I want some live shots on these so bad... the renders are always nice but I want to see the Speedy's steel bezel. Wasn't always a fan of the shine....

But I have to say the Railmaster and Seamaster are a bit more impressive to me. I think I'm saying this since in a way they already did the Speedy before (just better execution this time).

And the number of pieces... a bit too much?

I'm pretty happy about the Speedytuesday

 

That YT is like a hunchback. Right you are about the Cellini, though. That was the most attractive offering from Rolex, imo.

 

Will they leak at shallow depths just like the real Naiad crowns too?

 

Major +1

The 75-80-85 thing on the bezel makes my eyes bug, erk.

 

Why the heck is this 57 Seamaster 300's bezel count reversed?! Ughhhhhh

 

-Another great detail is the bracelet link proportions and the surface. Notice that its the CENTER link that is brushed and the side links that are polished....just like in the original 1957 versions! Way to go!

-Also, notice that the broad arrow hand is slightly different from the one on the Seamaster 300 MC which has a bigger lumed area in the center of the arrow. These Triology reissues have a slightly thicker metal frame in line with the proportions of the originals from 1957. Nailed it!

-And they even stuck with straight seconds hand, opting for originality and simplicity over "fanciness" ie. the lumed seconds hand, like on the Seamaster 300 MC.

As far my gripe about no the manual wind in the Railmaster, perhaps they weren't able to achieve the 15K gauss anti-magnetic properties...?

Man, I was really leaning towards picking up a no-date pre-ceramic Sub this year, but now I'm not....Railmaster for sure....maybe the Seamaster down the road....they really did it nice!

 

Will these parts be interchangeable with the original watches?

What will this release do to vintage prices of the three models, anyone care to speculate?

 

Nice article, write-up and information.

 

I don't see anything that has made my wallet jump, but if you review some of the Basel 2017 highlights from the other watch companies, you will see how good the Trilogy is in comparison.

 

Is this printed Lume of closer (filled) to a he original?

 

Strangely enough, I use my 2254's bezel in the reverse format that it is intended. This watch will fit like a glove.

 

yeah, looks like they did away with the "sandwich" dial with recessed plots.

 

From the Omega website today

 

Wow the new racings cost more then the LE's!!!

 

This is important!!! This is a good thing, because this is how the very first SM300 bezels were. With respect to diving, the intent of this early design was to keep track of your time under water from a countdown perspective - the bezel shows you time remaining, not time elapsed. From a watch perspective, I'm glad that Omega was faithful to the actual originals!!

 

Like it a lot.. but not what I expected...