x-33 1st gen advice.

Good advice, but... It's a fun watch with a great history and fans. A lot of astronauts and military personnel wear them as personal watches long after leaving their careers. It's an interesting club.

Service costs are manageable. If you send it to Omega, it'll be expensive. They like to change pushers, crowns, etc...You can go less expensive by just letting a watchmaker change batteries. But a good watchmaker wants to make it water resistant, which requires more parts and money. But you can just get the battery changed for less money.

A military one is the best option, but finding one can be hard. It's more money too.

I had a gen 2 full kit that was inexpensive by todays prices. But I sold it when I heard about the military ones. I probably should not have sold it, but that's my MO. I have wanted another one for awhile. After reading the Fratellowatches story and your thread, I just bought a military version that was posted on the forum. It should be here in a week. So I put my money where my mouth is.

Balls in your court. Maybe get one now at a good price and look for a military one, which can take years. Or just get a regular one like the one you asked about and only go for a major service every 6 years with a couple cheaper battery changes in between.

At today' Speedy GTG I met someone who was happy to see another x33, I said he was lucky to have a military version because of the free service, he wasn't aware of this.