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Pun
·I'm not allowed to have an opinion?
I must say they really missed something here.
Speedy Tuesday - a dissenting view?
I must say they really missed something here.
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Tet
·I'm not allowed to have an opinion?
I think you gave it a fair chance. If it didn't grab you in that time then best to move it on. Legibility isn't the best is fair to say but I'm fine with it. Took some adjusting coming from a CWC chrono which was one of the most legible chronographs ever IMO.
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Traveler
·The only watch I have ever sold specifically because I could never read the damn thing ... and this is a good picture - throw in the super-reflective Rolex crystal, and it was impossible from many angles.
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fskywalker
·Yep I'm done with it. I'm missing my Speedy Pro regular everyday. The legibility is terrible on the ST. I'd be happy to have someone else have it and be happy with it. That said, I'm not going to talk about the sales anymore as I don't want to "self promote" anything and get in trouble.
Well if it doesn't works for you best thing to do! Saw you sold your moonphase to fund the ST, hope you can get another fine replacement!
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arcadelt
·if legibility is really an issue, it is an issue here anyway, then the basic premise of the Alaska Project is defeated. And this watch is supposed to be a tribute to the Alaska Project!!
The Alaska Project watch the ST borrows from did not have panda or reverse-panda sub-dials, so it was just as legible as the standard Speedmaster Professional. I recall that the Alaska Project tribute is actually all about the radial dial arrangement, rather than much else.
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Pun
·The Alaska Project watch the ST borrows from did not have panda or reverse-panda sub-dials, so it was just as legible as the standard Speedmaster Professional. I recall that the Alaska Project tribute is actually all about the radial dial arrangement, rather than much else.
Another great feature (some will say detail) is that this Omega Speedmaster Speedy Tuesday Limited Edition has a “radial dial”, inspired by a specific watch, the original 1978 “Speedmaster Alaska III” model. This watch was produced for NASA, who insisted on a watch that was anti-reflective and easy-to-read in space. Thus, not only it has specific radial inscriptions on the sub-counters (not written horizontally like in the Moonwatch but radially around the sub-dials), but its stainless steel case, like the Alaska III, is entirely brushed. No more polished line from lug to lug, no more polished crown and pushers. The Omega Speedmaster Speedy Tuesday is entirely brushed, to the exception of the Omega logo on the crown.
IMHO I took that as the readability of the watch being a prime consideration for an Alaska Project Tribute watch. Just my 2 cents....
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arcadelt
·IMHO I took that as the readability of the watch being a prime consideration for an Alaska Project Tribute watch. Just my 2 cents....
That is a slight change to what you originally said.
then the basic premise of the Alaska Project is defeated.
In my reply to you I was not standing up for the ST, but for the Alaska III Speedmaster. I agree with the OP that the ST is difficult to read in some circumstances, but it is because of the silver hands over the reverse-panda sub-dials, rather than because of anything borrowed from the Alaska III.
This is a problem suffered by many panda and reverse-panda dialled watches. By making a design choice to use that configuration Omega and Fratello have created a beautiful and desirable watch, but also inadvertently introduced a legibility issue that was not present in the watch that this is supposedly a tribute to.
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Foo2rama
··Nowhere near as grumpy as he used to be...I wonder how many people complaining about readability on the ST want or own a Panda Daytona (or any Daytona actually) which is even harder to read.
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Pun
·That is a slight change to what you originally said.
In my reply to you I was not standing up for the ST, but for the Alaska III Speedmaster. I agree with the OP that the ST is difficult to read in some circumstances, but it is because of the silver hands over the reverse-panda sub-dials, rather than because of anything borrowed from the Alaska III.
This is a problem suffered by many panda and reverse-panda dialled watches. By making a design choice to use that configuration Omega and Fratello have created a beautiful and desirable watch, but also inadvertently introduced a legibility issue that was not present in the watch that this is supposedly a tribute to.
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ManInBlack
·I enjoy the honest observations and reflections. Initially, I found myself displeased with the look of the ST but have recently been experiencing a draw to the design, especially the overall panda design and concentric circles set within each subdial
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dsio
··Ash @ ΩFI wonder how many people complaining about readability on the ST want or own a Panda Daytona (or any Daytona actually) which is even harder to read.
Vanilla Moonwatch is the best in that respect of any chrono I've ever seen.
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cpl
·I have to agree with the legibility problems. The brushed hands are what bugged me the most. I found the hands gets lost against the white subdials. I also have a panda speedy and I've never had problems reading the polished silver hands against the white dial.
I also found the brushed case quite dull but I supposed that was the intention. So one has to decide whether to keep the ST despite some elements that bug you or put the money towards something else. In the end I decided I prefer my panda a whole lot more and sold the ST.
I also found the brushed case quite dull but I supposed that was the intention. So one has to decide whether to keep the ST despite some elements that bug you or put the money towards something else. In the end I decided I prefer my panda a whole lot more and sold the ST.
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pianomankd
·I have to agree with the legibility problems. The brushed hands are what bugged me the most. I found the hands gets lost against the white subdials. I also have a panda speedy and I've never had problems reading the polished silver hands against the white dial.
I also found the brushed case quite dull but I supposed that was the intention. So one has to decide whether to keep the ST despite some elements that bug you or put the money towards something else. In the end I decided I prefer my panda a whole lot more and sold the ST.
Sold mine yesterday as well. The regular Pro once again wins over all.
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arcadelt
·In the end I decided I prefer my panda a whole lot more and sold the ST.
Sold mine yesterday as well. The regular Pro once again wins over all.
I haven't been watching closely, so can you tell us how the early resale market going for these is going (without devulging your sale price, unless you'd like to)? Are these the new Silver Snoopy?
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cicindela
··Steve @ ΩFLegibility is not necessarily an issue if you own several Speedmasters 😗
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cicindela
··Steve @ ΩFHere I am reading it at night.
My older Speedys have little working lume left,
not quite ready to throw them away.
My older Speedys have little working lume left,
not quite ready to throw them away.
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Tik-Tok of Oz
·Here I am reading it at night.
My older Speedys have little working lume left,
not quite ready to throw them away.
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STANDY
··schizophrenic pizza orderer and watch collectorIf you do throw them away just pm me the location of your local landfill and I'll be right there.😁
@cicindela would be a recycle guy I would say, not much landfill from science/nature people......
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Tik-Tok of Oz
·@cicindela would be a recycle guy I would say, not much landfill from science/nature people......
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