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rohnin
·I hope the steel version will have at least some gold in it, since it’s the golden anniversary after all
Omega Speedmaster Apollo 11 50th Anniversary in Gold – Breaking News
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jhross98
·i could just never pull off a gold watch w/ a gold bracelet. just too much bling
if i were going to buy a gold watch w/ ceramic bezel, i would buy this all day every day over this LE speedmaster
now. . if they had done a white gold version. . oh baby
(pic from fratello)
far and away my favorite speedmaster that is completely and utterly out of my league
if i were going to buy a gold watch w/ ceramic bezel, i would buy this all day every day over this LE speedmaster
now. . if they had done a white gold version. . oh baby
(pic from fratello)
far and away my favorite speedmaster that is completely and utterly out of my league
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speedyproftw
·So, my order is in (need to offload some other watches soon I guess 😀). I love it and wearing the prototype right now. The new caliber 3861 looks stunning (beautiful finish) and 50% of the parts are new (and not interchangeable with the caliber 1861/1863). What amazed me perhaps most is the bracelet... if they only would do this one in steel for the regular Moonwatch, that would be so good. The clasp is only 14mm wide, but wears absolutely great.
The ceramic is also very nicely done, the color is beautiful and no strange white particles (which you get with some other ceramic bezels from other brands). The onyx hour markers are thick and have nice facets. Also interesting, the BA145.022-69 had a little flaw concerning the second markers. Since that gold watch had caliber 861 and was faster ticking than the caliber 321, the seconds markers were a bit off.They corrected it with this new gold Apollo XI model. I have both the BA145.022-69 and this new one at home, and I have to say that the new one to me is nicer than the first one. A bit like Godfather II, that one was also better than the first movie ;-) People can disagree of course, for nostalgic reasons or whatever, but I feel that the thought put into this new watch is absolutely showing. Wow!
There goes my need for a Rolex Day-Date, this is the one in gold to have for me.
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mancio
·If i could i would (including selling organs, Kidneys are redundant....)
The only two Gold Chrono that i would sell even my soul for are the Daytona ref 16528 and this one......which for some strange reason i like better than the original ref.
The only two Gold Chrono that i would sell even my soul for are the Daytona ref 16528 and this one......which for some strange reason i like better than the original ref.
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g-boac
·The very first thing I did was to log into the Omega Extranet to see if any technical details have been published on this movement. There was a time when Omega would put details up there before the watches were released publicly, but someone (from Europe if I recall correctly) was posting information about the watches before Omega released the information, so they have really wised up in that regard. Now there is a lag between the formal announcement, and the release of technical information.
So I have no technical guide, parts list, or timing tolerances on this movement at this time. All I can do is look at the photo like everyone else, and from what I see this is an 1861 that has been modified to include a co-axial escapement. What modifications that required I can't say, so does this still run at 21,600, or is it 25,200, or 28,800? What specific type of co-axial escapement does it have? What are common parts between this and the 1861? No ideas other than what appears to be obvious from the photo...
Sorry, but I'll post details as soon as I have them...
Despite the coaxial escapement, does the movement still feature a hand-wound (as opposed to automatic) mainspring?
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g-boac
·I'm not a gold person, so won't be going for it. But I like the vintage touches esp. the short pushers, and the new movement is kind of cool. Also like the ceramic bezel, would like to see more of that kind of stuff on the Speedmaster Professional in general. Looking forward to anything else they've got up their sleeve, but I hope it's a bit more differentiated from the vintage. I already have an actual 105.012, and while a modern recreation of one would be pretty cool, I don't think I'd buy one unless there was something significantly different about it.
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g-boac
·OK. Tell NASA to change their requirements. I believe they wanted hesalite because it will crack while sapphire shatter.
That being said, the X-33 is an example of one watch used currently aboard ISS with a sapphire crystal. And small splinters from sapphire likely wouldn't be enough to puncture through the relatively tough layers of a space suit.
But acrylic just looks better! 😀
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Foo2rama
··Keeps his worms in a ball instead of a can.Correct. This would be a problem both inside (IVA) and outside (EVA). You don't want to release debris, especially sharp debris, in microgravity whether in the vicinity of space suits or spacecraft mechanisms, nor indoors in the vicinity of crew. Acrylic is shatter-resistant - at worst it would crack, but you wouldn't get shattering. Similar for polycarbonate.
That being said, the X-33 is an example of one watch used currently aboard ISS with a sapphire crystal.
As for stuff flying around... did you see the debris from hacking away the insulation???
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g-boac
·And authorized...
As for stuff flying around... did you see the debris from hacking away the insulation???
https://spaceflightnow.com/2018/12/11/russian-eva-45a/
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g-boac
·Maybe so. Both are in big cities, though. Sometimes I feel like the information asymmetry related to buying a luxury watch is comparable to that of dealing with a car dealership.
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Foo2rama
··Keeps his worms in a ball instead of a can.Question - does anybody know if Omega Boutiques are truly corporate-owned either by Omega SA or SGUS, or are they independent franchises, similar to how "Rolex Boutiques" are actually just a regular independent AD operating under a Rolex Boutique Label?
Most are owned by Omega
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Riviera Paradise
·https://omegaforums.net/threads/apollo-11-50th-anniversary-le-speedmaster.85099/page-2#post-1111629
https://omegaforums.net/threads/apollo-11-50th-anniversary-le-speedmaster.85099/page-2#post-1111966
https://omegaforums.net/threads/apollo-11-50th-anniversary-le-speedmaster.85099/page-3#post-1112255
Well, I do believe I have the right to say "I told you so" (on the 4th Dec 2018)....hope no one is choking on a large grain of salt at the moment😉😁
Joking apart...I thought it was going to be a new METAS certified automatic movement for a 42mm Speedy...did not expect a 1861 derived co-axial movement.
https://omegaforums.net/threads/apollo-11-50th-anniversary-le-speedmaster.85099/page-2#post-1111966
https://omegaforums.net/threads/apollo-11-50th-anniversary-le-speedmaster.85099/page-3#post-1112255
Well, I do believe I have the right to say "I told you so" (on the 4th Dec 2018)....hope no one is choking on a large grain of salt at the moment😉😁
Joking apart...I thought it was going to be a new METAS certified automatic movement for a 42mm Speedy...did not expect a 1861 derived co-axial movement.
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rominvicta
·Juat curious if PM is in 1014 pcs, how many would the SS be? My wild guess would be 10014 pcs or 11969 pcs.
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pongster
·Or it wont be numbered/limited
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rominvicta
·Another wild quess. How many anniversary pieces would be released? I presume at least 3 and not more than 5. Opinions, please!
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speedydownunder
·6969 seems to be the accepted number
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rominvicta
·P pongsterOr it wont be numbered/limited
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