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Chester01 · 9 July 2019, 09:56 PM

The speedy is no conciliation prize. It’s the real deal. I’m saying this while wearing my daytona as well. Daytona broke no new ground. Is was just a chrono with an outsourced movement that got associated with a movie star. The “Rolex” brand lifted up what was well known to be a watch that did not sell well for Rolex. The speedy was the first watch with a tachymeter and beat out Rolex offerings in the nasa tests.

Enjoy a great watch with a real history and story behind it, not a fabricated or inflated one.

KBM · 10 July 2019, 04:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Dsmith1974

Great watch. Got to admire how Omega still sell (and never stopped) selling the classic Speedmaster. imagine if you could still buy a new four digit plexiglass sub or five digit 16610?

Exactly right. Memory fails me now, but one of our members DCheeta (?) said it best in a comparison between the speedy and a sub: you can't really compare the two, they're apples and oranges. The current Speedmaster is a vintage watch that Omega kept on manufacturing. Therefore, it's useless to compare it to, say, a 6 digit sub. A fair comparison would be between the speedy and a 70's daytona.

DCheeta · 10 July 2019, 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by kauebm

Exactly right. Memory fails me now, but one of our members DCheeta (?) said it best in a comparison between the speedy and a sub: you can't really compare the two, they're apples and oranges. The current Speedmaster is a vintage watch that Omega kept on manufacturing. Therefore, it's useless to compare it to, say, a 6 digit sub. A fair comparison would be between the speedy and a 70's daytona.

Indeed, sir. Good memory.

Daytona is a beautiful watch, but I bought AND sold two Daytonas while my Speedmaster remains firmly in the collection.

KBM · 10 July 2019, 09:22 PM

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Originally Posted by DCheeta

Indeed, sir. Good memory.

Daytona is a beautiful watch, but I bought AND sold two Daytonas while my Speedmaster remains firmly in the collection.

I thought it was you, my friend. That observation hit the nail on the head!

samson66 · 10 July 2019, 11:15 PM

What can you tell me about that strap? I really like it!

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tacotaco · 11 July 2019, 01:55 AM

That ck2998 is pure beauty

9 July 2019, 09:56 PM	#31
Chester01 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: East Coast Watch: 16610 Posts: 4,933	The speedy is no conciliation prize. It’s the real deal. I’m saying this while wearing my daytona as well. Daytona broke no new ground. Is was just a chrono with an outsourced movement that got associated with a movie star. The “Rolex” brand lifted up what was well known to be a watch that did not sell well for Rolex. The speedy was the first watch with a tachymeter and beat out Rolex offerings in the nasa tests. Enjoy a great watch with a real history and story behind it, not a fabricated or inflated one.

10 July 2019, 11:15 PM	#35
samson66 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Real Name: Mike Location: Eastern Shore, MD Watch: my money leaving! Posts: 12,906	What can you tell me about that strap? I really like it! Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S10 using Tapatalk

11 July 2019, 01:55 AM	#36
tacotaco "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: KCMO Watch: Daytona C - Black Posts: 398	That ck2998 is pure beauty

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