Cell phone pictures, especially with strong shop lighting, are never a good indication of how a watch will look live on the wrist. Videos capture movement and texture on the dials better, but can still be misleading.
All I can say about the SpeedyTuesday is that I am not aware of anyone who has seen the watch live and put out a negative opinion of the watch itself...although the leather strap does not seem to be a winner...lucky for the WIS community there are dozens of after market leather strap options for any Speedy Pro
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I actually think from previous pics the watch always looked better on the black and white Nato.
And I agree that the steel brushed bracelet could actually be a winning look...giving the watch some tool watch credentials.
The closest competitor is the Autavia re-edition. IMO the Speedy looks more elegant on the wrist, has the very cool lume, the moonwatch legacy, and should hold better value over time (repeating shutterlife's great photo below)
Pic not mine, courtesy of a WUS Tag Heuer poster.
From a purely functional perspective the Autavia seems to be superior: rotating GMT bezel, date (important for some), and automatic column wheel with vertical clutch chronograph in-house calibre.
As a sporty daily wearer watch I think the Autavia looks pretty good...although I know some here on the OF would never buy a modern Tag Heuer. I have not seen any reporting on the new in-house Calibre 02 (ex CH 80) in terms of accuracy and reliability. Apparently for the Autavia, Tag Heuer opted not to get COSC certification, probably to keep costs down...then again a Speedy is not COSC certified... but my Apollo XI-45 does run pretty accurate though -3/ +3
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