WTH is this "Speedmaster"

Flathat

this is a real watch offered to military pilots only. you have to be a winged aviator/pilot/navigator and show documents to get one. Im with a group that is in contact with Omega to buy around 50 of these with custom casebacks like you see above. Ours have US Navy wings, our names/CS and other meaningful engravings at the 12/3/6/9. the brochure from Omega has US Army and USAF wings--im sure other countries badges too. It also comes with the Ed White bracelet. ive got a digital brochure around here somewhere.... ive also got a custom IWC with Navy wings..

ketchj

I have one on order as well.

NotJackson

Interesting. Makes me wonder how many of these types of small-production, special-customer designs are floating round out there, and how long Omega has been producing them. Anyone have any insight into this?

F fdraptor22

Being a military pilot, how do you go about ordering one?

Mad Dog

I’m a member of a Naval Aviation forum [ www.airwarriors.com ] where various members have been doing the Omega small-production, special-customer designs [via group buy] from around 2008 and onward. I wouldn’t be surprised if Omega had been doing it well before that.

NotJackson

Like a lot of us, I think, I had no idea … thanks for the insight!

pdxleaf

Killer photos!

There was another U2 pilot who joined the forum years back. I think he retired from the service.

https://omegaforums.net/posts/431715/

JFingers · Mar 24, 2016

Sometimes I do pretend while at work:



It was a great day for flying today:



San Francisco Bay was nice and clear today:





Blue skies, y'all!
-only Jake

P.S. Many thanks to @duc for the official Omega long strap!

Jones in LA

Really nice to see you back on the Forum! And thank you for your service!

And I have to ask: does the different colour on the 3, 6, and 9 minute markers on the minute counter mean anything special to you as a pilot, and particularly, as a U-2 pilot?

ketchj

I have one on order as well.