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What is your grail Omega and why?

ninman
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My grail is a watch that does not, and will never, exist. My grail is Omega remaking the 105012, to the exact specifications, using the exact same materials, the lot, charging a reasonable price for it, and making easily available, I.e. just walk into any Omega boutique worldwide and buy one.

I wish I'd been around in 1965 to buy one from new, so I'll just have to hope I can get a vintage one day, and keep dreaming about brand new ones being made by omega again.
 
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ninman ninman
My grail is a watch that does not, and will never, exist. My grail is Omega remaking the 105012, to the exact specifications, using the exact same materials, the lot, charging a reasonable price for it, and making easily available, I.e. just walk into any Omega boutique worldwide and buy one.

I wish I'd been around in 1965 to buy one from new, so I'll just have to hope I can get a vintage one day, and keep dreaming about brand new ones being made by omega again.

Oh you mean a Speedmaster!
 
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Oh you mean a Speedmaster!

No, I mean a brand new, as in just out the factory, Speedmaster reference 105012, for the same cost, if not lower than the current 3861 Speedmaster.
 
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No, I mean a brand new, as in just out the factory, Speedmaster reference 105012, for the same cost, if not lower than the current 3861 Speedmaster.

Doesnt seem very different from a Speedmaster, does it have dots in special places around the 90 or something?
 
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Doesnt seem very different from a Speedmaster, does it have dots in special places around the 90 or something?

Other than the movement, the dial and the caseback, it's exactly the same.
 
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SM300 Spectre LE. Only 7007 made, on the rare side but needed to complete my collection of watches worn by 007 in the movies.
 
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Got it. I thought it was another post from his personal collection. My mistake.

$7k is pricey though!

The tdmp got sold even for that price
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Hi my OMEGA Graio wiratwatch is the OMEGA Seemaster Planet Ocean Master Chronomerter 45,5mm with the caliber 9900 and I have this wirstwatch bjt of clirse yoirs is beaitiful too & I love thw watch the Problem.is it's a Speedy/Speedmaster & appart Speeadmaster * Comstallationwirstwatches from Omefa & Ladymatic I lobe Omega Mkdels appart rje siver Models. Njt this Watch make am exeption damn yoi have a good taste1👍
 
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Hi my OMEGA Graio wiratwatch is the OMEGA Seemaster Planet Ocean Master Chronomerter 45,5mm with the caliber 9900 and I have this wirstwatch bjt of clirse yoirs is beaitiful too & I love thw watch the Problem.is it's a Speedy/Speedmaster & appart Speeadmaster * Comstallationwirstwatches from Omefa & Ladymatic I lobe Omega Mkdels appart rje siver Models. Njt this Watch make am exeption damn yoi have a good taste1👍

Yes that is a great watch a real work horse, its too big for me with a diameter of 45,5.
 
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It’s definitely a close call, but I believe I have my preferred watch by Omega which is the original steel Aqua Terra world timer in the lovely blue which I think is different from what others on the forums will say. It certainly divides opinions. 2 years on the wrist with many situations on land and sea thrown at it and I still catch myself admiring it on a daily basis. My favourite world timer at any price point.

I own 2 books on the speedmaster and might have to pull the trigger one day, but when it came time to buy my first luxury watch, I researched many brands and wrote lists of what I wanted from a watch. I wanted wearability for my 7 inch wrists, durability, reliable movement, good/ excellent water resistance and a GMT function or better along with a watch that could be dressed up or down. The Worldtimer ticked all the boxes for me.

• I am now eyeing up JLC as my next potential which is a brand that excites me as much as Omega.

• The other watch I own by Omega which is apparently a grail for some vintage collectors is my grandfathers CK2077 that he wore on the job working as a military aeronautical engineer throughout WW2 which is being sympathetically serviced by Simon Freese.
 
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My grail is the 25th anniversary Apollo Soyuz - this would complete the set for me, but I've never actually seen one!
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I think Grail watches change every time you obtain a new watch or as your tastes change, but right now my Grail is a Snoopy 50th. I'm not the kind of person that collects a lot of watches, I would much rather have a small handful that really speak to me. The heritage on the Snoopy is nice, but it really comes down to the blue and silver-White colorway. I think the sort of blue panda look is truly fantastic, and I don't think there is another Omega quite like it in that way.

There are a lot of other omegas that I like and would be happy wearing, but that's the current Grail. When I was at the Bellevue Boutique this last week I had myself added to the waiting list- but don't have any expectation of seeing one soon.
 
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As a person who is yet to own an Omega, and wouldn't likely have the spare cash to spend on any more than one, I think I'd just go for the standard and versatile 3861 Sapphire Sandwich. I love it. It has everything I need or want.

Now, if I had more disposable income... let's talk Speedy Apollo 8, Speedy Snoopy 50th and birth year Speedy (1990).
 
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Hm,

that is a difficult question...! I divide that in two groups:

1) from the Speedys that I own: Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Moonshinegold

2) from the Speedys that I dont own: Original BA145.022

That is a beautiful watch with the best combination of Gold and Burgund
that I have ever seen - and a solid golden tool watch with that history is absolutely
unique and something for real Spacelovers

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I think Grail watches change every time you obtain a new watch or as your tastes change, but right now my Grail is a Snoopy 50th. I'm not the kind of person that collects a lot of watches, I would much rather have a small handful that really speak to me. The heritage on the Snoopy is nice, but it really comes down to the blue and silver-White colorway. I think the sort of blue panda look is truly fantastic, and I don't think there is another Omega quite like it in that way.

There are a lot of other omegas that I like and would be happy wearing, but that's the current Grail. When I was at the Bellevue Boutique this last week I had myself added to the waiting list- but don't have any expectation of seeing one soon.

The Gemini 4 ticks a lot of the same boxes. Reversed panda, yes, but no silly cartoon on the dial.

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The Gemini 4 ticks a lot of the same boxes. Reversed panda, yes, but no silly cartoon on the dial.

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I've looked at this one off and on, someone has one for sale in the sale section. But--- there's something about the white sub-blue, that I like better than the blue sub-white. I have considered modding something like a FOIS with a Mitsukoshi dial- as it ticks some similar boxes with the white dominant dial.

As far as the cartoon character goes, Snoopy doesn't bother me. He's there because Omega received a Silver Snoopy award, and that's the heritage. Why NASA chose snoopy for their award I can't really say and am even less fit to judge. It's a very, very, niche Omega-NASA kind of quirk, and honestly- that makes it more... meaningful to me in a weird way. Normally I wouldn't appreciate the cartoon character though, so I get where you might be coming from.
 
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