Which gold Speedy is better: black or white?

Tim Plains · May 14, 2022

White dial. I don't like that black one at all.

pdxleaf
Frankly, i don't understand the stealth wealth concept. If you want a gold watch, why try to hide it? It's one thing to say that you love the color of white gold, but why would a person buy a white gold watch because they were worried about what other people think?

People who don't want others knowing that $50k sitting on their wrist and don't want their watch stolen maybe.

pdxleaf · May 14, 2022

Tim Plains
White dial. I don't like that black one at all.

People who don't want others knowing that $50k sitting on their wrist and don't want their watch stolen maybe.

Of course. Deterring theft means being cautious and making wise personal decisions. There's the obvious difference in attention that YG gets that WG may not.

People also sometimes say they don't want to wear Yellow or Rose gold because they don't want to flaunt their money, but then they want to buy WG because it's expensive without showing that it's expensive. It strikes me that the choice to buy gold then is because it is expensive and not because it is attractive, which is an unfortunate reason.

bmpennington · May 14, 2022

The gold pops on the black.

PandaSPUR · May 14, 2022

pdxleaf
Of course. Deterring theft means being cautious and making wise personal decisions. There's the obvious difference in attention that YG gets that WG may not.

People also sometimes say they don't want to wear Yellow or Rose gold because they don't want to flaunt their money, but then they want to buy WG because it's expensive without showing that it's expensive. It strikes me that the choice to buy gold then is because it is expensive and not because it is attractive, which is an unfortunate reason.

Sadly that is definitely a reason why many people buy things, just because its obviously expensive and they want to show off.

I personally want to go back for the Canopus Speedy just because I really loved the white dial, and it was quite a sharp "formal" watch when worn with the black alligator strap. Plus it would be one that I wouldn't feel weird wearing to the office, again cause of the stealth factor of WG.

YY77 · May 14, 2022

PandaSPUR
Sadly that is definitely a reason why many people buy things, just because its obviously expensive and they want to show off.

I personally want to go back for the Canopus Speedy just because I really loved the white dial, and it was quite a sharp "formal" watch when worn with the black alligator strap. Plus it would be one that I wouldn't feel weird wearing to the office, again cause of the stealth factor of WG.

I have a similar view to the stealthness of WG, happy I could get my TH Carrera in WG which looks better than the RG in appearance as well IMHO, here's a side by side (pics from Tagheuer):

And a wristshot;

OmegaFan503 · May 14, 2022

I guess I am in the minority ... My vote goes to Canopus white gold 😀

Frank J Malloy · May 14, 2022

stonestone
Great call in going for the black dial. The Canopus gold watch has its charms, but the Sedna gold watch is just radiant. You’re absolutely right that all the features of an early Speedie help to make it pop vs. the Canopus model. The only thing I can find fault with is the legibility of the black on black subdials. But overall this is a watch that feels luxurious and yet still understated.

Separately, I also had a chance to try out the platinum Speedy with a black onyx dial and lunar meteorite subdials, which costs more than twice the price of the gold Sedna black dial on a strap. I was underwhelmed.

That pic of you with the white-gloved AD...it's like - "hey, where you going with that?" 😀

stonestone · May 14, 2022

F Frank J Malloy
That pic of you with the white-gloved AD...it's like - "hey, where you going with that?" 😀

She had my 2998-2 as hostage, so she probably knew I wouldn’t go far. 😉

alakapla1 · May 15, 2022

Sedna for me. But I love Rose gold

Twocats · Jun 25, 2022

I picked up my Canopus today with the new hands fitted and I love them. I can clearly read the time no matter what angle I look at the watch from unlike before. Fat Frank is in agreement..

avidmark · Jun 25, 2022

I'd choose the black. Gives me goosebumps looking at it. However it really stands out which could draw unwanted attention. The white is also great but doesn't give me warm and fuzzy feelings but as a plus may not stand out as much.

PandaSPUR · Jun 25, 2022

Twocats
I picked up my Canopus today with the new hands fitted and I love them. I can clearly read the time no matter what angle I look at the watch from unlike before. Fat Frank is in agreement..

ooh thats interesting, i like it.
So you just found an independent watch maker to order black hands and install them?

Twocats · Jun 25, 2022

PandaSPUR
ooh thats interesting, i like it.
So you just found an independent watch maker to order black hands and install them?

I had my favourite Jewellery shop do it for me, they have a repair department and cover many marks including Omega. If I ever need to send it in for warranty they will swap the hands back before sending it in. They are really a great bunch of people and have repaired many watches for me so I go out of my way to buy from them even if I dont get grey market pricing.

7enderbender · Jun 25, 2022

No yellow gold ever. On anything other than guitar and speaker cable connectors.
The white dial is nice. Still would prefer stainless steel though. I don’t get precious metals.

PandaSPUR · Jun 25, 2022

Twocats
I had my favourite Jewellery shop do it for me, they have a repair department and cover many marks including Omega. If I ever need to send it in for warranty they will swap the hands back before sending it in. They are really a great bunch of people and have repaired many watches for me so I go out of my way to buy from them even if I dont get grey market pricing.

Thats great and they sound wonderful. Service like that is worth paying the extra over grey market.

skipjack · Jun 26, 2022

Canopus white gold is gorgeous.
I once put black hands on the Apollo 11 35th anniversary but found that the hands not matching the silver markers drove my OCD crazy even though it was a lot more legible!

Chachi · Jun 26, 2022

Twocats
I picked up my Canopus today with the new hands fitted and I love them. I can clearly read the time no matter what angle I look at the watch from unlike before. Fat Frank is in agreement..

Really nice mate, looks great.

Trog · Jun 26, 2022

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Separately, I also had a chance to try out the platinum Speedy with a black onyx dial and lunar meteorite subdials, which costs more than twice the price of the gold Sedna black dial on a strap. I was underwhelmed.[/QUOTE]

I wasn't....

thatone · Jun 27, 2022

The contrast from the textured subdials to the gloss black dial makes it look off to me. I prefer the meteorite dial of the Apollo Soyuz Meteorite - it looks a bit more...consistent? Plus the red text really pops!

https://fifthwrist.com/omega-speedm...-35th-anniversary-311-30-42-30-99-001-review/

Which gold Speedy is better: black or white?

Tim Plains

pdxleaf

bmpennington

PandaSPUR

YY77

OmegaFan503

Frank J Malloy

stonestone

alakapla1

Twocats

avidmark

PandaSPUR

Twocats

7enderbender

PandaSPUR

skipjack

Chachi

Trog

thatone

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