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No love for the Railmaster Chronograph?

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I picked up a Railmaster Chronograph to hold me over until I found a Speedmaster Pro. I saw it on a sales forum and thought it looked great.
Does anyone else own a Railmaster Chronograph?

I absolutely love the luminosity of the dial and the sapphire that turns blue in the sun. It sits a little higher on my wrist than I am hoping the speedy will, but it has grown on me.

I am now rather torn about parting it as I just picked up my first moon watch. I browsed the forum, but there are hardly any examples in threads or WRUW. I am pretty sure the Dynamic 3 Chronograph has more of a following here. Makes me wonder if it is just under appreciated now and I will regret swapping it out for the very popular moonwatch. I may wait until the speedy gets here before I make the call.

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efauser
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Shouldn't this thread be on the Modern Omega board?
 
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It's very appealing to me and scarcely seen here on the Forum.
 
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That's the big one right? Plus the blueish AR coating.
 
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Foo2rama Foo2rama
That's the big one right? Plus the blueish AR coating.
Yeah it's pretty beefy - and I have heard something like "double coating" but am not entirely sure what gives it the tint.
 
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noelekal noelekal
It's very appealing to me and scarcely seen here on the Forum.
My thoughts exactly, I bought it on a whim and kind of expected to tumble into a small cult following of them. But I can't find hardly anyone talking about them. There were also at least two different models released, a metal bracelet and mine on the leather deployant. Someone must have bought some haha

@efauser my apologies if I have blatantly misplaced this post. Maybe we can ask the powers that be to move it 😟
 
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michael22 michael22
I think I like it better than a Speedy; less cluttered dial.
I will let you know when the speedy arrives if I agree. Watches are so much different in person. I tried a speedmaster on at an AD but was wearing a Dynamic Chrono and not the railmaster so it wasn't much to compare. The only downside I can see is you don't get the tachymeter bezel with the railmaster.
 
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I don't own a Speedy. Two reasons being: cluttered dial on many models; I can't find any personal use for the tachy.
I can't help but feel I am in the minority, especially on OF.😁
 
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I just landed one for what I think is a decent price. I will try it out and may stick with the Railmaster. The speedy line has history, unlike the railmaster chronograph. I am pretty sure this model of the Railmaster is significantly more expensive as a non-chrono. My feeble brain would assume that the complications on it would increase the price, but value is subjective I suppose.
 
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If you can afford it, I would wait for a few months until the honeymoon period wears off on the Speedy before deciding to sell the railmaster.
 
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WYO_Watch WYO_Watch
I just landed one for what I think is a decent price. I will try it out and may stick with the Railmaster. The speedy line has history, unlike the railmaster chronograph. I am pretty sure this model of the Railmaster is significantly more expensive as a non-chrono. My feeble brain would assume that the complications on it would increase the price, but value is subjective I suppose.
I'm guessing it's the simplicity of the Railmaster that so many people like and adding the chronograph makes it a different animal.
 
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Perseus Perseus
I'm guessing it's the simplicity of the Railmaster that so many people like and adding the chronograph makes it a different animal.
I agree completely. Most that love the railmaster love simple balanced dials. And the chrono clutters it up a bit IMO. What is the case size on the railmaster Chrono?
 
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Sconniebt Sconniebt
case size on the railmaster Chrono
BIG haha at least it feels that way on my wrist.
I think its just a 42mm excluding crown and pushers, but it is thicker in depth than the Speedmaster professional.
 
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Well gang... she has arrived and I am in love. Which is a good thing, since I sold railmaster last week. The speedy fits so much better IMO than the railmaster did. The height really does make a difference. Someday I may grab myself another RM but for now I am content.

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Trying to be objective, the Speedy is no more cluttered than the RM. But the RM still looks more legible, to me. I suppose that's just personal.
 
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