Omega Speedmaster Pro Eye Candy

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A lot of talk about Speedy pro here, but I just wanted to give my take.

Now I've had a few watches over the years, but this one has a very special sentimental meaning to me. I've had cheaper watches, more expensive watches, more special ones, but the Speedy Pro will always be my favorite and every time I look at the dial it will remind me of the good times (this is the sentimental part).

And it's the only watch I have that I don't really care what the value will be in the next years, as long as I have a roof on top of my head and my health, this one stays put. People call it the ultimate classic, and they are right. For more than 50 years the design hasn't changed one bit and it's one of those strap tragics that goes well with everything. Well enough about it, here are some shots/wristshots, hope you like them.

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Some great shots and straps there, shows how versatile a speedy can be.
 
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First of the Space inspired Speedy shots, in colors of the Crab Nebula, also known as the M1, NGC 1952, Taurus A) - a Supernova remnant in the constelation of Taurus. Size? About 11 Light Years and it's expanding at a rate of 1.500 km per second!

In center lies a pretty small Neutron star (only 30km across) but spinning about 30.2 times per second!

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his Speedy Space shot is inspired by the Blue Ring Nebula

Nebula was created by the merger of two stars, and that we are seeing the system a few thousand years after the merger, when evidence of the collision is still apparent

The blue light in the image shows the debris cloud created by the merger. As the hot cloud of material expanded into space and cooled down, it formed hydrogen molecules that collided with the interstellar medium (the particles occupying the space between stars). These collisions caused the hydrogen molecules to radiate far-ultraviolet light, yellow indicates near-ultraviolet light, which is emitted by the star at the center of the nebula and many surrounding stars.

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One of the most beautiful neighbors just located in fairly close 6000 light years from us is the Lagoon Nebula (also known as Messier 8, M8, NGC 6523). A giant intersteller cloud in the constellation Sagittarius.

So this "giant" is not such a big giant at all, only 33 light years across, but it has the most spectacular colors, which were captured in the background, case and glass of the Speedy Pro

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Can’t own a speedy with a UV flashlight superb shots
 
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Where did you get that pass through green strap? Also digging the grey with the orange stripe.

One cool source for NATO's is Crown & Buckle. They have a number of different colors & options, Based in North Carolina.
 
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One cool source for NATO's is Crown & Buckle. They have a number of different colors & options, Based in North Carolina.
Pass through? Not NATO?
 
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Yes, pretty certain they have that too. Also, two piece NATO's (which are basically not a NATO it seems).
 
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Good afternoon. Amazing pictures. Do you recall where you got this strap? Sometimes it's nice to go light-hearted and this strap looks like a lot of fun.

Thanks in advance- absolutely beautiful shots.

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Good afternoon. Amazing pictures. Do you recall where you got this strap? Sometimes it's nice to go light-hearted and this strap looks like a lot of fun.

Thanks in advance- absolutely beautiful shots.

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Thank you!
This strap...I think I got it from CNS a few years ago.
 
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When you have meeting at 2, and a scheduled flight to International Space Station at 3.

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Thank you!
This strap...I think I got it from CNS a few years ago.
Indeed- thank you for the response. They still have it on their site!
 
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Cool strap, kinda looks like/similar to a GGB strap at a glance. What is it?

When you have meeting at 2, and a scheduled flight to International Space Station at 3.

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Cool strap, kinda looks like/similar to a GGB strap at a glance. What is it?

GGB SPV1 😜
Good eye!
 
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GGB SPV1 😜
Good eye!
Nice. I very seriously considered ordering an spv2, had an engraving ready and everything. Unfortunately, Carl is currently taking a break from strap making!