.001 and have been for quite a bit of time. However, the 44.25mm diameter is quite large and I would prefer this to be 42mm as per the Speedmaster Professional (same lug to lug as well) and I believe I am not the only one. If I am nitpicking, I would also want to get the dial from Speedmaster DSOTM or any sort of ZRO2 dial in black. Also, since this was released in 2017, would it be possible that the Speedmaster Racing is due for an update?

Also 100m of WR as per the Moonphase Chronos. There is a lack of a direct competitor with the Daytona as the Speedmaster is a manual wind and this mostly only appeals to enthusiasts.

This would make it the perfect Speedmaster for daily wear. Also considering an IWC Pilot Chronograph 41

R richiv

My wrist is the same size. I've never felt it was too big but definitely close to the limit IMO.

R richiv

My wrist is the same size. I've never felt it was too big but definitely close to the limit IMO.

ChronoB

The 44mm diameter is misleading because of the crown guard bulge. It's really more of a 40mm watch, and wears like it. It is my daily watch, and I find it to be quite comfortable. That said, you should try one on for yourself.

padders

The 321/861/1861 and 3861 are in fact only 27mm wide. Your source is wrong. The 34mm case chronostop used the 865 so you can make a very small chrono with those.

The 9900 is a beast vs the much smaller 3861 or 3313 or 3330 used on other Omega chrono models. I’m not a big fan of the watches that use it for this reason. The smallest Onega using a 9900 family movement seems to be the 40.5mm 2 register Speedmaster ‘57 model. That looks like a slightly scaled up FOIS ie a straight lug and is as small as you will find for a 99XX, I can’t see how they can go smaller. If you look at the display caseback of one of those the movement is crammed in and nearly touches the sides. They are slim though as they have no winding rotor.