When did you sell this watch? I ask as I bought a pro from Germany about 18 months ago that had a pro dial and broad arrows hands (and had miss matched serial numbers on movement and case). Was not an issue as I was modding it anyway.
Not sure what you're asking exactly... I currently own a few Speedmaster Professionals, but all are vintage as the most recent is from 1969. Yes, I prefer the vintage models. I assume you are addressing the contemporary versions of the Professional and the FOIS. For myself, I'd choose the Speedmaster Professional as i just can't get pass it, it's my OCD acting up again, that on the FOIS model the small sub-dial hands do not match. I prefer symmetry. Why did Omega decide to make the seconds counter sub-dial hand, leaf, different from the other two, when, in fact, on the original 2998-4 dial all were stick hands.?
Not sure what you're asking exactly... I currently own a few Speedmaster Professionals, but all are vintage as the most recent is from 1969. Yes, I prefer the vintage models. I assume you are addressing the contemporary versions of the Professional and the FOIS. For myself, I'd choose the Speedmaster Professional as i just can't get pass it, it's my OCD acting up again, that on the FOIS model the small sub-dial hands do not match. I prefer symmetry. Why did Omega decide to make the seconds counter sub-dial hand, leaf, different from the other two, when, in fact, on the original 2998-4 dial all were stick hands.?
I actually quite like the odd hand. The early Daytona’s were the same I believe.
i also like the “odd” seconds hand. It clearly differentiates the regular time-keeping hands (shiny alpha hour, minute, sub seconds) and the chrono hands (central seconds, hour and minute counters). People act like the choice of this for the FOIS is odd, but LOTS of Speedmasters have historically done this (e.g., the racing models with red/orange chrono hands).
I know the it’s not exactly like the original watch Wally Schirra wore (which inspired the FOIS edition) and some object to that, but this is not meant to be a faithful copy - it’s a modern interpretation of a historical model.
I think it helps people to wise up to which hand does what quickly which for a tool watch is a plus. We seriously get posters on here from time to time asking if their Speedy is broken because the second hand doesn’t move in normal use (they of course are referring to the chrono second). An easy mistake if you are used to the 3 hand layout and expect the sub dials to be the additional feature. I’d prefer all the hands to be polished darts but can live with it as it is.
As a die hard aviation & spaceflight fan, IMHO the re-edition 2012 FOIS should have come with some kind of DON bezel...
Maybe 1962-2022 might be an opportunity to get it right for 60th anniversary and make it available with Cal 321 and those alpha hands ? 👎
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I think the new one for 2021 will have new movement and a don bezel.
