Omega Speedmaster Apollo 11 50th Anniversary in Steel - Expectations

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Pepe Lucas

·May 17, 2019

What I really like about this hobby is that everyone has different taste. There are a lot of watch companies with thousands of thousands watches. From cheap to crazy prices. Some people might have time pieces that they might think they are the most beautiful thing in the world and to someone else it might look like crap. So buy if you like it and don’t if you don’t.

 

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DT1066

·May 17, 2019

I think regardless of the gut reaction from if people like it or not this will go down as a special piece simply due to the 50th tie in and the fact it has something no moonwatch has had being the famous quote on the back - that alone makes it special. Seeing how the Spectre 7007 pieces sold out within a few months, I see this being unavailable in a much shorter time frame

 

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Watchongrave

·May 17, 2019

Ok, this one has grown on me for the past few hours and Now I think I love it.
Several things on the watch still ramain in my mind that it would've been better with or without though.

 

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CJpickup57

·May 17, 2019

I am glad I made the purchase I did on Thursday before the embargo was lifted today. I took a gamble on my personal grail watch and bought it earlier than I planned on and surprisingly at a reasonable price. After seeing the pictures of the new LE, I am even happier I made the choice I did. How that’s possible, I do not know cause I feel as giddy as a child on Christmas waiting for Monday’s delivery 😁.

I think the prices might go up a bit on the piece I bought based on the looks of this one and the high LE number of production.

I excitedly opened this thread up first thing this morning to see what had transpired while I slept and the pictures posted so far have not captured my interest or made me move towards my wallet (possibly because it is empty from Thursday *shrug* ha ha). I like it because of what it represents and the newer technology in it, but I cannot see myself wearing it. I agree with the others that suggested they should have the sub dial and case back illustrations swapped. That 9 o’clock sub dial has a lot going on in such a small place.

Nice piece overall, but not my personal taste. Hope others that are excited for it stay that way and enjoy it even more once they get delivery of them 👍.

 

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acegale

·May 17, 2019

Mr Gadget

You obviously do not know Omega.

Seamaster 1948 1 year late
2 Silver snoopy's still to be delivered
Last ultraman delivered in the uk was this week
1st Speedy Tuesday deliveries were upto a year after launch
50th Anniversary last delivery will 2020

sorry do u mean somewhere on earth omega boutique still has snoopy?

 

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kilofinal

·May 17, 2019

Yuck. I like the bracelet but that's about it. Hopefully next year's Apollo 13 50th anniversary will be more appealing

 

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Pepe Lucas

·May 17, 2019

I know that like two years ago my OB started calling people about an Snoopy that was never picked up. They got a lot of people excited but at the end someone from California got it.

 

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Johnnyb8183

·May 17, 2019

STANDY

Im afraid the gold subdial will looks like chook scribble on the wrist compared to in close up photographs we are all looking at now 😗

I’m not sure that’s a bad thing.... that’s the only part of the watch I don’t ‘love.’ I have a deposit already down and I can’t imagine asking for the money back. The bracelet is bad ass.

 

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destroid

·May 17, 2019

I assume the stz011629 bracelet can be used on any modern Speedmaster.
Finally back to classic end links.

 

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R3D9

·May 17, 2019

R3D9

Omega Speedmaster: Ass-tronaut Edition

Personally, I think it’s kind of BUTT-ugly

I’ll be here all day, folks. 😜

 

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Panjo

·May 17, 2019

Where its ends?

 

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abrod520

·May 17, 2019

It's nice, rather elegant but I don't think it quite makes the impact I'd expect for $10k. I'll have to think it over and see how I feel when the time comes to either complete my purchase or get my deposit back.

I definitely would have preferred a display back and a simpler subdial (maybe the bootprint as others have suggested) too

 

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eugeneandresson

·May 17, 2019

R3D9

Personally, I think it’s kind of BUTT-ugly

<juvenile-ace-ventura-humor>

Excuse me Sir...I'd like to ASS you a question : what exactly do you mean a-BUTT that?

</juvenile-ace-ventura-humor>

😜

 

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R3D9

·May 17, 2019

eugeneandresson

<juvenile-ace-ventura-humor>

Excuse me Sir...I'd like to ASS you a question : what exactly do you mean a-BUTT that?

</juvenile-ace-ventura-humor>

😜

Sorry for being an ass-hole about this watch butt I can’t help myself.

Butt in all honesty though, I liked it ass soon as I saw it!

 

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R3D9

·May 17, 2019

Interesting fact I learned from a friend who has already received a hands-on: If you try to engage the reset pusher while the chrono is still running, the sub-dial squirts you with a proprietary, mocha-tinted, liquid version of Ceragold.

My friend says it works a charm... in his words: “you only make that mistake once.”

 

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jlam1127

·May 17, 2019

Hmmmm... Kinda torn on this one... It is growing on me though...it just looks similar to the Meteorite and after I overpaid on it, it's hard to justify two timepieces so similar in look (gold trimming, grey dial)....Anyone know of a good reputable place on the interwebz for me to offload the Meteorite??

 

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Archer

·May 17, 2019·Omega Qualified Watchmaker

mblease

Spoke with the manager at the OB in London regarding the bracelet. Apparently there is no part number yet that's been allocated to the bracelet so are unable to order although he sounded fairly sure that they would be available later in the year.

Bracelet is 020STZ011626.

Cheers, Al

 

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Meme-Dweller

·May 17, 2019

queriver

DON bezel, interesting raised effect on subdial.

You know when you have a real Moonwatch when even the astronaut is mooning you.

 

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abrod520

·May 17, 2019

I will say it looks a lot nicer in the live photos from Hodinkee and Fratello et al. Would prefer to be able to see this one in the flesh before making a decision, but even if I could do so at the last minute it’s still a 2-hour drive to the closest Boutique :/

 

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DT1066

·May 17, 2019

abrod520

I will say it looks a lot nicer in the live photos from Hodinkee and Fratello et al. Would prefer to be able to see this one in the flesh before making a decision, but even if I could do so at the last minute it’s still a 2-hour drive to the closest Boutique :/

I agree in person I think this would be breathtaking