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·This is my recently-acquired Speedy '57 Co-Axial seen here on my wrist, but including a stock photo for a better representation of this beauty.
This was my sought-after "grail" since its first appearance at Basel as a modernized 're-issue' in 2015, celebrating the original Speedmaster first released in 1957. As Omega describes the re-issue: "An innovative new member of the Speedmaster family salutes its ancestor with some subtle aesthetic nods to the very first Speedmaster from 1957 combined with OMEGA's bold Co-Axial technology."
Have owned and always enjoyed many Speedmasters over the years...including a much coveted, rare all-original 1967 Speedy Moon (Cal. 321). However, this particular '57 re-issue, with its stunning tobacco-brown-hued dial and faux-patina lumed indices and hand inserts, is, if I might say, a real looker. Some might disagree -- indeed we all have our particular tastes and preferences -- but this one happens to be a true compliment magnet. A notable plus is the uncanny time-keeping accuracy that I've witnessed with the 9300 Co-Axial COSC-certified movement. That it is also a 'column wheel' chronograph with vertical clutch, twin barrels, silicon balance and 54-jewels, makes this 9300, I think, a very special engine indeed. For those who may be interested, there's a excellent, in-depth review of this re-issue by Tim of Watchbox, the guru of reviewers, at:
This was my sought-after "grail" since its first appearance at Basel as a modernized 're-issue' in 2015, celebrating the original Speedmaster first released in 1957. As Omega describes the re-issue: "An innovative new member of the Speedmaster family salutes its ancestor with some subtle aesthetic nods to the very first Speedmaster from 1957 combined with OMEGA's bold Co-Axial technology."
Have owned and always enjoyed many Speedmasters over the years...including a much coveted, rare all-original 1967 Speedy Moon (Cal. 321). However, this particular '57 re-issue, with its stunning tobacco-brown-hued dial and faux-patina lumed indices and hand inserts, is, if I might say, a real looker. Some might disagree -- indeed we all have our particular tastes and preferences -- but this one happens to be a true compliment magnet. A notable plus is the uncanny time-keeping accuracy that I've witnessed with the 9300 Co-Axial COSC-certified movement. That it is also a 'column wheel' chronograph with vertical clutch, twin barrels, silicon balance and 54-jewels, makes this 9300, I think, a very special engine indeed. For those who may be interested, there's a excellent, in-depth review of this re-issue by Tim of Watchbox, the guru of reviewers, at:
