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Claven2
·May 12, 2008.
The Speedmaster Holy Grail Explained
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queriver
·Does anyone know what languages were used on the Day wheel. I've seen English, German, French & Italian, (is MIE Spanish?), but are there others?
And, of the circa 2000 produced, do we know how they were they split by language?
If anyone has any info about above, please share. Omegaholy grail.com refers to info about the Holy Grail on p523 of MWO but it must be the 2nd edn and I only have the 1st.
And, of the circa 2000 produced, do we know how they were they split by language?
If anyone has any info about above, please share. Omegaholy grail.com refers to info about the Holy Grail on p523 of MWO but it must be the 2nd edn and I only have the 1st.
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smitty190373
·And, of the circa 2000 produced, do we know how they were they split by language?
Mine was 1 of 62 sent to Spain dated October '87
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queriver
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apsm100
··Noob taxpayerGuilty as charged...much more grail than a 'grail' to me at least (can't find very many of these, by my count 5 and one was Chucks)...
This one is a 5012...
I always thought Omega originated the numerals on the dial like that with the MK's (and hence where my old Speedy Reduced got its look). Interesting!
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vintageboy.hk
·Great Article
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eugeneandresson
·I always thought Omega originated the numerals on the dial like that with the MK's (and hence where my old Speedy Reduced got its look). Interesting!
Guessing it’s all Lemania (there are lots of similar watches/dials made by Lemania for other brands using the 5100) and also guessing the ‘grail’ too was a Lemania made piece (but don’t quote me on that)...
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oddboy
·LeMANia, LeMAINya.. what's the diff?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemania
In 1932, Lemania, Omega and Tissot merged to form the SSIH group.[1]
Lemania produced movements for Omega, including for the Speedmaster that Buzz Aldrin wore on the moon.
With the advent of electronic watches in the 1970s, sales of mechanical watches from the SSIH Group collapsed. In 1980, creditor banks gave Nicolas Hayek the task of restructuring the group. In the course of a management buyout, Lemania separated from the SSIH Group in 1981 and changed its name to Nouvelle Lemania. In 1992 the Nouvelle Lemania was bought by Breguet. The Lemania calibers are still used today in watches of numerous well-known brands.
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andy_s
·Nice article again Robert-Jan, it is certainly in my top three watches -
All the same, but all different 😉
All the same, but all different 😉
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