Hi All

I am new to this forum so a big hello to you all!

I am also new to the Omega Speedmaster owners club, it has been a long time coming but boy have i been missing out. Like many i have loved the Speedy Pro for many reasons and not just the heritage and styling. For me Speedmaster ownership closes off a long personal chapter between my late father and I. My father was an astronomer, a super smart qualified Astrophysicist, who first showed me the surface of the moon through his telescope at the age of 4 - a memory never forgotten.

He was always a humble man, neither rich or interested in wealth, but someone who loved mechanics and how things worked - a true ‘tinkerer’. He never owned an Omega Speedmaster but it was a watch he admired, i think he avoided ownership to always make the timepiece something to always be admired from afar, my like the moon itself. He passed away before i even though of asking him, so it is the best reasoning i could come up with.

Anyway, i recently purchased my first Speedy, and in my true creative nature (nowhere near smart enough to be an astrophysicist) i customised the dial to be different and unique! I painted the dial to look like the night sky as you would see if from the surface of the moon - a real feast of cosmic brilliance. My father always loved my artwork and my Speedy is, in a obscure way, a father/son watch. It always brings a smile to my face when i look at it and something i will cherish for the rest of my life.

Hope you all like it too

Thanks
Chris

 

I like it! How did you do it?

 

Hi I had the dial removed and painted it using special paint and techniques i have devloped over the years - it took me about 20hours in total to do

 

Great story Chris and thanks for showing the truly unique watch. Wear it well

 

Thanks Draven - it will be worn for as long as i have a wrist to put it on

 

Beautiful and unique! Well done and very cheeky!

 

Thanks Faz - in a world full of standard Speedy’s It is awesome to know mine is 100% unique

 

Wasn't sure what to expect...
But this is super f-ing cool!
Great story as well.

 

Thanks dude it means a lot - painting a dial can be disastrous - sometimes subtlety is the best policy

 

Wow. Even amongst a group that usually is focused on maintaining originality, this is amazing. If I owned a modern speedy I might even consider doing this. Too bad the vintage virus will probably keep me from that. Thanks for sharing.

 

Reminds me of the adventurine dials.

 

Great story and awesome watch!

 

Welcome to the Forums!

A wonderful story! Wear in the best of health!

 

I want my Seiko dive watch dial to have a scene from the bottom of the ocean.

 

very nice did you put one for sale on ebay awhile ago?

 

Looks great and good on you for doing a custom watch, if it means something special, as this clearly does, even better.

 

Lovely gesture…As a Father myself, I would be blown away by the generous thought, and time expended, behind your customisation

 

Kinda like turning the regular Speedmaster into the aventurine dialed version:



https://www.omegawatches.com/en-us/...moonphase-chronograph-44-25-mm-31130443201001

 

Also the Blue side of the moon moonphase Aventurine dial:

 

This is cool very, very cool actually