used reduced speedmaster models?

The piggyback chronograph is typically a more costly service by a significant amount and this is the issue I have with the Speedmaster Reduced. The Speedmaster Date, Speedmaster MK40, Speedmaster Racing, all use different integrated chronographs and are less of a hassle as you can just get your local independent watchmaker to handle it.

My vote is none. These models are overpriced for what they are (a piggy-back chrono system that very likely needs to be service). Most people buy these because they want the Speedmaster name, but don’t want to pay the price.

There are plenty of automatic chronographs out there from other brands that have a 40mm case and are a lot cheaper. If you want an automatic chronograph, get one of those. If it has to be a Speedmaster automatic, get a day-date model (with a GOOD movement) or one of the recent Racing models.

A lot of dislike on the Reduced today. Maybe somebody needs to answer the OP. My recommendation is to look for one of these.
https://www.omegawatches.com/watch-omega-speedmaster-reduced-35395000

Sapphire crystal and better bracelet make this the best Reduced Speedmaster in my opinion. Omega charges the same price to service one of these as a regular Speedmaster.

You may be right (and the sapphire model can indeed be seen as the best from several POVs) but then it was a question akin to 'what is the best of the sexually transmitted diseases?' 😉

As a former Reduced (ref. 3510.50) owner here's my 2 cents...
What I liked about it
*Great size (top lugs to bottom lugs distance...and the overall height of the watch as it sits on your wrist) for people with smaller wrists
*I loved the bracelet. I has a nice taper to it. The mixed links/surfaces with both polished and brushed surfaces really dress the watch up. Slim clasp allowed multiple positions for micro adjust and never felt like it added any bulk to the bottom of the bracelet.
*Costs the same to service as a Speedmaster Pro
*About half the price of a Speedmaster Pro which eases the "clench" factor for people just getting started in the hobby and haven't normalized spending $5,000 - $10,000 on a wrist watch. At the time when I had bought my Speedy Reduced I had never spent more than 5 or 6 bucks on a watch....so tripling that was a big jump for me at the time.
*These were available in tritium and look very nice once they start to patina
*This was not a daily driver for me, but if it will be something that you wear most days of the week, the automatic / self winding movement is a nice convenience to grab it and go in the mornings.

What I disliked about it
*The reference number I bought had the little minute numbers at the 5, 10, 15, 20, etc. minute markers. This didn't bother me much at first, but after spending hours on the this forum and other sites looking Speedmastesr it did start to bother me that mine didn't look like the "real one", and ultimately was one of the primary reasons for me selling it for a Speedy Pro. (If you go with the ref# 3539.50, as suggested above, that won't be a problem since that reference omitted the little minute numbers....but those 3539.50 references are the highest priced out of the black dialed Reduced lineup and that point I think you may as well just spend a little more and get a Professional.)
*The crown would occasionally, and just ever so slightly, dig into my wrist
*The subdial spacing seemed kind of off since the hour markers at 3 and 9 are greatly shortened.


What's your primary reason for gravitating towards the Reduced vs. the Professional?

If you're looking for something automatic and cheaper than a typical co-axial model, this is a white dial Speedy with a date function that sells on the secondary market for a bit over $3K and uses a Blancpain chrono movement, which doesn't have the module chrono system that others have already discussed the problems with above..
https://www.therealreal.com/product...i_1q7HZBrdg_Uh9trmXb5B4NZSYQJtLxoC-m0QAvD_BwE

Well since neither are actually a Speedmaster Reduced model, neither!