I hope the steel version will have at least some gold in it, since it’s the golden anniversary after all

 

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

 

Nobody really "needs" a Rolex Day-Date, right? I mean unless you're the President...

 

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.

 

Thanks for your thoughts and assessment Al. Bummer that Omega no longer posts these technical details on their extranet early, but I understand the need to stem leaks!!

Despite the coaxial escapement, does the movement still feature a hand-wound (as opposed to automatic) mainspring?

 

Al, are you going to establish an Archer Watches Ω1861 Parts Cave so that you can corner the market on servicing our rare (and unpolished) vintage 3570.50.00s fifty years from now???

 

Wow!! The short pushers are actually look like 105.012-66CB pushers. Could this be a clue that a stainless steel 105.012-66CB reissue is in the offering as either an anniversary edition or the first Ω321 model?

 

Shatterability can 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 (puncture hazard) or spacecraft mechanisms (jamming/fouling), 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. 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!

 

And authorized...

As for stuff flying around... did you see the debris from hacking away the insulation???

 

yes!! cutting away the thermal insulation is pretty much the first step of any Soyuz EVA repair. And boy does that stuff fly off in space.

https://spaceflightnow.com/2018/12/11/russian-eva-45a/

 

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

 

As I watch this video, it is nice to see an CEO so passionate about watches and the watches they make. Wait, who is the CEO for Rolex now?

 

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.

 

Juat curious if PM is in 1014 pcs, how many would the SS be? My wild guess would be 10014 pcs or 11969 pcs.

 

Or it wont be numbered/limited

 

Another wild quess. How many anniversary pieces would be released? I presume at least 3 and not more than 5. Opinions, please!

 

6969 seems to be the accepted number

 

Wish so, but I believe Omega won’t miss this milking opportunity. Looks like new Moonwatch is coming separately. But let’s hope your are right!

 

Take notice... what does the Omega CEO who has access to every watch in the catalogue wear to one of the biggest anniversary events in Omega history?

ST1 will be a future classic for sure.