I had mine swapped onto a brown leather band. It compliments the red/ white ring, and tones it down a little compared to when the steel bracelet was on the watch. Of course when I look quickly at the watch I 'see' the red/ white ring more than the black center of the dial, but the hands are dominant enough that I see them first. For me, that ring breaks up what is otherwise a big field of black dial. In fact, I rarely wear my '67 anymore because the dial almost seems too big and uninteresting in comparison. The Tintin has also won out over the #ST1, #ST2 and 60th Speedy as well.

 

Why would that be if I may ask? Isn’t the chocolate one produced in far higher numbers than the Tintin?

No offense, just trying to learn something here.

 

In my sense, there are more chocolate than Tintin. The Chocolate has been produced from 2007 to 2013, the Tintin only from 2013 to 2014 or 2015 (production between 1000-2000 watches if we read some articles about it). More years of production for the Chocolate. During 2 years, nobody wanted the Tintin... For the Chocolate, Unfortunately I don’t know if it was a success or not...

 

The same as you deal with dominos on a Rolex dial, or a cartoon character on a Speedmaster, or Ultraman's head on a subdial, or a manga cartoon dinosaur on a Tudor or the Omega Pokamoon dial - you like it or you don't.

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Agree. Whatever can and has been said (far too much really) about the 'collectibility'/value of the Tintin, to my eye it's not an aesthetic success. The red/white checker band is garish, but the main visual shortcoming I feel is that this does not relate in terms of colour/form to any other aspect of the dial. This could be thought a confirmation that there was indeed supposed to be an 'echoing'/balancing rocket image elsewhere on the dial.

 

It is arguably garish without aesthetic balance and I have to agree with you here: "This could be thought a confirmation that there was indeed supposed to be an 'echoing'/balancing rocket image elsewhere on the dial." It really is missing that visual balance. However, that may just add to the quirkiness of this dial as a misfit in the Speedmaster world - certainly an example of Omega doing the best it could to turn a bad situation into a favourable financial one. I wonder how they could have balanced it without encroaching on the Tintin rocket design? I think they could have doe something to create that better balance, but here is the conversation stopper: It is what it is.

Something even stolen from the Google Machine:

 

yeah would have been nice but then moulinsart would still have gone after them . plus they were probably sick of them by then and the 'racing' version was the best compromsie.

 

Love this watch! Got mine in Dec 2015 and put on a racing strap. It's 77778129

 

If ever there were a watch that I'm bummed to have passed on, this is it ...

 

How about some self serving pictures

 

What strap is this friend? Really great combination indeed. Lovely.

 

Just felt like sending a picture. Funny, i was reading the thread recently. It’s not uncommon to see comments from people who think the watch looks ugly but have never seen the it in real life. When you see it “for real” you like it. Seems overly simplistic and not true, but it’s true...to my eyes and a lot of others I’ve run into while wearing it.

 

Dangerous9straps from John in Germany

 

Yes! Right! You must have it on your wrist to understand its beauty !

 

Quick question - will the Tintin be similar to the other seemingly limited Speedy Pros that can be built as a "frankenwatch?"
By that, I mean, are folks able to order the dial and caseback through Omega service/parts account similar to the Mitsukoshis, Gemini IVs, etc. and build themselves their own?

 

I already saw one being Franken by LWC which is selling at Australia.

 

I saw this watch at Costco in Houston last year for around $3,600, someone here picked it up later on. I passed on it because I was planning on changing the dial to a basic speedy and it didn't come with a NATO strap and would need a service soon. I figured once you factored those in it was no longer a "deal" so I passed on it. The watch is different, but IMHO not special. Some flashes of red, that's it. Is that worth a premium? I guess if you really like red. To me, the chapter ring dominates the face and makes the watch look small and red is not as flexible with strap or clothing options. It effectively made the professional wear like a reduced with red accents. Frankly, it looks better in pictures online with people wearing them with color coordinated stuff than in person.

The reality is that this watch lingered for years and was sold at deep discounts because the "then" market spoke and said "No thanks." Now people want them because they see the appreciation of ST1 and ST2 and are trying to backdoor this one in as a sleeper ST0. Do I regret my decision, financially yes, but I still don't care for the dial and would rather have a base speedy for regular wear. My gut tells me the buzz around this watch is strictly people trying to trump up the price as an investment proposition, not that they actually prefer it to other Speedy's if they sold at a discount vs. a base speedy. In short, people want them because they are trading at a premium, and my guess is that if prices dropped so too would demand. Like air cooled 911's 10 years ago, people were passing on these all day long, and not for no reason. Nothing has changed since then, other than the current LE horology bubble based on people buying watches to put them in safes.

 

Sensible and well articulated. I know it's not the whole story, but I just feel that the dial is quite garish and aesthetically not pleasing: that's most unOmega-like.