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·I quite like this...just put my name down...
Thoughts from the Omega faithful?
Thoughts from the Omega faithful?
New Speedmaster Marstimer X-33
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dsio
··Ash @ ΩFIts a watch that Omega calls an instrument, and is designed to do specific things very well, in this case the ESA requirements for Mars activities. Commercially the X-33 is and always has been a loss making endeavor but that’s not the point of it. Its important that Omega caters to these genuine scientific needs to ensure that they remain at the forefront when the next big leap is made. Its also a handy watch in general.
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duc
·The trim package is very nice. I'm personally opposed to too much bright red and outright don't like brown. Omega created an outstanding look with the color they created for the bezel, seconds hand and 10:00 pusher.
For functionality; I use my G3 to time my presentations when I'm on a clock. It works perfectly due to the loudness; plus I always get to make a joke about it since virtually everyone in the room hears it when it alarms. I use the PETs to set future meeting alerts. While I could manage without that feature, I like it. The addition of Mars based timing is a coup in watch world. While I am sure Casio, Breitling and some of the other quartz leaders could easily pull off the same, Omega is first and in a great looking package.
High marks for jumping in on this one fast!
For functionality; I use my G3 to time my presentations when I'm on a clock. It works perfectly due to the loudness; plus I always get to make a joke about it since virtually everyone in the room hears it when it alarms. I use the PETs to set future meeting alerts. While I could manage without that feature, I like it. The addition of Mars based timing is a coup in watch world. While I am sure Casio, Breitling and some of the other quartz leaders could easily pull off the same, Omega is first and in a great looking package.
High marks for jumping in on this one fast!
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padders
··Oooo subtitles!Well at 45mm its a tad large, and while like Ash I salute the can do attitude that lead to its development, like the He valve they stubbornly stick to on the SM300m you have to wonder how many people will use it for its intended purpose. I prefer that colour scheme to the blue and green used on the solar impulse, and this time you get a bracelet so those are pluses, but the purchase cost is getting scary now. You can buy 15 rather more useful (on Earth at least) Apple watch S8s for the £6K they charge in my market. That and the 2 year battery life with complicated changing make me wonder how many will actually sell.
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·Well at 45mm its a tad large, and while like Ash I salute the can do attitude that lead to its development, like the He valve they stubbornly stick to on the SM300m you have to wonder how many people will use it for its intended purpose. I prefer that colour scheme to the blue and green used on the solar impulse, and this time you get a bracelet so those are pluses, but the purchase cost is getting scary now. You can buy 15 rather more useful (on Earth at least) Apple watches S8s for the £6K they charge in my market. That and the 2 year battery life with complicated changing make me wonder how many will actually sell.
Many good points. However, the battery replacement (on the G1 - G3) is not complicated, even with only moderate skill.
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··Oooo subtitles!Many good points. However, the battery replacement (on the G1 - G3) is not complicated, even with only moderate skill.
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·[unqualified post by non X33 owner]:
Was just about to say "I would never spend that kind of $ on a quartz watch" when I remembered the Cartier tank I purchased for my wife a few years ago....a bit less than the x33 but a moderately priced alternative to the Cartier automatic movements with the same effect (as far as my wife in concerned).
But the alternative to the X33 is not a Speedmaster...it's any number of moderately priced quartz tool watches (perhaps a Gshock) which one could purchase in tandem with a Speedy for the same price as the X33. Maybe none could brave the elements on Mars like the X33, but seeing as we're still quite a ways from that reality, it's slightly more superfluous than a dive watch that can survive the Mariana trench.
Was just about to say "I would never spend that kind of $ on a quartz watch" when I remembered the Cartier tank I purchased for my wife a few years ago....a bit less than the x33 but a moderately priced alternative to the Cartier automatic movements with the same effect (as far as my wife in concerned).
But the alternative to the X33 is not a Speedmaster...it's any number of moderately priced quartz tool watches (perhaps a Gshock) which one could purchase in tandem with a Speedy for the same price as the X33. Maybe none could brave the elements on Mars like the X33, but seeing as we're still quite a ways from that reality, it's slightly more superfluous than a dive watch that can survive the Mariana trench.
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·[unqualified post by non X33 owner]:
Was just about to say "I would never spend that kind of $ on a quartz watch" when I remembered the Cartier tank I purchased for my wife a few years ago....a bit less than the x33 but a moderately priced alternative to the Cartier automatic movements with the same effect (as far as my wife in concerned).
But the alternative to the X33 is not a Speedmaster...it's any number of moderately priced quartz tool watches (perhaps a Gshock) which one could purchase in tandem with a Speedy for the same price as the X33. Maybe none could brave the elements on Mars like the X33, but seeing as we're still quite a ways from that reality, it's slightly more superfluous than a dive watch that can survive the Mariana trench.
Whilst like many here I do also have a Moonwatch (1863 Sapphire Sandwich)...one could easily argue that none of us are going into space or to the moon either...
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·Certainly, and most people who wear dive watches don’t wear them in the ocean… But the potential is there and at least feasible… And we’ve been to the moon and potentially will again.
Ultimately I find the $6400 more of a stretch then interplanetary travel. 😗
Ultimately I find the $6400 more of a stretch then interplanetary travel. 😗
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Scooterino36
·You can buy 15 rather more useful (on Earth at least) Apple watch S8s for the £6K they charge in my market.
To be fair, this argument applies to all Omega watches priced at 6k. And I would be very surprised to hear anyone cross shopping the Apple watch with an X-33.
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·[unqualified post by non X33 owner]:But the alternative to the X33 is not a Speedmaster...it's any number of moderately priced quartz tool watches (perhaps a Gshock) which one could purchase in tandem with a Speedy for the same price as the X33.
Count me as one who would certainly consider this as an alternative to the traditional Speedmaster. Similar to my reply above, I do not think the market for this watch is a customer simply looking for a reliable quartz watch/digital watch.
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··So on and so on and scoobie doobie dooA lightly used G3 seems a better value and a more useful watch for the average wearer.
However, if you're in love and are in the fortunate position where an extra $3K is not going to eat into your lunch money then go for it.
As a person who owns several Accutrons, i am not in a position to throw stones.
However, if you're in love and are in the fortunate position where an extra $3K is not going to eat into your lunch money then go for it.
As a person who owns several Accutrons, i am not in a position to throw stones.
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·Its a watch that Omega calls an instrument, and is designed to do specific things very well, in this case the ESA requirements for Mars activities. Commercially the X-33 is and always has been a loss making endeavor but that’s not the point of it. Its important that Omega caters to these genuine scientific needs to ensure that they remain at the forefront when the next big leap is made. Its also a handy watch in general.
I guess the $6000 dollar question is who will be at the forefront when someone steps off the ladder In glorious HD and with surround sound…
Plus Aerial drone footage one imagines… When Elvis did his stuff and to a point when the Beatles did their stuff we were all brand naive to a degree. Nowadays everyone (mostly) is aware of their brand and brand value - the inter web has put that on acid.
The build up to Apollo and the moon landing had an element of naive brand purity with its focus on technical excellence, as they strove to overcome an almost impossible goal given the technology of the time. Of course watches have moved down the pecking order as technology has improved - but there is still an intimate and deep human need for them and they can be a tool of last resort in an emergency.
Will we get to Mars, who will get to Mars and when we do what will people be wearing inside and outside the MEM/habitat?
Will it be an Omega Marstimer (hopefully with a Speedmaster on the other wrist ;0)
The watch is an Earthbound hit for me but hopefully it will make it to the red planet one day….
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··Ash @ ΩFI think it depends who lands first. Much like the tv series for all mankind it could well be a race, though not with three spacecraft en route at once. If NASA / ESA gets there first maybe it’s Omega, if it’s SpaceX they have TAG Heuer or maybe another brand
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·True, but the Speedmaster wasn’t created for space, and some of us do like to drive fast. 😀
yeah mate i agree - i have a v8 muscle monster too...although not much chance of using those horses these days on our roads, much like my speedy seeing space...but we love these things - I was only jesting above, i love my speedy and dont go much above 35,000 feet or on any race tracks, and i have a seamaster but only paddle around in hotel pools...so I can't really talk...
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··schizophrenic pizza orderer and watch collectorI think it depends who lands first. Much like the tv series for all mankind it could well be a race, though not with three spacecraft en route at once. If NASA / ESA gets there first maybe it’s Omega, if it’s SpaceX they have TAG Heuer or maybe another brand
Or it could be the first seagull on Mars 😁
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·It looks like these became readily available... just before the 25th anniversary of the X-33 officially announced in March 1998 😉
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·It looks like these became readily available... just before the 25th anniversary of the X-33 officially announced in March 1998 😉
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