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Speedy Tuesday – One Of Our Readers Talks About His Gold Speedmaster 3695.50.31

  1. Robert-Jan #SpeedyTuesday Aug 22, 2017

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    Gold Speedmaster 3695.50.31 One of my first encounters with a gold Speedmaster was with the BA145.022-69, which translates into the famous yellow gold Apollo XI commemorative edition from 1969 with a burgundy bezel. It must have been late 1999 or early 2000 that someone showed it to me. It paved the way for my (later) […]

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  2. Shailor Aug 22, 2017

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    Beautiful timepiece! I've never owned a gold watch. Hopefully that will change before dirt is shoveled over me. I keep telling my wife I've never seen a Brinks truck following a hearse.
     
  3. N1CK Aug 22, 2017

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    Does it have a sapphire crystal?
     
  4. José9 Aug 22, 2017

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    It seems so.i'm not a fan a gold but thank you for the review
     
  5. Tubber Aug 22, 2017

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    Gold Speedmasters are a thing of beauty. That is stunning. I only have one Gold Speedy, I need more!
     
  6. Wryfox Aug 22, 2017

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    Only thing better than a speedmaster is a gold speedmaster .
     
  7. SpeedyPhill Founder Of Aussie Cricket Blog Mark Waugh Universe Aug 22, 2017

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    Especially for Magpies... Corvidae :)
     
  8. cicindela Steve @ ΩF Staff Member Aug 22, 2017

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  9. drhex Aug 23, 2017

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    Love gold Speedys! Still need a Stafford :-(...
     
  10. ras47 Aug 23, 2017

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    Looks nearly identical to the Starmus Speedmaster. Gorgeous.
     
  11. SpeedyPhill Founder Of Aussie Cricket Blog Mark Waugh Universe Aug 24, 2017

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    Don't get me wrong... Corvidae are the most intelligent birds :D
     
  12. SpeedyPhill Founder Of Aussie Cricket Blog Mark Waugh Universe Jan 3, 2018

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  13. Robert-Jan #SpeedyTuesday Jan 3, 2018

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    Nice! I talked to Stafford on a couple of occasions in recent years, and he always wears the later gold version from 1980. The rumour is that he lost his original 1969 gold watch, but I never asked him about it.

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  14. SpeedyPhill Founder Of Aussie Cricket Blog Mark Waugh Universe Jan 4, 2018

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    Indeed, checked my notes and found that Stafford's #13 Apollo Tribute Speedmaster, he received in November 1969, was stolen... :(
     
  15. DLT222 Double D @ ΩF Staff Member Jan 5, 2018

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    Mine says hello!!

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  16. eugeneandresson 'I used a hammer, a chisel, and my fingers' Jan 5, 2018

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    For the moment... Who knows, I might wake up one morning and think, sod it... Sell it!
     
  18. rohnin Jan 6, 2018

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    Can Omega engrave like this?!!
     
  19. Moadib Jan 6, 2018

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    Wow. Just wow. I'm not at all a fan of gold watches, but that looks simply stunning!