I always find it weird to see watches without a trace of brown paired with a brown strap.
The ST is a professional, not a FOIS case.
The brown strap combo with a black reverse panda dial is actually quite common (see below)...I think it helps warm up the watch and create contrast (random pics on the Internet)...
The black snoopy strap offers a great sporty and streamlined look. I think the ST looks great with the brown strap in @mpcdude's photo, but I have not seen it live.
A couple of days after I made my ST reservation, I handed over my -64 Ed White to the watchmaker for service. I knew he was busy, he knows I am patient.
The ST's are being delivered, I got my Ed White back from SPA today...
I still have to wait for my ST since I haven't got anything else than the generic emails everybody got, but I am really looking forward to compare the emotions when it will get on my wrist with the emotions I've had today... 😀
I don't have an ST reservation and certainly can't afford one at current prices. However, like others I had plans of adding an FOIS to my collection this year just based on how it looked online. Luckily I finally have a new AD in my area so I was able to try on a few watches and I was surprised how once it was on my wrist it just seemed...small. Compared to the speedy pro it seemed to lack the presence I expected it to have.. Side by side it just looked not as strong and on the strap it was so light compared to the pro on the bracelet. Now I'm changed to wanting to add the Pro to my collection Instead. Knowing the ST is the same size as the FOIS I'd expect to feel the same way. Just don't think the reverse panda would be enough to change my thinking...not that it matters anyway! But who knows...if I put it on my wrist I could feel totally different and want to track one down secondhand once I hit the lottery!
A couple of days after I made my ST reservation, I handed over my -64 Ed White to the watchmaker for service. I knew he was busy, he knows I am patient.
The ST's are being delivered, I got my Ed White back from SPA today...
I still have to wait for my ST since I haven't got anything else than the generic emails everybody got, but I am really looking forward to compare the emotions when it will get on my wrist with the emotions I've had today... 😀
A couple of days after I made my ST reservation, I handed over my -64 Ed White to the watchmaker for service. I knew he was busy, he knows I am patient.
The ST's are being delivered, I got my Ed White back from SPA today...
I still have to wait for my ST since I haven't got anything else than the generic emails everybody got, but I am really looking forward to compare the emotions when it will get on my wrist with the emotions I've had today...
I missed the initial release by hours and was a little bit miffed. However the more I looked at photos, the less I felt bad. Then they announced the 60th and it was love at first sight.
A couple of weeks ago, I was offered the ST at a price point between the MSRP and what they're going for on the secondary market. I thought this was fair but at the same time, it felt too much for a watch that didn't excite me. Sure, there's a lot of hype and rightly so, but the true gem in the lineup this year is the 60th IMO.
Have you seen the ST live and compared it the 60th? I just did that during a visit to the Vancouver OB and reached the opposite conclusion: the ST looks much, much more interesting than the 60th...I would almost call the 60th "bland" in comparison. Again I know this is all subjective personal taste, but I was just wondering if you had based your opinion on a live comparison of the two Speedy LE models.
