Luck was on my side on this round. I put in a request with 2 AD's in Minneapolis and one got me the SM and the other got me the Speedy! 2189 and 2168 respectively. I actually texted one of my AD's while he was at Baselworld and asked him to put me down for the SM. It was a long wait on this one, but not as long as my wait on the CK2998.
The RM is clean and gorgeous, but just didn't speak to me. And, while the Trilogy would have been sweet, the price tag was a bit much given I didn't want the RM. In my opinion, Omega did an amazing job on all of these. I am a little wary of the faux patina, but new lume won't age the same way over time and to get the true vintage look, you have to go beige on purpose. At the end of the day, it's just another color!
Awesome forum, BTW! New member here.