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15 December 2018, 10:23 PM | #31 |
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I like the Speed Master and have owned several over the years. I do not like the plastic crystal version with the manual wind and the bracelet adjustment is challenging at best. I like the 44.25 Co-Axial version with the sapphire crystal and automatic movement though. I own the Tag Heuer Autavia and can tell you that it is a great watch and a lot of fun to wear and for me is a real option to the Speed Master. Go try the Speed Master on before you buy as to me it, was an underwhelming watch. Go pre-owned and through a TS and come in at about $3200-3400. Good luck.
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15 December 2018, 10:37 PM | #32 | |
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But this watch is really nice looking. Been reading up on it too. Very cool watch indeed. I’m still speedy. I think. But it’s a lot closer than I would have imagined.
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17 December 2018, 10:42 AM | #33 | |
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I just got one few weeks ago.. I love it! go for it.
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18 December 2018, 05:33 PM | #34 |
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Beautiful photos Sir! The one you posted on Instagram yesterday with the blue jersey and glove is stunning! Please, can you post that one on here? Need a new wallpaper for the Macbook
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18 December 2018, 11:21 PM | #35 |
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It's a must have in any collection as far as I'm concerned. And in that price point, it is truly hard to beat.
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25 December 2018, 12:40 PM | #36 | |
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Fast forward another year and I figured it out... The bracelet... So I bought a new one this summer from a TS and immediately put it on a leather NATO and BOOM--- I am right back in love and it gets rotation between Rolexes often... Recently I had it on at a Rolex AD. Took it off to try something on and set it on the glass countertop with their nice lights shining down on it... the Rolex reps all commented what a great looking watch my Speedie is and how the strap was made for the watch. have a look--- |
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25 December 2018, 08:52 PM | #37 | |
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25 December 2018, 11:41 PM | #38 | |
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Great looking NATO... where did you buy it ? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro |
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5 January 2019, 12:38 PM | #39 |
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5 January 2019, 02:41 PM | #40 |
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5 January 2019, 02:48 PM | #42 |
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5 January 2019, 04:30 PM | #43 |
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Hard to beat...
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6 January 2019, 05:02 AM | #44 |
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I love mine. I highly recommend the hesalite over the sapphire crystal.
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6 January 2019, 06:20 AM | #45 |
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I had one for 12 years - got it for a great price used and wore it all the time. Bracelet, leather, nato - absolutely loved it. It was on my wrist for the births of my two kids and . . . I traded it last year.
Why? Don't ask - I don't know what I was thinking. Temporary insanity perhaps. I regretted it the minute I walked out of the FedEx store. In the back of my mind, I knew it was a mistake. A flat out bad decision on my part. I'm not a flipper or an extensive collector either - there was also no financial reason I needed to trade it. I just blew it. It wasn't a special one - not a calibre 321, no tritium, no applied logo, not an Ed White, etc. - but it was special to me. The manual wind, the hesalite, the legibility, how versatile and purpose built it is, all contribute to something quite special that I now fully recognize and appreciate. I just bought one brand new from a TS yesterday. |
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