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gbesq
·Just curious, does the sapphire version of the Speedy Pro have an AR coating on the crystal like the SMPc? If so, inside, outside, or both? Archer?
Speedmaster Moon descendant - which one to get?
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·Just curious, does the sapphire version of the Speedy Pro have an AR coating on the crystal like the SMPc? If so, inside, outside, or both? Archer?
According to the Omega site it's AR inside only, which surprised me given it's usually both.
Crystal: Domed, scratch‑resistant sapphire crystal with anti‑reflective treatment inside.
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·According to the Omega site it's AR inside only, which surprised me given it's usually both.
Crystal: Domed, scratch‑resistant sapphire crystal with anti‑reflective treatment inside.
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·I think he refers to the same thing that happens to a car's headlights, but I suppose that could be easily fixed with some polywatch?
Car lights? Not sure what scenario that is describing?
I'm trying to think back to when I last held one. Maybe the cloudiness that I'm referring is just the reflections? Since reflections are much blurrier compared to the equivalent mineral or sapphire glass, that's what I'm seeing? I've usually viewed them in AD/OB or office (fluorescent or diffused LED) lighting. To be fair, except for a very long time ago I'm comparing any hesalites (watches from other people) to the double AR (mine) on most sapphire models so the comparison is probably skewed further.
Or my memory just sucks and I'm talking out of my rear, that happens too. 🤔
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··schizophrenic pizza orderer and watch collectorI would love to know which is the most popular of the two. I would imagine the sapphire sandwich.
Chatting to a Boutique Manager at the airport in Japan a few years back the acrylic speedy sells way over the sapphire. Mentioning since the big box came in it had picked up quiet surprisingly.
But also ladies watches sell more than double to triple the amount of watches week in week out for the last 7 years She had worked there.
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·I thought you referred to something like this (which happens due to exposure to the sun and other elements)-
Not quite, but when I do see a hesalite similar but not nearly as bad as that it's usually due to a multitude of scratches all over the face. The more I think about it, maybe it's just the way reflections play off the hesalite versus (double AR) sapphire.
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·But also ladies watches sell more than double to triple the amount of watches week in week out for the last 7 years She had worked there.
Curious, in general across a multitude of brands or specific to Omega? It's been quoted in various places that the ladies Datejust is the highest selling range for Rolex for instance.
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·I am thinking of buying a Speedmaster Moon. I understand that the most pure descendant in modern times is the 311.30.42.30.01.005.
What stops me from getting it is the plexi (or is it hesalite?), because I just I'll end up scratching it, and I don't have a AD's close by to polish it for me.
Then I found out about the 311.30.42.30.01.006 - all in all the same watch, but with sapphire glass, and see-through back. Are there any real negatives with the .006? Sapphire would take off one of the big negatives for me, but then again I really want the closest to a true "Moon".
Practically, I want the Mark II, but that's a whole different story! ;-)
Personal opinion here, if you want the Mark II and like it better than the Speedmaster Pro, get the Mark II. Don’t buy the Speedy Pro hesalite because that’s what the fanboys here push. 😀
With that said, I’ll also push another option I haven’t seen mentioned — the First Omega in Space edition. It’s essentially a Speedmaster Pro in different case and with a different handset but has a sapphire crystal (and solid case back). New, it’s priced between the Speedmaster Pro and sapphire sandwich.
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gbesq
·Personal opinion here, if you want the Mark II and like it better than the Speedmaster Pro, get the Mark II. Don’t buy the Speedy Pro hesalite because that’s what the fanboys here push. 😀
With that said, I’ll also push another option I haven’t seen mentioned — the First Omega in Space edition. It’s essentially a Speedmaster Pro in different case and with a different handset but has a sapphire crystal (and solid case back). New, it’s priced between the Speedmaster Pro and sapphire sandwich.
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·I'd be keen to hear the "other story' regarding the Mark II, OP specifically said he wants closest to a true moon watch.
I'd imagine not everyone can carry off a big slab of steel like the Mark II, well I don't think I could anyway, and I'd be forever worrying about marring that lovely graining!
I'd imagine not everyone can carry off a big slab of steel like the Mark II, well I don't think I could anyway, and I'd be forever worrying about marring that lovely graining!
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Muyfa666
·I'd be keen to hear the "other story' regarding the Mark II, OP specifically said he wants closest to a true moon watch.
I'd imagine not everyone can carry off a big slab of steel like the Mark II, well I don't think I could anyway, and I'd be forever worrying about marring that lovely graining!
Right now I'm debating which watch to get. With the Moon and Mark II - I also added the Speedmaster '57 and the new Racing to my list of watches I'm interested in.
If I'm going the Moon way I still lean most towards .006 as I also like a clear back.
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·Right now I'm debating which watch to get. With the Moon and Mark II - I also added the Speedmaster '57 and the new Racing to my list of watches I'm interested in.
Quite a range there, with the new additions being quite a departure from the original Moon watch. For a daily wearer I personally favour an automatic for pure practicality. The '57 has some retro styling while the Racing is pure modern. If it matters, the 9900 movement in the Racing series is the latest chronograph base for Omega.
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·Very nice, as said earlier,I sure you can't go wrong with either!
Just make sure to post some pics!
Just make sure to post some pics!
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Martin_J_N
·I tried on a Mark II and it's no problem for me as I have big hands and arms.
Right now I'm debating which watch to get. With the Moon and Mark II - I also added the Speedmaster '57 and the new Racing to my list of watches I'm interested in.
If I'm going the Moon way I still lean most towards .006 as I also like a clear back.
You are making a good case for splashing the cash on the Sapphire version, which is great, nothing on earth says you have to get a particular watch, its your money buy the watch that excites you.
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·But also ladies watches sell more than double to triple the amount of watches week in week out for the last 7 years She had worked there.
I'd be keen to hear the "other story' regarding the Mark II, OP specifically said he wants closest to a true moon watch.
I totally missed this line in the original post. Mark II is the answer! That's a major aspect I like about mine, that it was designed specifically to be worn on a spacesuit. I get lost in the watch admiring all the little details that were changed from the original Speedy Pro to suit the challenges of space travel and EVAs.
He's probably going to need one of each.
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roman9662
·So I understand the stated rationale why NASA preferred the hesalite to sapphire but the intended successor, the original Mark II, has a mineral glass crystal. I would think it would behave more like sapphire than hesalite.
