I have had my Speedmaster since 1970. It has been my constant friend and always giving me great service. When I was doing research for my Ph.D it was there to time my high temperature research where I needed a precise time interval measured. When I was teaching it was great for timing the student exams and presentations. Now that I live in South Korea I needed a watch that was water resistant when deep in one of the caves in the north west area of Korea. Again it gave me great service. While canoeing on the rivers, it was there. I could not use my hand phone because it would be ruined with even a little water, as I found out when my partners hand phone was ruined from one splash! I highly recommend this watch. Yes you must wind it every day, and yes you must be careful not to place it under water, and yes you must from time to time have it cleaned, as you must for all watches. But then there’s no battery to run down. This Speedmaster has been my companion for 50 years and still is always there for me. I really highly recommend this company, Omega especially the pie pan watches of the 50s of which I have one.
You were able to take this Speedmaster under water? The watch is not meant for submersion, so just curious as what your experience was in a water environment? I have this Speedie and am careful with any possible submersion.
@@onielyoung3507 I said in the above that you must be careful not to place it under water. I also said a splash or two is ok but more than that and you are in trouble. The way I improve its ability to keep water out is to use rubber lubricant and push that under the winder and each of the buttons once each year. In that way splashes do not enter the watch. The winding stem does have a gasket to keep water out and each of the buttons have serrations that protect them from water egress, but it definitely in not a water proof watch like the Mariner.
I was about to get myself one when this happend.. There's one feature that ones you see it you can't unseen it. It will either makes you laugh or be insulted. Thats right, a watch that maybe calls you out or tells you what it thinks of you. Yup! You guessed it. Its the twelve o'clock symbol. "Hey you f-ing C*ck! What are you looking at?" or maybe "Oi! Yeah you. You're a D*ck!". Im afraid it would just bother me in the end getting insulted by a frikkin' watch. Hahaha. Or maybe its just me. Haha. I really like the your story behind your purchase. Thanks for the sharing.
Thank you for your wonderful, lovely video. I live in Geneva Switzerland and I immediately bought the Hazelite version which felt so comfortable on my 19cm wrist. The experience of shopping at a real Omega store is another story in itself. They really put the customer first. I was wearing a Hamilton with a boring brown leather strap. When I mentioned that, the lady staff member brough out the Omega NATO black nylon strap which transformed my Hamilton. When I asked her the price of the strap, she said "Please accept it with our compliments"! I was automatically enrolled for a visit to the Omega museum and the air-conditioned factory where they assemble their mechanisms and will be treated like a VIP for a guided tour. The Speedmaster was my first serious watch and I love it and wear it all the time for the reasons that you mention.
Super accurate, comfortable for me, and with a rich history, I just could not resist. Vito Corleone would not have needed to make me an "unrefoooseeable" offer. The watch stands on its own merits. It is perhaps onevofvthe top watches in the world at any price...
I’m not an astronaut, so I wanted scratch resistance. And for that kind of cash I think it’s nice to see the mechanical marvel that would otherwise be hidden away. The sapphire sandwich is the way to go and I don’t regret buying it at all. It’s cool looking at the Moonwatch on my own wrist, knowing that it was part of one of man kinds most amazing accomplishments. Hand wind is not an issue, it’s just engaging with this little mechanical miracle on a regular basis. Makes me more attached to it, since I’m the one keeping it alive and ticking.
@@jakeagusta and the original moonwatch didn't use an 1861 or 1863 caliber either it's a pointless argument really, either you go for an original vintage, or you get a modern one with a few benefits, and being able to see the movement on a moonwatch at that price point is amazing
I'm with you, I think it's CRAzy that people spend thousands on a watch and NEVER get to see the stuff that makes it worth so much(cough rolex cough). To me it's like buying a sports car that only the dealership can open the hood on. Furthermore, if you're willing to sacrifice seeing the movement and a crystal that won't scratch for a "NASA Certification" you're living in a fantasy
The anti sapphire people don’t make sense to me. I chose the hesalite version because I liked the look of plastic/acrylic over sapphire on this particular watch (I own others with sapphire and with display backs) but the sapphire sandwich version is just as cool and for many it makes more sense. You can’t go wrong with either version
Don’t buy a chronograph with mismatching frequency (VPS vibr.-per-second) and visual split-second-markers. The speedmaster professionals with few exceptions have that design flaw, until very recently. It is a DESIGN CRIME, and all the liars who promote this lie are themselves, by definition, liars, accomplices in fraud. This is FRAUD. 21600 VPH (6 vibr. per second) require the seconds be visually divided into 3 or 6, by 1/3rd or 1/6th of a second markers; 28800 VPH (8 VPS) only fits with 1/4th or 1/8th fraction markers. Only 18000 VPH (5 VPS) movements fit with 1/5th fraction of a second markers. Omega has been doing otherwise for decades. It is CRIMINAL FRAUD by omega and all sales representatives and influencers/bvloggers.
User 2389, the situation has not been «taken care of» or «fixed», just by doing it right in the latest model by matching the 6 VPS movement with 1/3rd second marker dial. They issued a 1957-version a couple of years back where all was correct, but right aftr they issued other 1957- versions with a mismatch. Seems like 90 % of all speedmaster produced from the sixties until now have a mismatch between frequency and sub-second markrs. They re-sell like hell, marketed by FRAUD. So that problem remains.
The speedy has always been my all time favorite watch, as well as my grail, and I finally bought one for myself last July! I had been undecided between the hesalite and sapphire, but as soon as I went to the AD and saw them both side by side, the difference became clear; The hesalite version was the only choice for me. As long as you're conscience about it, you'll be fine; I have been wearing it daily for over 7 months, and the crystal, surprisingly enough, still looks brand new! Couldn't be happier
I agree wholeheartedly. I got my Hesalite version beginning December and don't regret it AT ALL. The "white ring" of the sapphire was a deal breaker for me and the refraction of the hesalite is stunning to look at. There are a few light scratches when viewed with the loupe but not with naked eye. Just be cognizant of the crystal and you'll be fine.
Important to remember that it's actually possible to grind down acrylic crystal and polish to virtually brand new look. And you could do this multiple times over the life of one crystal. If sapphire is beyond being useful - it's gone. It just shatters usually. Both of them are about as good at protecting the caliber IMO. Sapphire does produce tinier shards that can fall into the movement. Hesalite is flexible, it can absorb an impact and remove the energy from it by cracking first. And when it breaks it doesn't create as many small particles, mostly large chunks. So, each has the advantage. Yes, sapphire will look new and shiny for longer. Or forever. But if there's a deep scratch - it's there for good. Hesalite in that regard is more utilitarian. You can keep polishing it as needed.
Hi Jenni, what you have forgotten to tell your followers is, that the Speedy with closed caseback has an additional inner case. It´s made from pure iron and protects the movement from magnetism wich was one of the main issues, NASA wanted their watches being resistant against. This inner case includes also a dial made from iron to cover the movement completely... You see, there are a few more differences why the saphire model at least isn´t the "real one"...( wearing mine since more than 25 years ;-))
The watch has sort of a special meaning to me. As a child I helped my father plow the garden with a mule. Within 4 years I watched the Moon Landing of Apollo 11. I have worn a Seamster for many years being a water guy, but ran across many people who’s only watch was a Speedie they bought many years ago. I got the sandwich a few years ago at my wife’s behest as she feared the hesalite. It has prompted more conversations from strangers than I thought possible. It also prompts the childhood memory of the USA that I grew up in. A poor boy from East Texas watching the the greatest achievement of mankind on a shitty Black and White TV at a neighbors house. I wish the space program could be restarted.
I have just watched The Last Man on the Moon about Gene Cernan. He appears to have had a similar youth as yourself, growing up where people still used horse-drawn ploughs, then stepping on the Moon! Truly remarkable times!
Kevin McMichael July 20th at around 11pm. 9 year old me, watched on b/w tv, hoping they would stay inside til after midnight, for my 10th birthday. Sooo disappointed.
That's a great story, I love that. I have a speedy also. Born in 68 when they were testing the speedy for the mission in 69. Don't have a story as good as yours
I also Watch the 1969 moon landing on a Zenith b&w tv 📺 in the Phillippines while the moon was above me & said to my family there up there 🌕 at this moment & Was fascinated by the accomplishments of the Americans 🇺🇸👨🏻🚀👍🏽 Btw, the moon will be colonized & onto mars After with the help of Space Force & SpaceX 🇺🇸🚀 💫
After craving one for ten years, I bought a Speedmaster Professional in November 2009. I absolutely love it for the historical aspects, but honestly, all of the things you mentioned in your video do detract from its day-to-day wearing pleasure. Nevertheless, before COVID-19, I wore mine to the office every day. Truth be told though, I much prefer my vintage Omegas from the 1950s and 1960s for everyday wear and readability. Still, it was one of those little bucket-list items I had for a long time that I am delighted to have crossed off. I'll never part with mine. The caseback has proven to be QUITE the conversation piece to all of the engineers, scientists, and even attorneys that I work with.
In 1974, I bought the version of Speedmaster with the sapphire glass. The bottom on this one is solid metal. It is the 861A movement if I remember correctly. I get it cleaned and adjusted about every 4 to 5 years. I take the watch to an Omega certified service place for its maintenance. This watch is not very good for water resistance as mentioned in this video. I would not take this watch in to the shower, or go swimming with it. It is not as shock resistant as other simpler watches in its price range. The original versions do not have the date feature. I have to remember to wind it every day to keep it going. The 861A can run about 36 hours before it will stop. I wind it in the mornings. I only wear it on occasion, but I keep it wound. As for time keeping it is not as stable as other watches in its cost range. The one I have is running an average of about +6 to sometimes +8 seconds per day. The watch maker set it for about +3, but over time with use it drifts off a bit. This watch has been like this since it was new. From what I have been told and read the 861A is considered working properly if it is keeping better than +10 to about -4 seconds per day. I originally bought the Speedmaster for navigation while flying aircraft. I used it for timing way-points on the charts (maps). Since the flight plans, and aviation weather were in UTC, I had this watch set to UTC. The bottom line with this watch is it an excellent watch. I would not use it for everyday type use. Better to have a watch that is much more water resistant, and less delicate. The sapphire crystal is complicated and is very expensive to replace. I have scratches and broken it a number of times in my work. I work on large computer and electronic systems. I have to sometimes remove and install rack mounted computers. It is easy to knock the watch in to the side rails of a rack, or knock it against something while reaching to the inside of a computer unit. I have accidentally knocked it in to heavy doors, and then had to have the watch serviced. When working I wear Casio G-Shock digital watches. I have a number of different types. These are nearly unbreakable and are very water proof. I also have an Omega 300M Blue which is in the Planet Ocean series. This one is safe to take in to the shower, wash the dishes, go swimming, and take it to any wet environment you want. This one for accuracy is averaging about -4 seconds per day. With these mechanical watches anything better than about +-6 to +-10 seconds per day should be considered acceptable. For the cost of these watches you can almost buy a small car! The purchase cost is serious money, and then when the watch has to be cleaned and maintained the cost can be in the range of $500 to over $1000 depending on what was required.
Thank u for your comments..u r so right and l learned my lesson... Why would I want such a expensive item if l can't even take a shower with piece of mine. Mine stopped working when l cut some wood with it. Costly repairs. I wear citizen Eco-drive best watches ever stylish reliable I dive with them cut wood which proves it anti shock... l hit it so many times few little scratches but never broken glass. Of the the best features night time glowing l love it. These things are like motorcycles u look amazing in a Harley but you will go further down in a Honda Kawasaki or Yamaha...once again thank u.
I own one too. It's accuracy is indeed lacklustre and has always been, and everytime you send it to be serviced chances are very high that the watchmaker will scratch or mark your watch case, and he certainly will in reinserting the hands. Most of the watchmakers couldn't care less about your beloved $4000.00 watch.
The water resistance of a Speedmaster is fine to shower or wash the dishes - this hysteria people have about it only being 50m is a bit crazy. Personally I don’t usually wear a watch in the shower as I don’t need to... never had a shower long enough I’ve needed to check the time- I just “wash and go” 😂 but the accuracy on mine wasn’t great (+18spd ) and I took it to an omega boutique (regent st London) who regulated while I had a free coffee and now it’s fine (+4spd).
I just got my new SS on bracelet on 10.7.23 and I am very pleased with it. I have wanted a "Moonwatch" since the 70's and it looks like my timing is excellent. The 3861 movement with all its technical / mechanical advancements is amazing. The new 5 link melt on your wrist bracelet with the recently introduced on the fly micro length adjustment. The new stepped dial, lume, domed hands, dot over 90, etc... is close to perfection. I chose the SS because of the durability and the open case back. I love to look at the movement. I am very pleased. It set me back USD 8,000 and is a tremendous value. Oh, yeah did I say it is beautiful. A classy, humble beautiful.
@@Krisnaeyes I'd say 3-4 months/year on average. It's about 20 sec/d fast. The AD says that for this Lemania movement 10 sec/d fast is acceptable so mine it's still pretty good after so many years. For the moment i'm still following the advice "if it ain't broke don't fix it" no matter what Omega says. If need be I know the service is going to be a lot more expensive but I plan to use the 3000 euros I've saved so far 😀
@@stefanogoldoni5059 3/4 months usage / year is quite often! I'm surprised it made it that far without service! Wow, what a timepeace! My watchmaker also told me if it ain't go too fast or slow don't bring it for service, i suppose it is true, he told me unless it is super fast or super slow (like 5 minutes a day) then bring it for a service.
This really helps to be familiar with the Speedmaster even though I've read a number of articles. I'm still torn between an Omega Speedmaster and a Rolex Datejust. I own a Seamaster 1120 mvmt which I sent to Switzerland for service after 19 years without service. It got lost on the way back to me and it broke me. I'm so glad Omega made me a new one after telling them it was my daily company and never left my wrist in those 19 years. Thanks Jenni!
Don’t buy a chronograph with mismatching frequency (VPS vibr.-per-second) and visual split-second-markers, because if you do then the chronograph hand will never stop exactly on the fraction-marker, or will only be able to hit the half-second-marker and will always be DESTINED TO MISS the rest of them, DOOMED by design. The speedmaster professionals with few exceptions have that design flaw, until very recently. It is a DESIGN CRIME, and all the liars who promote this lie are themselves, by definition, liars, accomplices in fraud. This is FRAUD. 21600 VPH (6 vibr. per second) require the seconds be visually divided into 3 or 6, by 1/3rd or 1/6th of a second markers; 28800 VPH (8 VPS) only fits with 1/4th or 1/8th fraction markers. Only 18000 VPH (5 VPS) movements fit with 1/5th fraction of a second markers. Omega has been doing otherwise for decades. It is CRIMINAL FRAUD by omega and all sales representatives and influencers/vloggers.
Agreed. And, after having had 2 other plastic crystals (rolex) I can say that the hesalite is much more scratch resistant than other non-sapphire crystals. And there's always polywatch to buff out scratches but, honestly, I never had to.
Same. It took me absolutely ages to decide which one to get. I loved the open back of the Sapphire version too. In the end, though, I went for the slightly more historically accurate one, and got the hesalite version.
I got the hesalite, no hesitation, I would actually have paid more than the sandwich for it. Super cool watch and impressive packaging. I rotate it through so don't over wear it and it is still mint after two years of wear.
I have had a Speedmaster mk IV for 40+ years, and I love it. It is the high tech cousin, with automatic winding, day, date, center minute counter. No longer made.
DO NOT buy a chronograph with mismatching frequency (VPS vibr.-per-second) and visual split-second-markers. The speedmaster professionals with few exceptions have that design flaw, until very recently. It is a DESIGN CRIME, and all the liars who promote this lie are themselves, by definition, liars, accomplices in fraud. This is FRAUD. 21600 VPH (6 vibr. per second) require the seconds be visually divided into 3 or 6, by 1/3rd or 1/6th of a second markers; 28800 VPH (8 VPS) only fits with 1/4th or 1/8th fraction markers. Only 18000 VPH (5 VPS) movements fit with 1/5th fraction of a second markers. Omega has been doing otherwise for decades. It is CRIMINAL FRAUD by omega and all sales representatives and influencers/vloggers.
Will Harris that’s terrible advice. Mechanically, it might be working, but that does not mean the parts aren’t wearing down excessively after 22 years of use. No lubricant lasts that long, no movement remains as perfectly clean as Day 1 for that long, and no mechanical components are unaffected by these two things. Don’t make the mistake of not servicing something until it breaks, and god forbid you have a hard time sourcing the part that broke. But hey, your watch, your money, but this is just my take based on over a decade spent in eng development and post-release
Will Harris well, my take on it is while the Lemania is more widely available than other movements, I’d still rather take the precautions to extend the lifecycle of the watch. And I don’t mean to say be excessively proactive either. A service every 10 years or so will do for most movements
@Will Harris I'm sure it is when healthy movements can be readily sourced, it would certainly be simpler as it removes the step of diagnosing what went wrong with the old movement. Can't pretend to know what the sourcing situation is like for Lemania movements, but I wouldn't be surprised if completely healthy movements become harder to find as years pass.
Great video, thank you. I have the 3572.50 model. Hesalite on the front with Sapphire on the back. I think the best of both worlds and only produced for a handful of years. As far as the daily winding, for me, I don't "have" to wind the watch, I "get" to wind it. It is one of my favourites and gets tons of wrist time. Thanks again, really enjoying the channel.
DO NOT buy a chronograph with mismatching frequency (VPS vibr.-per-second) and visual split-second-markers. The speedmaster professionals with few exceptions have that design flaw, until very recently. It is a DESIGN CRIME, and all the liars who promote this lie are themselves, by definition, liars, accomplices in fraud. This is FRAUD. 21600 VPH (6 vibr. per second) require the seconds be visually divided into 3 or 6, by 1/3rd or 1/6th of a second markers; 28800 VPH (8 VPS) only fits with 1/4th or 1/8th fraction markers. Only 18000 VPH (5 VPS) movements fit with 1/5th fraction of a second markers. Omega has been doing otherwise for decades. It is CRIMINAL FRAUD by omega and all sales representatives and influencers/vloggers.
Went hesalite and never looked back with any remorse. With the extremely legible nature of the design, the hesalite just makes more sense to take it to the next level. Also, that distortion is beautiful! I should add, a year later, I love my scratches, I didn't before, and I polywatched them out once, now they're like my favorite pair of jeans.
Don’t buy a chronograph with mismatching frequency (VPS vibr.-per-second) and visual split-second-markers. The speedmaster professionals with few exceptions have that design flaw, until very recently. It is a DESIGN CRIME, and all the liars who promote this lie are themselves, by definition, liars, accomplices in fraud. This is FRAUD. 21600 VPH (6 vibr. per second) require the seconds be visually divided into 3 or 6, by 1/3rd or 1/6th of a second markers; 28800 VPH (8 VPS) only fits with 1/4th or 1/8th fraction markers. Only 18000 VPH (5 VPS) movements fit with 1/5th fraction of a second markers. Omega has been doing otherwise for decades. It is CRIMINAL FRAUD by omega and all sales representatives and influencers/bvloggers.
Great video Jenni, but if I may I would like to make an observation: if a Speedmaster is properly maintained and revised it should be really easy to wind it using just the index finger. Put your finger below the crown and just make a push-pull movement, back and forward until your index finger feels resistance indicating that the watch is fully winded. For me it takes only about 30 seconds to fully wind my Speedmaster using this technique and it does not represents any risks for the crown's axis because of the crown narrowness. I hope it helps, cheers!
I'm 17 and I am going to pull the trigger on this watch within the next week or so, It's just stunning I can't wait to start my collection off with this masterpiece
im 9 and I am going to pull the trigger on this watch within the next week or so, It's just stunning I can't wait to start my collection off with this masterpiece
This has to be the best review of the Speedmaster on RUclips. I’m thinking of buying one and I think it will be the hesalight version. I can understand why this watch doesn’t have a rotor as it would be useless in zero gravity space.
Hesalite Speedy bought it for myself for my 45th birthday. Wear it every day on a nato strap. I love the super tiny Omega symbol in the centre of the crystal. Best thing I ever bought
Scratches on my Speedmaster are the the proof I'm enjoyng my watch, and they add more life to life on it. As a "conservateur" on watches matters, my speedmaster is the hesalite model (cal. 1861).
Don’t buy a chronograph with mismatching frequency (VPS vibr.-per-second) and visual split-second-markers, because if you do then the chronograph hand will never stop exactly on the fraction-marker. The speedmaster professionals with few exceptions have that design flaw, until very recently. It is a DESIGN CRIME, and all the liars who promote this lie are themselves, by definition, liars, accomplices in fraud. This is FRAUD. 21600 VPH (6 vibr. per second) require the seconds be visually divided into 3 or 6, by 1/3rd or 1/6th of a second markers; 28800 VPH (8 VPS) only fits with 1/4th or 1/8th fraction markers. Only 18000 VPH (5 VPS) movements fit with 1/5th fraction of a second markers. Omega has been doing otherwise for decades. It is CRIMINAL FRAUD by omega and all sales representatives and influencers/vloggers.
Manually winding is actually not a setback. I find it one of the best parts of the watch since I get to actively "interact" with it every day. It goes beyond from being an inanimate object where it passively wraps around your wrist.
BEWARE, OMEGA PRODUCTION ERROR - All Speedmasters with cal.1861 or cal.1863 movement (manual wound) paired with 5th of a second markers on dial (seconds divided into 5 parts) or paired with 4th of a second markers, and all with cal.3220 movement (automatic) paired with 5th-second markers on dial, have INACCURATE READING of the chronograph hand due to NO FIT between dial-markers of fractions-of-a-second and the movement’s beat-frequency per second. Cal.1861/1863 beat at 6 vibrations per second (6VPS) and require a 3rd or 6th of a second per marker between the seconds; the cal.3220 beats at 8 VPS and require a half or a 4th or 8th of a second between the markers. This affects Speedmasters with reference no. 311.10.39.30; 311.33.42.30; 311.30.42.30.01; 3590.50; 3572.50 et cetera (if they have 5th of a second markers paired with a 6 BPS movement - cal.1861 or 1863); 311.30.42.30.03 (a 4th of a second per marker); and it affects Speedmasters with ref. no. 3510.50; 3510.12; 3520.50; 2598.80 etc. (if they have 5th of a second markers, i.e. each second divided into 5 fractions of a second, paired with a 6 beats per second movement - cal.3220 or 1151 etc.). Incidentally, those with ref. no. 311.32.40.30.01.005; 311.30.42.30.01.004; 311.33.40.30.02.001; percent 311.32.42.30.04.003; 522.30.42.30.04.001 (cal.1861); 311.30.42.30.99.002 (cal.1863); 3876.50.31 (cal.1866) that have a 1/3 of a second per marker (each second divided into 3 parts, i.e. 2 sub-markers between each marker of a full second), are correct. Even Tudor had the same production error/design flaw, on all their Valj.-based 28,800 BPH (8 BPS) movement equipped Heritage chronographs, having 4 dividers between each full second marker, making it a 5th of a second per marker, with a CHRONO-hand that jerks forward 6 times per second and always miss the first and the third quarter-second-marker). Only now do we see it corrected. And only now have we recently seen Omega NOT cheating in this regard, more than 50 years after they stopped making their 18,000 BPH (5 BPS) movement, cal.321. They even cheated NASA, in the 1960s, equipping the astronauts with a 6 jerks per second chronograph hand over a dial with only 5 fraction-of-a-second markers. How lame and criminal isn’t that ? Even their so-called 1957 reissue has a 21,600 BPH (6 BPS) movement paired with each second divided into 5 fractions on the dial. Right, a CURRENTLY ONGOING mass sale of factory error/design flaw equipped CRAP, useless for what it is marketed as, a precision instrument for accurate split second timing. Criminal.
Don’t buy a chronograph with mismatching frequency (VPS vibr.-per-second) and visual split-second-markers. The speedmaster professionals with few exceptions have that design flaw, until very recently. It is a DESIGN CRIME, and all the liars who promote this lie are themselves, by definition, liars, accomplices in fraud. This is FRAUD. 21600 VPH (6 vibr. per second) require the seconds be visually divided into 3 or 6, by 1/3rd or 1/6th of a second markers; 28800 VPH (8 VPS) only fits with 1/4th or 1/8th fraction markers. Only 18000 VPH (5 VPS) movements fit with 1/5th fraction of a second markers. Omega has been doing otherwise for decades. It is CRIMINAL FRAUD by omega and all sales representatives and influencers/bvloggers.
Well, this was my first luxury watch, the one I lusted after the most. I bought a vintage 145.0022, and 4 years later I still enjoy it as much. Congratulations on the amazing content, keep it up!
Don’t buy a chronograph with mismatching frequency (VPS vibr.-per-second) and visual split-second-markers. The speedmaster professionals with few exceptions have that design flaw, until very recently. It is a DESIGN CRIME, and all the liars who promote this lie are themselves, by definition, liars, accomplices in fraud. This is FRAUD. 21600 VPH (6 vibr. per second) require the seconds be visually divided into 3 or 6, by 1/3rd or 1/6th of a second markers; 28800 VPH (8 VPS) only fits with 1/4th or 1/8th fraction markers. Only 18000 VPH (5 VPS) movements fit with 1/5th fraction of a second markers. Omega has been doing otherwise for decades. It is CRIMINAL FRAUD by omega and all sales representatives and influencers/bvloggers.
Simply Fraud, Lee Cole, and you know it, because you know what fraud is. Fraud is a BIG deal, not a SMALL one, and SMALL is the wits it takes to call it SMALL when it - by definition per dictionaries and common sense - is BIG. To you a 50+ year long ongoing fraud is no big deal, but no one who understands watches cares about such a silly point of view about what these many FRAUDSTERS HAVE DONE, Only the ignorant, the numb, the dumb, the doped, the dooped and the flabbergasted, among which you seem to belong, for some reason.
For me, it was the Hesalite version. Not only did it feel more authentic, you get that beautiful caseback with the full flight qualification inscription, which you don’t get on the sapphire sandwich. If they did a sapphire crystal with a solid caseback, I might have been tempted to get that, but all it takes is a tube of Polywatch and a few minutes every few months to keep the crystal looking fresh.
I have a Speedy Pro MOTM with hesalite. All you need is a tube of Polywatch to keep it scratch free. By the way did you notice the inside and outside of the bracelet is shaped identical. It's rounded the same way, hence very comfortable to wear.
I bought my Speedy Pro with the hesalite crystal at an Omega Boutique while on vacation. My wife and I went out for dinner right after. Not used to the huge case on my wrist, I bumped my watch on the table. There was a huge scratch on the crystal. I went back to the boutique to see what they could do. They congratulated me, stating that it was "officially" my watch. When I got home, I bought a tube of PolyWatch on Amazon and buffed it out. I like the Speedy Pro as it was my first luxury watch. However, what I'm surprised by is the fact that it's hard to wind every morning because of the small crown and crown guards. Also, it's not a hacking movement.
@@Ryokawshi I like the distortions of the Hesalite crystal. It looks better than the white ring. Also, the sapphire sandwich is a little thicker and about $1k USD more.
As close to perfect as it gets in my own opinion. This becomes even more evident when its in your hand or on your wrist. Hesalite and a good amout of use makes it personal. Something alot of watches these days lack. Absolute gem. Thank you
Don’t buy a chronograph with mismatching frequency (VPS vibr.-per-second) and visual split-second-markers. The speedmaster professionals with few exceptions have that design flaw, until very recently. It is a DESIGN CRIME, and all the liars who promote this lie are themselves, by definition, liars, accomplices in fraud. This is FRAUD. 21600 VPH (6 vibr. per second) require the seconds be visually divided into 3 or 6, by 1/3rd or 1/6th of a second markers; 28800 VPH (8 VPS) only fits with 1/4th or 1/8th fraction markers. Only 18000 VPH (5 VPS) movements fit with 1/5th fraction of a second markers. Omega has been doing otherwise for decades. It is CRIMINAL FRAUD by omega and all sales representatives and influencers/bvloggers.
This watch never did anything for me, then I saw it on a few different straps and had a complete u-turn on it. Loved the history about Apollo! Great video as always 👌🏼
Bought my year 1971 Speedy used in 1988. Paid $375. Special significance since I was born on July 20th. I also have the Bulova Lunar Pilot moonwatch, which I love...and my larger wrist can accommodate. I can't believe how much the new Speedy is.
I just ordered my moon watch. I’ve got several manual winding watches and I have no problem winding it myself. I wear my watches with the front on my wrist facing me, giving less chance of it being damaged or scratched. And if I’m doing Anything irt working or fixing something, the first thing “I” do is take off my watch. After 50+ years of destroying watches, I’ve figured out how to take care of them so they can pay for themselves and take care of me too. 🙂⌚️
DO NOT buy a chronograph with mismatching frequency (VPS vibr.-per-second) and visual split-second-markers. The speedmaster professionals with few exceptions have that design flaw, until very recently. It is a DESIGN CRIME, and all the liars who promote this lie are themselves, by definition, liars, accomplices in fraud. This is FRAUD. 21600 VPH (6 vibr. per second) require the seconds be visually divided into 3 or 6, by 1/3rd or 1/6th of a second markers; 28800 VPH (8 VPS) only fits with 1/4th or 1/8th fraction markers. Only 18000 VPH (5 VPS) movements fit with 1/5th fraction of a second markers. Omega has been doing otherwise for decades. It is CRIMINAL FRAUD by omega and all sales representatives and influencers/vloggers.
proud owner of the 35th anni panda speedy since 2005, for unless I am so desperate that I gotta sell "everything", this piece stays no matter what. I wear it with white rubber straps, simply stunning.
Decided on the Moonwatch Professional Hesalite a week ago purely for heritage and being the defacto original. Getting my first properly luxurious watch and there's no better way to spend $4000.
I have the 3750.50 with hesalite crystal and it is such an iconic and respected watch at such an affordable price. I can wear this watch anywhere, weekend, opera, business: very versatile!
DO NOT buy a chronograph with mismatching frequency (VPS vibr.-per-second) and visual split-second-markers. The speedmaster professionals with few exceptions have that design flaw, until very recently. It is a DESIGN CRIME, and all the liars who promote this lie are themselves, by definition, liars, accomplices in fraud. This is FRAUD. 21600 VPH (6 vibr. per second) require the seconds be visually divided into 3 or 6, by 1/3rd or 1/6th of a second markers; 28800 VPH (8 VPS) only fits with 1/4th or 1/8th fraction markers. Only 18000 VPH (5 VPS) movements fit with 1/5th fraction of a second markers. Omega has been doing otherwise for decades. It is CRIMINAL FRAUD by omega and all sales representatives and influencers/vloggers.
One thing that is super important to note....the sapphire movement its super nice to have when winding the movement....because you get too see it come alive....that creates emotion, and is the single most important thing about owning a watch🙌🙌🙌
Born in September 1950, I was 18 and absolutely attached to the television screen as Apollo 11 descended onto the Lunar surface. It was so exciting it is hard to describe. I had 2 months to enjoy that moment before turning 19 and having to seriously consider the raging Fire in Viet Nam. Today I am buying a Omega Moonwatch with the acrylic crystal and 1861 movement so I have a Moonwatch as close to the original as possible. Jim
There was a time I was about to buy the Speedy, I was in Japan looking for it in AD and pre owned, there were so many versions, dials, variations, limited editions, prices.. I was surprised that for just one watch, there were so many variations. One AD even had a poster with all the variations by year of issuing, and there were plenty. I could not choose from all of the different variations, and ended up buying a Grand Seiko, now is one of my favourites. I found the process of choosing a GS much more simple. The speedy is a fantastic watch, but in my humble opinion, less is more.
I wear the hesalite Speedy about 50% of the time and the Rolex TT Sub 16803 nipple dial the other 50% of the time. I fell in love with the Speedy so much that I sold my polar dial SS Daytona to buy it (and the circa 1986 Sub). 2 for one deal that I have never regretted.
If your buying the speedy due to its amazing heritage it has to be hesalite. The sapphire sandwich is entirely a different watch which for obvious reasons would never have got on the launch pad, tho still looks great.
I got my hezalite Speedmaster in the early nineties, for just shy of chf 2000. the protruding glass got quite a few scratches but they polish out with time while you are wearing the watch. Sweaters help this process, possibly better than shirts.
Don’t buy a chronograph with mismatching frequency (VPS vibr.-per-second) and visual split-second-markers. The speedmaster professionals with few exceptions have that design flaw, until very recently. It is a DESIGN CRIME, and all the liars who promote this lie are themselves, by definition, liars, accomplices in fraud. This is FRAUD. 21600 VPH (6 vibr. per second) require the seconds be visually divided into 3 or 6, by 1/3rd or 1/6th of a second markers; 28800 VPH (8 VPS) only fits with 1/4th or 1/8th fraction markers. Only 18000 VPH (5 VPS) movements fit with 1/5th fraction of a second markers. Omega has been doing otherwise for decades. It is CRIMINAL FRAUD by omega and all sales representatives and influencers/vloggers.
I bought the hesalite version in 2010 for its Nasa and space relationship. Will never get rid of it as it is part of the family to me. Great watch scratches and all.
Love the video! Great job. I however, believe that when an individual truly loves the art that goes behind a watch of this calibur, they will never look at another source for time. I personally refuse to look at my phone, or anything else to tell the time except the watch I am wearing.
My father gave me a Speedmaster in early March, 1969, four months before Apollo XI. Fifty-one years later, it’s still on my wrist, keeping perfect time. I think about buying other watches from time to time, but then ask myself, what for?
My Speedmaster Pro is on the way. I went with the sapphire sandwich since NASA rejected my application. Actually, I prefer sapphire and the display caseback to be able to see that beautiful movement. Also, I love the production quality of your videos.
My Sapphire sandwich is my favorite watch. At 10 years old I watched the moon landing on an old B&W TV in East Texas. This reminds me of our greatest accomplishment. I have no trouble winding it and have hands like an orangutan. I simply run my index finger along the stem from the back. A chronograph is the most useful of complications. Having a collection of watches that I rotate, the hand wind no date is a plus. I do not swim with it, or travel with it across the pond but that gives me a chance to use my other Watches.
BEWARE, OMEGA PRODUCTION ERROR - All Speedmasters with cal.1861 or cal.1863 movement (manual wound) paired with 5th of a second markers on dial (seconds divided into 5 parts) or paired with 4th of a second markers, and all with cal.3220 movement (automatic) paired with 5th-second markers on dial, have INACCURATE READING of the chronograph hand due to NO FIT between dial-markers of fractions-of-a-second and the movement’s beat-frequency per second. Cal.1861/1863 beat at 6 vibrations per second (6VPS) and require a 3rd or 6th of a second per marker between the seconds; the cal.3220 beats at 8 VPS and require a half or a 4th or 8th of a second between the markers. This affects Speedmasters with reference no. 311.10.39.30; 311.33.42.30; 311.30.42.30.01; 3590.50; 3572.50 et cetera (if they have 5th of a second markers paired with a 6 BPS movement - cal.1861 or 1863); 311.30.42.30.03 (a 4th of a second per marker); and it affects Speedmasters with ref. no. 3510.50; 3510.12; 3520.50; 2598.80 etc. (if they have 5th of a second markers, i.e. each second divided into 5 fractions of a second, paired with a 6 beats per second movement - cal.3220 or 1151 etc.). Incidentally, those with ref. no. 311.32.40.30.01.005; 311.30.42.30.01.004; 311.33.40.30.02.001; percent 311.32.42.30.04.003; 522.30.42.30.04.001 (cal.1861); 311.30.42.30.99.002 (cal.1863); 3876.50.31 (cal.1866) that have a 1/3 of a second per marker (each second divided into 3 parts, i.e. 2 sub-markers between each marker of a full second), are correct. Even Tudor had the same production error/design flaw, on all their Valj.-based 28,800 BPH (8 BPS) movement equipped Heritage chronographs, having 4 dividers between each full second marker, making it a 5th of a second per marker, with a CHRONO-hand that jerks forward 6 times per second and always miss the first and the third quarter-second-marker). Only now do we see it corrected. And only now have we recently seen Omega NOT cheating in this regard, more than 50 years after they stopped making their 18,000 BPH (5 BPS) movement, cal.321. They even cheated NASA, in the 1960s, equipping the astronauts with a 6 jerks per second chronograph hand over a dial with only 5 fraction-of-a-second markers. How lame and criminal isn’t that ? Even their so-called 1957 reissue has a 21,600 BPH (6 BPS) movement paired with each second divided into 5 fractions on the dial. Right, a CURRENTLY ONGOING mass sale of factory error/design flaw equipped CRAP, useless for what it is marketed as, a precision instrument for accurate split second timing. Criminal.
Don’t buy a chronograph with mismatching frequency (VPS vibr.-per-second) and visual split-second-markers. The speedmaster professionals with few exceptions have that design flaw, until very recently. It is a DESIGN CRIME, and all the liars who promote this lie are themselves, by definition, liars, accomplices in fraud. This is FRAUD. 21600 VPH (6 vibr. per second) require the seconds be visually divided into 3 or 6, by 1/3rd or 1/6th of a second markers; 28800 VPH (8 VPS) only fits with 1/4th or 1/8th fraction markers. Only 18000 VPH (5 VPS) movements fit with 1/5th fraction of a second markers. Omega has been doing otherwise for decades. It is CRIMINAL FRAUD by omega and all sales representatives and influencers/bvloggers.
I have the Speedmaster with ceramic case, Dark Side of the Moon, black vintage (311.92.44.51.01.006) and I consider it is one of the most beatiful watches that have been made. Thank you for your nice and objective videos.
Nice review of this iconic gem. One of the drawbacks of purchasing a speedy myself is that there are so many variations, limited editions, etc. It can drive you batty! Of the two options, I would go with the sapphire crystal with an exhibition back. The closed-back is more par with the original. I just love to see the movement! Thank You for the info on the watch rolls! :)
Sure are many versions and special editions that cater for most tastes , i like it as it makes for collectors items of these limited editions. Apparently the professional has hasnt changed much since the earlier models in the 1960's which I feel is great. Why not get an original 1968 Omega Ultraman with the sought after red second hand- most likely one of the rarest omega speedmasters out there. Apparently only +-50 of these rare 1968 Ultramans have surfaced.. Apparently there were 2500-3000 Omega Ultramans made in 1968 with some of them having the red second hand to commentate the Japanese action series Ultraman,. apparently only +-50 have surfaced to date.. Whichever omega you have - Enjoy it
DO NOT buy a chronograph with mismatching frequency (VPS vibr.-per-second) and visual split-second-markers. The speedmaster professionals with few exceptions have that design flaw, until very recently. It is a DESIGN CRIME, and all the liars who promote this lie are themselves, by definition, liars, accomplices in fraud. This is FRAUD. 21600 VPH (6 vibr. per second) require the seconds be visually divided into 3 or 6, by 1/3rd or 1/6th of a second markers; 28800 VPH (8 VPS) only fits with 1/4th or 1/8th fraction markers. Only 18000 VPH (5 VPS) movements fit with 1/5th fraction of a second markers. Omega has been doing otherwise for decades. It is CRIMINAL FRAUD by omega and all sales representatives and influencers/vloggers.
I have a 28MM SS/YG Omega Constellation & I love telling folk Omega is the only watch we know of that landed on the moon. The story makes their eyes light up. Thanks to you Jenni Elle, I can now add the story of an Omega watch saving the Apollo 13 mission.
Don’t buy a chronograph with mismatching frequency (VPS vibr.-per-second) and visual split-second-markers. The speedmaster professionals with few exceptions have that design flaw, until very recently. It is a DESIGN CRIME, and all the liars who promote this lie are themselves, by definition, liars, accomplices in fraud. This is FRAUD. 21600 VPH (6 vibr. per second) require the seconds be visually divided into 3 or 6, by 1/3rd or 1/6th of a second markers; 28800 VPH (8 VPS) only fits with 1/4th or 1/8th fraction markers. Only 18000 VPH (5 VPS) movements fit with 1/5th fraction of a second markers. Omega has been doing otherwise for decades. It is CRIMINAL FRAUD by omega and all sales representatives and influencers/vloggers.
I got the sapphire version from my wife for my birthday. Despite the historical value on the Hesalite version, I would still buy myself the sapphire version, because speedy is a boring watch in terms of its design, so a beautiful movement showcased at the see through caseback is definitely an added joy of owning it ;)
I am very fortunate. I bought my Speedy Pro 30 years ago, a 20th anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing. Not as many options as today and it is my absolute favorite watch to wear.
One thing I love about the hesalite Speedmaster: that feeling like you are buying an old 60's stock watch in absolute perfect condition. To me that is awesome. I just wish the bracelet would be closer to something that looked like it could have came from that same period. It is a good quality bracelet and I don't hate it, but to me they missed the mark a little with the look.
Don’t buy a chronograph with mismatching frequency (VPS vibr.-per-second) and visual split-second-markers. The speedmaster professionals with few exceptions have that design flaw, until very recently. It is a DESIGN CRIME, and all the liars who promote this lie are themselves, by definition, liars, accomplices in fraud. This is FRAUD. 21600 VPH (6 vibr. per second) require the seconds be visually divided into 3 or 6, by 1/3rd or 1/6th of a second markers; 28800 VPH (8 VPS) only fits with 1/4th or 1/8th fraction markers. Only 18000 VPH (5 VPS) movements fit with 1/5th fraction of a second markers. Omega has been doing otherwise for decades. It is CRIMINAL FRAUD by omega and all sales representatives and influencers/bvloggers.
Jenni, try turning the watch upside down and then wind it. You might find winding it much easier. Maybe not, I do not have the Speedmaster, but this little trick works with my Seiko 5.
DO NOT buy a chronograph with mismatching frequency (VPS vibr.-per-second) and visual split-second-markers. The speedmaster professionals with few exceptions have that design flaw, until very recently. It is a DESIGN CRIME, and all the liars who promote this lie are themselves, by definition, liars, accomplices in fraud. This is FRAUD. 21600 VPH (6 vibr. per second) require the seconds be visually divided into 3 or 6, by 1/3rd or 1/6th of a second markers; 28800 VPH (8 VPS) only fits with 1/4th or 1/8th fraction markers. Only 18000 VPH (5 VPS) movements fit with 1/5th fraction of a second markers. Omega has been doing otherwise for decades. It is CRIMINAL FRAUD by omega and all sales representatives and influencers/vloggers.
Beautiful watch . Great video . I have a seagull 1963 . With the display back . Chinese pilot watch . So much history behind it . It was under $400 us . Most watch people know the watch and love it .
Good guide to the practicalities of the Speedmaster thanks. Instead of the 'Moonwatch' I bought a Speedmaster Racing - it's slightly more wearable at 40mm and is automatic, so you don't have the issue with manual winding. It also has a modern co-axial movement with excellent accuracy. Overall very pleased with mine, although the specific model was recently discontinued....
Jenni, I love this timepiece! I have always loved the look Black Dial with White Hands and Indices. Simple, Elegant, Beautiful. I have in my Collection the Bulova Lunar Pilot, Commander David Scott, Apollo 15, 1971 had the Hesalite Crystal Come off his NASA Issued Omega Speedmaster. He had the Bulova Lunar Pilot engineered for Space that he carried as a Backup. He Completed the Mission with the Bulova. Citizen Now owns Bulova and developed a “Tri-Tuning Fork Movement” operating at 262 kHz with an accuracy of +/- 5 Seconds /year. I have this Timepiece with a Calendar Complication and it arrived with a Leather Strap and a NATO Strap. I also have a Bulova Curve Chronograph in Rose Gold with a Leather Strap with the same Movement. I Enjoy them Both! In High School I had the Blessing of being employed at Carl’s Diamond Brokerage/Carl’s Fine Jewelry where I learned about fine quality Timepieces. My first “Expensive Fine Quality Timepiece” was a Cushion Shaped Solid 14KT Yellow Gold Bulova Accutron 214 which had a “Tuning Fork Movement.” The most accurate timepiece at that time. The Index Lever struck the index wheel I believe 365 X a second. The tuning fork “hummed” and the second hand literally was a “sweep second hand!” I still have and enjoy this beautiful timepiece. We Carried many fine quality timepieces, and I became a “watch Addict!” Bill Halvorsen was an awesome Watchmaker who could build a watch movement from scratch! He could hand make parts if not available for a repair. We have many artisans, engineers, who still hand make many beautiful Timepieces. I was Blessed to learn about fine watch movements from Mr Halvorsen!
I recently acquired a speedmaster from a friend of mine who was willed it from a friend of his. That person was given the watch by Grumman where he was an engineer and did work involving the early space excursions including Apollo 13. I probably would not have every purchased this watch brand new. This one has some significant history behind it and makes for a good story which, in my opinion, is a big part of collecting watches.
I love my Speedmaster Hesalite. It’s closer to the original and it’s the only way to get the full inscription on the back. It’s like wearing a piece of history. It’s such a great watch and, in my opinion, it has a perfect dial.
I’m considering purchasing an omega but am not sure if I should get the sapphire crystal or hesalite, I’ve read that the hesalite scratches easier, do you find this to be true?
@@henrycox1556 Yes, the Hesalite scratches very easily. It picks up micro scratches out of nowhere sometimes. But on the upside, it’s very easy to repair. If you don’t want to spring for a tube of Polywatch (which is understandable, I keep losing mine), a bit of toothpaste usually does enough to repair the crystal (and leaves it minty fresh, which is an odd sensation). Plus, you get the full inscription at the back, instead of the abridged one, like the sapphire sandwich has. No regrets on going Hesalite for me.
Don’t buy a chronograph with mismatching frequency (VPS vibr.-per-second) and visual split-second-markers, because if you do then the chronograph hand will never stop exactly on the fraction-marker, or will only be able to hit the half-second-marker and will always be DOOMED, DESTINED TO MISS the rest of them. The speedmaster professionals with few exceptions have that design flaw, until very recently. It is a DESIGN CRIME, and all the liars who promote this lie are themselves, by definition, liars, accomplices in fraud. This is FRAUD. 21600 VPH (6 vibr. per second) require the seconds be visually divided into 3 or 6, by 1/3rd or 1/6th of a second markers; 28800 VPH (8 VPS) only fits with 1/4th or 1/8th fraction markers. Only 18000 VPH (5 VPS) movements fit with 1/5th fraction of a second markers. Omega has been doing otherwise for decades. It is CRIMINAL FRAUD by omega and all sales representatives and influencers/vloggers.
BEWARE, OMEGA PRODUCTION ERROR - All Speedmasters with cal.1861 or cal.1863 movement (manual wound) paired with 5th of a second markers on dial (seconds divided into 5 parts) or paired with 4th of a second markers, and all with cal.3220 movement (automatic) paired with 5th-second markers on dial, have INACCURATE READING of the chronograph hand due to NO FIT between dial-markers of fractions-of-a-second and the movement’s beat-frequency per second. Cal.1861/1863 beat at 6 vibrations per second (6VPS) and require a 3rd or 6th of a second per marker between the seconds; the cal.3220 beats at 8 VPS and require a half or a 4th or 8th of a second between the markers. This affects Speedmasters with reference no. 311.10.39.30; 311.33.42.30; 311.30.42.30.01; 3590.50; 3572.50 et cetera (if they have 5th of a second markers paired with a 6 BPS movement - cal.1861 or 1863); 311.30.42.30.03 (a 4th of a second per marker); and it affects Speedmasters with ref. no. 3510.50; 3510.12; 3520.50; 2598.80 etc. (if they have 5th of a second markers, i.e. each second divided into 5 fractions of a second, paired with a 6 beats per second movement - cal.3220 or 1151 etc.). Incidentally, those with ref. no. 311.32.40.30.01.005; 311.30.42.30.01.004; 311.33.40.30.02.001; percent 311.32.42.30.04.003; 522.30.42.30.04.001 (cal.1861); 311.30.42.30.99.002 (cal.1863); 3876.50.31 (cal.1866) that have a 1/3 of a second per marker (each second divided into 3 parts, i.e. 2 sub-markers between each marker of a full second), are correct. Even Tudor had the same production error/design flaw, on all their Valj.-based 28,800 BPH (8 BPS) movement equipped Heritage chronographs, having 4 dividers between each full second marker, making it a 5th of a second per marker, with a CHRONO-hand that jerks forward 6 times per second and always miss the first and the third quarter-second-marker). Only now do we see it corrected. And only now have we recently seen Omega NOT cheating in this regard, more than 50 years after they stopped making their 18,000 BPH (5 BPS) movement, cal.321. They even cheated NASA, in the 1960s, equipping the astronauts with a 6 jerks per second chronograph hand over a dial with only 5 fraction-of-a-second markers. How lame and criminal isn’t that ? Even their so-called 1957 reissue has a 21,600 BPH (6 BPS) movement paired with each second divided into 5 fractions on the dial. Right, a CURRENTLY ONGOING mass sale of factory error/design flaw equipped CRAP, useless for what it is marketed as, a precision instrument for accurate split second timing. Criminal.
Don’t buy a chronograph with mismatching frequency (VPS vibr.-per-second) and visual split-second-markers. The speedmaster professionals with few exceptions have that design flaw, until very recently. It is a DESIGN CRIME, and all the liars who promote this lie are themselves, by definition, liars, accomplices in fraud. This is FRAUD. 21600 VPH (6 vibr. per second) require the seconds be visually divided into 3 or 6, by 1/3rd or 1/6th of a second markers; 28800 VPH (8 VPS) only fits with 1/4th or 1/8th fraction markers. Only 18000 VPH (5 VPS) movements fit with 1/5th fraction of a second markers. Omega has been doing otherwise for decades. It is CRIMINAL FRAUD by omega and all sales representatives and influencers/bvloggers.
I have the 3513.50 automatic. Speedmaster snobs will say is not a real speedmaster, but this watch is more practical for my everyday use. I prefer the smaller case, the date, the auto movement. The dial and hands on the auto also looks much more premium than the moonwatch.
I have a Hesalite Speedy bought about 10 years ago. I seldom wear it. I like the way it looks and the historical significance. Unfortunately it is large and heavy with the bracelet, and the best way to wear it is with a leather strap. It is also not as accurate as expected and I think it is an obsolete piece of equipment. I wear it like a vintage piece.
It's weird that you prefer it on a leather strap, because typically when watches feel heavy, and you swap in a strap of some sort, it would feel a lot more top heavy
I spent 2-3 months researching and looking up three models: FOIS, Hesalite, and sapphire sandwich. Finally got the sapphire sandwich 2 weeks ago. It's a moon watch made for everyday use without worrying about case scratches. I won't be going to space, so don't need to fear the sapphire shattering. Regarding the FOIS, it's a great watch. But after trying the Speedy professional, I realized 42 mm isn't really bulky on smaller wrists. My advice is to try it on before judging.
Case size in general can be a very deceptive thing, it's why just going from numbers on paper I never take size too seriously. Unless it's on the extreme ends. There are 38mm watches that looked weirdly big and awkward on my wrist, then there's my current everyday watch that looks mysteriously smaller while being 40, and having essentially the same lug to lug dimension. Design of the watch pays such a big part in how it will show itself on your hand that +- a few mm of width are really quite meaningless. I don't think I've ever seen anybody for whom speedmaster would be too big. Even though at 42mm convention would tell you that it's a watch on a larger size.
Don’t buy a chronograph with mismatching frequency (VPS vibr.-per-second) and visual split-second-markers. The speedmaster professionals with few exceptions have that design flaw, until very recently. It is a DESIGN CRIME, and all the liars who promote this lie are themselves, by definition, liars, accomplices in fraud. This is FRAUD. 21600 VPH (6 vibr. per second) require the seconds be visually divided into 3 or 6, by 1/3rd or 1/6th of a second markers; 28800 VPH (8 VPS) only fits with 1/4th or 1/8th fraction markers. Only 18000 VPH (5 VPS) movements fit with 1/5th fraction of a second markers. Omega has been doing otherwise for decades. It is CRIMINAL FRAUD by omega and all sales representatives and influencers/bvloggers.
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Don’t buy a chronograph with mismatching frequency (VPS vibr.-per-second) and visual split-second-markers, because if you do then the chronograph hand will never stop exactly on the fraction-marker, or will only be able to hit the half-second-marker and will always be DESTINED TO MISS the rest of them, DOOMED by design. The speedmaster professionals with few exceptions have that design flaw, until very recently. It is a DESIGN CRIME, and all the liars who promote this lie are themselves, by definition, liars, accomplices in fraud. This is FRAUD. 21600 VPH (6 vibr. per second) require the seconds be visually divided into 3 or 6, by 1/3rd or 1/6th of a second markers; 28800 VPH (8 VPS) only fits with 1/4th or 1/8th fraction markers. Only 18000 VPH (5 VPS) movements fit with 1/5th fraction of a second markers. Omega has been doing otherwise for decades. It is CRIMINAL FRAUD by omega and all sales representatives and influencers/vloggers.
I love the speed master look... It's just perfect.. I mean, I love almost all Rolex watches, except for the Daytona... Especially compared to the speedmaster
@@PlaymanFly I don't find it quite elegant... But I love the Submariner, sky dweller, the day-date and the date just... And even the oyster perpetual.. Pretty much every thing except... For the daytona... 😅
The Speedy has two aces up it's sleeve additionally..it is one of those few watches that goes great with multiple straps, leather, NATO, perlon or metal bracelet, everything works, secondly, it's legibility is amazing. The Heslaite/ Sapphire sandwich is the best of both worlds.
Yeah it’s one of the best strap monsters out there and while the bracelet is fine- it’s not so great that I don’t mind changing it (like with Rolex!). If I had a new submariner or Explorer - no matter how good it looked on other straps I’d struggle to take it off the amazing bracelet/clasp
Thank you Jenni. I enjoyed your video. I think you are right. The reason to buy this watch it because of its classic and timeless design as well as its heritage. Cheers
Great one Jenni. Nevertheless, the movement on the sapphire sandwich is the 1863 (slightly modified 1861, to give it more good looks!) Keep up the excellent work!!
You are welcome Jenni! Everything else is absolutely to the point. Since this January the hesalite Moonwatch (I believe) completed my small collection in the best way! Despite its inherent flaws that you very accurately mentioned, it’s a classic piece of horological simplicity and genius, a tool with a great heritage and a way to go!! I don’t baby it at all, polywatch will most likely clear all minor scratches on the hesalite, while after all, if it’s too bad, it won’t be too expensive to change (less than sapphire anyways). Winding it is also a nice habit you get accustomed to, and there are ways around the tightly placed crown (sliding your finger under the crown is my method). It’s versatility is btw spectacular; wearing it sporty with its comfortable ss band, dressing it up with an alligator or leather strap, or dressing it down with a NATO, are all options that make this time piece suitable for almost every occasion...
Dimitris Kataras For a while, I was torn. But I might get the sapphire crystal. History is nice, but the sapphire is superior. Just don’t smash it .. lol!
DO NOT buy a chronograph with mismatching frequency (VPS vibr.-per-second) and visual split-second-markers. The speedmaster professionals with few exceptions have that design flaw, until very recently. It is a DESIGN CRIME, and all the liars who promote this lie are themselves, by definition, liars, accomplices in fraud. This is FRAUD. 21600 VPH (6 vibr. per second) require the seconds be visually divided into 3 or 6, by 1/3rd or 1/6th of a second markers; 28800 VPH (8 VPS) only fits with 1/4th or 1/8th fraction markers. Only 18000 VPH (5 VPS) movements fit with 1/5th fraction of a second markers. Omega has been doing otherwise for decades. It is CRIMINAL FRAUD by omega and all sales representatives and influencers/vloggers.
Great video! I have owned both, I currently own the hesalite. Something enjoyable about the hesalite and how it warms and magnifies. Its great how different it is from its sapphire companions.
Thanks for the video. I own a Speedy made/purchased circa. 1998- so a 1861 movement. Summary is it's an iconic watch that I have always wanted to own, no regrets in purchasing. The bracelet is a disappointment- adjustment is as you described, and no secondary clasp on mine. I have had it pop open and start coming off my wrist. Winding is also as you described- a practical function I embrace and part of Speedy's character- but without pleasure. Timekeeping- a Tutima manual wind with a 7750 keeps better time.
BEWARE, OMEGA PRODUCTION ERROR - All Speedmasters with cal.1861 or cal.1863 movement (manual wound) paired with 5th of a second markers on dial (seconds divided into 5 parts) or paired with 4th of a second markers, and all with cal.3220 movement (automatic) paired with 5th-second markers on dial, have INACCURATE READING of the chronograph hand due to NO FIT between dial-markers of fractions-of-a-second and the movement’s beat-frequency per second. Cal.1861/1863 beat at 6 vibrations per second (6VPS) and require a 3rd or 6th of a second per marker between the seconds; the cal.3220 beats at 8 VPS and require a half or a 4th or 8th of a second between the markers. This affects Speedmasters with reference no. 311.10.39.30; 311.33.42.30; 311.30.42.30.01; 3590.50; 3572.50 et cetera (if they have 5th of a second markers paired with a 6 BPS movement - cal.1861 or 1863); 311.30.42.30.03 (a 4th of a second per marker); and it affects Speedmasters with ref. no. 3510.50; 3510.12; 3520.50; 2598.80 etc. (if they have 5th of a second markers, i.e. each second divided into 5 fractions of a second, paired with a 6 beats per second movement - cal.3220 or 1151 etc.). Incidentally, those with ref. no. 311.32.40.30.01.005; 311.30.42.30.01.004; 311.33.40.30.02.001; percent 311.32.42.30.04.003; 522.30.42.30.04.001 (cal.1861); 311.30.42.30.99.002 (cal.1863); 3876.50.31 (cal.1866) that have a 1/3 of a second per marker (each second divided into 3 parts, i.e. 2 sub-markers between each marker of a full second), are correct. Even Tudor had the same production error/design flaw, on all their Valj.-based 28,800 BPH (8 BPS) movement equipped Heritage chronographs, having 4 dividers between each full second marker, making it a 5th of a second per marker, with a CHRONO-hand that jerks forward 6 times per second and always miss the first and the third quarter-second-marker). Only now do we see it corrected. And only now have we recently seen Omega NOT cheating in this regard, more than 50 years after they stopped making their 18,000 BPH (5 BPS) movement, cal.321. They even cheated NASA, in the 1960s, equipping the astronauts with a 6 jerks per second chronograph hand over a dial with only 5 fraction-of-a-second markers. How lame and criminal isn’t that ? Even their so-called 1957 reissue has a 21,600 BPH (6 BPS) movement paired with each second divided into 5 fractions on the dial. Right, a CURRENTLY ONGOING mass sale of factory error/design flaw equipped CRAP, useless for what it is marketed as, a precision instrument for accurate split second timing. Criminal.
I own a Speedy with the Hesalite Crystal. I am torn about having the Hesalite vs Saphire. I like the "authenticity" but I think I would prefer the Saphire. I wore my Speedy as my daily watch for several years and recently changed to a Seamaster Aquaterra for a few reasons- 1) I wanted the Coaxial Movement, 2) I want a Date function on my watch. If I could get a Speedy with a date function, I would probably buy another.
Can't blame anyone for going saph sandwich but I'm definitely going with the more historic take. Love that case back and the clearness of the dial. Manual wind is also part of the historic charm. Probably my next purchase unless the BB gets the thinner 58 movement...which it likely will 😁
I fell in love with the Speedmaster from shopping for straps because it's an ubiquitous strap model. Speedmaster on brown leather just nails it for me.
Don’t buy a chronograph with mismatching frequency (VPS vibr.-per-second) and visual split-second-markers. The speedmaster professionals with few exceptions have that design flaw, until very recently. It is a DESIGN CRIME, and all the liars who promote this lie are themselves, by definition, liars, accomplices in fraud. This is FRAUD. 21600 VPH (6 vibr. per second) require the seconds be visually divided into 3 or 6, by 1/3rd or 1/6th of a second markers; 28800 VPH (8 VPS) only fits with 1/4th or 1/8th fraction markers. Only 18000 VPH (5 VPS) movements fit with 1/5th fraction of a second markers. Omega has been doing otherwise for decades. It is CRIMINAL FRAUD by omega and all sales representatives and influencers/bvloggers.
Don’t buy a chronograph with mismatching frequency (VPS vibr.-per-second) and visual split-second-markers. The speedmaster professionals with few exceptions have that design flaw, until very recently. It is a DESIGN CRIME, and all the liars who promote this lie are themselves, by definition, liars, accomplices in fraud. This is FRAUD. 21600 VPH (6 vibr. per second) require the seconds be visually divided into 3 or 6, by 1/3rd or 1/6th of a second markers; 28800 VPH (8 VPS) only fits with 1/4th or 1/8th fraction markers. Only 18000 VPH (5 VPS) movements fit with 1/5th fraction of a second markers. Omega has been doing otherwise for decades. It is CRIMINAL FRAUD by omega and all sales representatives and influencers/bvloggers.
I really love this watch, even more than Daytona, that is because the history of moonwatch and the in house movement (the first daytona where Zenith movements), there is a version that i love and is the Moonwatch moonphase with blue dial, it is just beautiful
DO NOT buy a chronograph with mismatching frequency (VPS vibr.-per-second) and visual split-second-markers. The speedmaster professionals with few exceptions have that design flaw, until very recently. It is a DESIGN CRIME, and all the liars who promote this lie are themselves, by definition, liars, accomplices in fraud. This is FRAUD. 21600 VPH (6 vibr. per second) require the seconds be visually divided into 3 or 6, by 1/3rd or 1/6th of a second markers; 28800 VPH (8 VPS) only fits with 1/4th or 1/8th fraction markers. Only 18000 VPH (5 VPS) movements fit with 1/5th fraction of a second markers. Omega has been doing otherwise for decades. It is CRIMINAL FRAUD by omega and all sales representatives and influencers/vloggers.
Don’t buy a chronograph with mismatching frequency (VPS vibr.-per-second) and visual split-second-markers. The speedmaster professionals with few exceptions have that design flaw, until very recently. It is a DESIGN CRIME, and all the liars who promote this lie are themselves, by definition, liars, accomplices in fraud. This is FRAUD. 21600 VPH (6 vibr. per second) require the seconds be visually divided into 3 or 6, by 1/3rd or 1/6th of a second markers; 28800 VPH (8 VPS) only fits with 1/4th or 1/8th fraction markers. Only 18000 VPH (5 VPS) movements fit with 1/5th fraction of a second markers. Omega has been doing otherwise for decades. It is CRIMINAL FRAUD by omega and all sales representatives and influencers/bvloggers.
I’m the very proud owner of an Omega Caliber 1861 with Hesalite crystal. A 25th anniversary present from my wife. People that know watches spot it immediately!
Don’t buy a chronograph with mismatching frequency (VPS vibr.-per-second) and visual split-second-markers. The speedmaster professionals with few exceptions have that design flaw, until very recently. It is a DESIGN CRIME, and all the liars who promote this lie are themselves, by definition, liars, accomplices in fraud. This is FRAUD. 21600 VPH (6 vibr. per second) require the seconds be visually divided into 3 or 6, by 1/3rd or 1/6th of a second markers; 28800 VPH (8 VPS) only fits with 1/4th or 1/8th fraction markers. Only 18000 VPH (5 VPS) movements fit with 1/5th fraction of a second markers. Omega has been doing otherwise for decades. It is CRIMINAL FRAUD by omega and all sales representatives and influencers/vloggers.
I could not resist the Speedy with the saphire sandwich and the movement 1863 because it is just marvelous to have a look at the movement every now and then
Don’t buy a chronograph with mismatching frequency (VPS vibr.-per-second) and visual split-second-markers. The speedmaster professionals with few exceptions have that design flaw, until very recently. It is a DESIGN CRIME, and all the liars who promote this lie are themselves, by definition, liars, accomplices in fraud. This is FRAUD. 21600 VPH (6 vibr. per second) require the seconds be visually divided into 3 or 6, by 1/3rd or 1/6th of a second markers; 28800 VPH (8 VPS) only fits with 1/4th or 1/8th fraction markers. Only 18000 VPH (5 VPS) movements fit with 1/5th fraction of a second markers. Omega has been doing otherwise for decades. It is CRIMINAL FRAUD by omega and all sales representatives and influencers/bvloggers.
I have still my first run Zenith El Primero from 1969 amazing quality Zenith watch movement’s from the 50’s and 60 ‘s are still considered by experts as the best automatic and hand wind movements ever made 😉
Zenith? My late servant offered me hers, as she knew I would take good care of it. I know it ran for almost 40 years with no maintenance whatsoever. Do you know what my watchmaker said when he opened the case back? "The movement is like new"! Enough said. You may wonder how a servant had a Zenith. It had been a gift from her first employer, as a reward for she assisting him and calling for help when he had a stroke, possibly saving his life...
Good review Jenni. I just got the Hasilite version last week and love the fact that it is the original. I would have love to have the exhibition case back and ask the AD if I could retrofit it but apparently not feasible! I would ad to your review the box and goodies it comes with, this actually made me decide to go for the original hasilite in this wonderful NASA box with history books.
First video with you and the watch you are talking about I would have loved to have. Yes I said loved. Not any more. I buy watches that can take alot and keep going. This includes water. I will not wear a watch that can not go in water. I have 3 watches that I love from $800 to $1200. They all go in water. Two do get wear on them but one is for work and I build railcars. Yes $800 watch for building railcars and it still works great with very minimal wear on it and going for years now. Thank you for your video and teaching me something. Still looking for my grail watch lol.
Don’t buy a chronograph with mismatching frequency (VPS vibr.-per-second) and visual split-second-markers. The speedmaster professionals with few exceptions have that design flaw, until very recently. It is a DESIGN CRIME, and all the liars who promote this lie are themselves, by definition, liars, accomplices in fraud. This is FRAUD. 21600 VPH (6 vibr. per second) require the seconds be visually divided into 3 or 6, by 1/3rd or 1/6th of a second markers; 28800 VPH (8 VPS) only fits with 1/4th or 1/8th fraction markers. Only 18000 VPH (5 VPS) movements fit with 1/5th fraction of a second markers. Omega has been doing otherwise for decades. It is CRIMINAL FRAUD by omega and all sales representatives and influencers/bvloggers.
My first watch I bought was a 2003 Breitling Navitimer, black dial with gold lettering, gold crown, silver case and black leather strap. After passing my ULA and Glider license I thought I'd go for a Pilot's brand and fell in love with this one. I'll never sell it, no matter what. I'm eying for within the next 5 years the Speedmaster moonlanding anniversary that was recently released (as well black and gold) and the blackbay 58 black and rose gold with steel bracelet.
@@iaido01 I guess he meant enjoy having it as a complete package, dont get too serious mate😉 but I get you, most of us wont even look at the box apart from the first time receiving it.
Made a mistake here - it’s the 1863 and not the 1861 inside the sapphire version! 🤓 Sorry!
Indeed
Yes. Same as 1861 just decorated to look "prettier"
I would love a 321 movement
Andrew Taylor and the delrin chronograph break
Markus Smith difference in the 1863 and 1861. 61 has a delrin chronograph break and the 63 is metal.
I have had my Speedmaster since 1970. It has been my constant friend and always giving me great service. When I was doing research for my Ph.D it was there to time my high temperature research where I needed a precise time interval measured. When I was teaching it was great for timing the student exams and presentations. Now that I live in South Korea I needed a watch that was water resistant when deep in one of the caves in the north west area of Korea. Again it gave me great service. While canoeing on the rivers, it was there. I could not use my hand phone because it would be ruined with even a little water, as I found out when my partners hand phone was ruined from one splash! I highly recommend this watch. Yes you must wind it every day, and yes you must be careful not to place it under water, and yes you must from time to time have it cleaned, as you must for all watches. But then there’s no battery to run down. This Speedmaster has been my companion for 50 years and still is always there for me. I really highly recommend this company, Omega especially the pie pan watches of the 50s of which I have one.
You were able to take this Speedmaster under water? The watch is not meant for submersion, so just curious as what your experience was in a water environment? I have this Speedie and am careful with any possible submersion.
@@onielyoung3507 I said in the above that you must be careful not to place it under water. I also said a splash or two is ok but more than that and you are in trouble. The way I improve its ability to keep water out is to use rubber lubricant and push that under the winder and each of the buttons once each year. In that way splashes do not enter the watch. The winding stem does have a gasket to keep water out and each of the buttons have serrations that protect them from water egress, but it definitely in not a water proof watch like the Mariner.
@@gfurstnsu Thanks for the tips! I do have a Seamaster that is on rotation in the event of any water activities...and enjoying both watches equally!
I was about to get myself one when this happend.. There's one feature that ones you see it you can't unseen it. It will either makes you laugh or be insulted. Thats right, a watch that maybe calls you out or tells you what it thinks of you. Yup! You guessed it. Its the twelve o'clock symbol. "Hey you f-ing C*ck! What are you looking at?" or maybe "Oi! Yeah you. You're a D*ck!". Im afraid it would just bother me in the end getting insulted by a frikkin' watch. Hahaha. Or maybe its just me. Haha. I really like the your story behind your purchase. Thanks for the sharing.
Winding your non waterproof watch every day... Can't believe people are actually using this crap when we have amazing quartz watches.
Thank you for your wonderful, lovely video. I live in Geneva Switzerland and I immediately bought the Hazelite version which felt so comfortable on my 19cm wrist. The experience of shopping at a real Omega store is another story in itself. They really put the customer first. I was wearing a Hamilton with a boring brown leather strap. When I mentioned that, the lady staff member brough out the Omega NATO black nylon strap which transformed my Hamilton. When I asked her the price of the strap, she said "Please accept it with our compliments"! I was automatically enrolled for a visit to the Omega museum and the air-conditioned factory where they assemble their mechanisms and will be treated like a VIP for a guided tour. The Speedmaster was my first serious watch and I love it and wear it all the time for the reasons that you mention.
Super accurate, comfortable for me, and with a rich history, I just could not resist. Vito Corleone would not have needed to make me an "unrefoooseeable" offer. The watch stands on its own merits. It is perhaps onevofvthe top watches in the world at any price...
I have the same watch … best watch to enter premium watch category. My next plan is to break into luxury watches like Rolex.
I’m not an astronaut, so I wanted scratch resistance. And for that kind of cash I think it’s nice to see the mechanical marvel that would otherwise be hidden away. The sapphire sandwich is the way to go and I don’t regret buying it at all. It’s cool looking at the Moonwatch on my own wrist, knowing that it was part of one of man kinds most amazing accomplishments. Hand wind is not an issue, it’s just engaging with this little mechanical miracle on a regular basis. Makes me more attached to it, since I’m the one keeping it alive and ticking.
So not really a moonwatch is it? Let's be honest, the moonwatch wasn't sapphire. So you have a variant of the moonwatch 😏
@@jakeagusta and the original moonwatch didn't use an 1861 or 1863 caliber either
it's a pointless argument really, either you go for an original vintage, or you get a modern one with a few benefits, and being able to see the movement on a moonwatch at that price point is amazing
Harvey Mushman You made some very good points and I agree with being able to see the watch movement. I am sold on it.
I'm with you, I think it's CRAzy that people spend thousands on a watch and NEVER get to see the stuff that makes it worth so much(cough rolex cough). To me it's like buying a sports car that only the dealership can open the hood on. Furthermore, if you're willing to sacrifice seeing the movement and a crystal that won't scratch for a "NASA Certification" you're living in a fantasy
The anti sapphire people don’t make sense to me. I chose the hesalite version because I liked the look of plastic/acrylic over sapphire on this particular watch (I own others with sapphire and with display backs) but the sapphire sandwich version is just as cool and for many it makes more sense. You can’t go wrong with either version
You don’t “have” to wind your speedy, you get to wind your speedy
Far more satisfying than throwing the cell phone on the charger every night.
nah I got fat fingers, it's a chore lol
@@mikes6707 but you still have to do it anyways
Don’t buy a chronograph with mismatching frequency (VPS vibr.-per-second) and visual split-second-markers. The speedmaster professionals with few exceptions have that design flaw, until very recently. It is a DESIGN CRIME, and all the liars who promote this lie are themselves, by definition, liars, accomplices in fraud. This is FRAUD. 21600 VPH (6 vibr. per second) require the seconds be visually divided into 3 or 6, by 1/3rd or 1/6th of a second markers; 28800 VPH (8 VPS) only fits with 1/4th or 1/8th fraction markers. Only 18000 VPH (5 VPS) movements fit with 1/5th fraction of a second markers. Omega has been doing otherwise for decades. It is CRIMINAL FRAUD by omega and all sales representatives and influencers/bvloggers.
User 2389, the situation has not been «taken care of» or «fixed», just by doing it right in the latest model by matching the 6 VPS movement with 1/3rd second marker dial. They issued a 1957-version a couple of years back where all was correct, but right aftr they issued other 1957- versions with a mismatch. Seems like 90 % of all speedmaster produced from the sixties until now have a mismatch between frequency and sub-second markrs. They re-sell like hell, marketed by FRAUD. So that problem remains.
The speedy has always been my all time favorite watch, as well as my grail, and I finally bought one for myself last July! I had been undecided between the hesalite and sapphire, but as soon as I went to the AD and saw them both side by side, the difference became clear; The hesalite version was the only choice for me. As long as you're conscience about it, you'll be fine; I have been wearing it daily for over 7 months, and the crystal, surprisingly enough, still looks brand new! Couldn't be happier
I agree wholeheartedly. I got my Hesalite version beginning December and don't regret it AT ALL. The "white ring" of the sapphire was a deal breaker for me and the refraction of the hesalite is stunning to look at. There are a few light scratches when viewed with the loupe but not with naked eye. Just be cognizant of the crystal and you'll be fine.
Important to remember that it's actually possible to grind down acrylic crystal and polish to virtually brand new look. And you could do this multiple times over the life of one crystal. If sapphire is beyond being useful - it's gone. It just shatters usually. Both of them are about as good at protecting the caliber IMO. Sapphire does produce tinier shards that can fall into the movement. Hesalite is flexible, it can absorb an impact and remove the energy from it by cracking first. And when it breaks it doesn't create as many small particles, mostly large chunks. So, each has the advantage. Yes, sapphire will look new and shiny for longer. Or forever. But if there's a deep scratch - it's there for good. Hesalite in that regard is more utilitarian. You can keep polishing it as needed.
Hi Jenni, what you have forgotten to tell your followers is, that the Speedy with closed caseback has an additional inner case. It´s made from pure iron and protects the movement from magnetism wich was one of the main issues, NASA wanted their watches being resistant against. This inner case includes also a dial made from iron to cover the movement completely...
You see, there are a few more differences why the saphire model at least isn´t the "real one"...( wearing mine since more than 25 years ;-))
The watch has sort of a special meaning to me. As a child I helped my father plow the garden with a mule. Within 4 years I watched the Moon Landing of Apollo 11. I have worn a Seamster for many years being a water guy, but ran across many people who’s only watch was a Speedie they bought many years ago. I got the sandwich a few years ago at my wife’s behest as she feared the hesalite. It has prompted more conversations from strangers than I thought possible. It also prompts the childhood memory of the USA that I grew up in. A poor boy from East Texas watching the the greatest achievement of mankind on a shitty Black and White TV at a neighbors house. I wish the space program could be restarted.
I have just watched The Last Man on the Moon about Gene Cernan. He appears to have had a similar youth as yourself, growing up where people still used horse-drawn ploughs, then stepping on the Moon!
Truly remarkable times!
Kevin McMichael July 20th at around 11pm. 9 year old me, watched on b/w tv, hoping they would stay inside til after midnight, for my 10th birthday. Sooo disappointed.
That's a great story, I love that. I have a speedy also. Born in 68 when they were testing the speedy for the mission in 69. Don't have a story as good as yours
Nigel Molesworth you are correct. Regarding the mule drawn plow, my father was a master at a straight furrow.
I also Watch the
1969 moon landing
on a Zenith b&w tv 📺 in the Phillippines while the moon was above me & said to my family there up there 🌕 at this moment & Was
fascinated by the
accomplishments of the Americans 🇺🇸👨🏻🚀👍🏽
Btw, the moon will be colonized & onto mars
After with the help of
Space Force & SpaceX
🇺🇸🚀 💫
After craving one for ten years, I bought a Speedmaster Professional in November 2009. I absolutely love it for the historical aspects, but honestly, all of the things you mentioned in your video do detract from its day-to-day wearing pleasure. Nevertheless, before COVID-19, I wore mine to the office every day. Truth be told though, I much prefer my vintage Omegas from the 1950s and 1960s for everyday wear and readability. Still, it was one of those little bucket-list items I had for a long time that I am delighted to have crossed off. I'll never part with mine. The caseback has proven to be QUITE the conversation piece to all of the engineers, scientists, and even attorneys that I work with.
In 1974, I bought the version of Speedmaster with the sapphire glass. The bottom on this one is solid metal. It is the 861A movement if I remember correctly. I get it cleaned and adjusted about every 4 to 5 years. I take the watch to an Omega certified service place for its maintenance.
This watch is not very good for water resistance as mentioned in this video. I would not take this watch in to the shower, or go swimming with it. It is not as shock resistant as other simpler watches in its price range. The original versions do not have the date feature. I have to remember to wind it every day to keep it going. The 861A can run about 36 hours before it will stop. I wind it in the mornings. I only wear it on occasion, but I keep it wound.
As for time keeping it is not as stable as other watches in its cost range. The one I have is running an average of about +6 to sometimes +8 seconds per day. The watch maker set it for about +3, but over time with use it drifts off a bit. This watch has been like this since it was new. From what I have been told and read the 861A is considered working properly if it is keeping better than +10 to about -4 seconds per day.
I originally bought the Speedmaster for navigation while flying aircraft. I used it for timing way-points on the charts (maps). Since the flight plans, and aviation weather were in UTC, I had this watch set to UTC.
The bottom line with this watch is it an excellent watch. I would not use it for everyday type use. Better to have a watch that is much more water resistant, and less delicate. The sapphire crystal is complicated and is very expensive to replace. I have scratches and broken it a number of times in my work. I work on large computer and electronic systems. I have to sometimes remove and install rack mounted computers. It is easy to knock the watch in to the side rails of a rack, or knock it against something while reaching to the inside of a computer unit. I have accidentally knocked it in to heavy doors, and then had to have the watch serviced. When working I wear Casio G-Shock digital watches. I have a number of different types. These are nearly unbreakable and are very water proof.
I also have an Omega 300M Blue which is in the Planet Ocean series. This one is safe to take in to the shower, wash the dishes, go swimming, and take it to any wet environment you want. This one for accuracy is averaging about -4 seconds per day. With these mechanical watches anything better than about +-6 to +-10 seconds per day should be considered acceptable.
For the cost of these watches you can almost buy a small car! The purchase cost is serious money, and then when the watch has to be cleaned and maintained the cost can be in the range of $500 to over $1000 depending on what was required.
The water resistance is that bad? Jeez.
Thank u for your comments..u r so right and l learned my lesson...
Why would I want such a expensive item if l can't even take a shower with piece of mine. Mine stopped working when l cut some wood with it. Costly repairs.
I wear citizen Eco-drive best watches ever stylish reliable I dive with them cut wood which proves it anti shock... l hit it so many times few little scratches but never broken glass. Of the the best features night time glowing l love it.
These things are like motorcycles u look amazing in a Harley but you will go further down in a Honda Kawasaki or Yamaha...once again thank u.
Just about to pull the trigger and to stumble upon this. Thx a tonne for your views.
I own one too. It's accuracy is indeed lacklustre and has always been, and everytime you send it to be serviced chances are very high that the watchmaker will scratch or mark your watch case, and he certainly will in reinserting the hands. Most of the watchmakers couldn't care less about your beloved $4000.00 watch.
The water resistance of a Speedmaster is fine to shower or wash the dishes - this hysteria people have about it only being 50m is a bit crazy. Personally I don’t usually wear a watch in the shower as I don’t need to... never had a shower long enough I’ve needed to check the time- I just “wash and go” 😂 but the accuracy on mine wasn’t great (+18spd ) and I took it to an omega boutique (regent st London) who regulated while I had a free coffee and now it’s fine (+4spd).
I just got my new SS on bracelet on 10.7.23 and I am very pleased with it. I have wanted a "Moonwatch" since the 70's and it looks like my timing is excellent. The 3861 movement with all its technical / mechanical advancements is amazing. The new 5 link melt on your wrist bracelet with the recently introduced on the fly micro length adjustment. The new stepped dial, lume, domed hands, dot over 90, etc... is close to perfection. I chose the SS because of the durability and the open case back. I love to look at the movement. I am very pleased. It set me back USD 8,000 and is a tremendous value. Oh, yeah did I say it is beautiful. A classy, humble beautiful.
May your speedy only show you happy seconds minutes and hours! Wear it in good health.
I've had mine for almost 30 years and I never got it serviced. Best watch in my collection!
That's awesome! How often do you wear it? 😀
@@Krisnaeyes I'd say 3-4 months/year on average. It's about 20 sec/d fast. The AD says that for this Lemania movement 10 sec/d fast is acceptable so mine it's still pretty good after so many years. For the moment i'm still following the advice "if it ain't broke don't fix it" no matter what Omega says. If need be I know the service is going to be a lot more expensive but I plan to use the 3000 euros I've saved so far 😀
@@stefanogoldoni5059 3/4 months usage / year is quite often! I'm surprised it made it that far without service! Wow, what a timepeace!
My watchmaker also told me if it ain't go too fast or slow don't bring it for service, i suppose it is true, he told me unless it is super fast or super slow (like 5 minutes a day) then bring it for a service.
Wow, I guess if it’s built right why would it ever need a service
Wow, that's, incredible!
This really helps to be familiar with the Speedmaster even though I've read a number of articles.
I'm still torn between an Omega Speedmaster and a Rolex Datejust. I own a Seamaster 1120 mvmt which I sent to Switzerland for service after 19 years without service. It got lost on the way back to me and it broke me. I'm so glad Omega made me a new one after telling them it was my daily company and never left my wrist in those 19 years. Thanks Jenni!
Just picked up a hesalite Moonwatch for my birthday! Having been a fan of NASA since I was young, this watch is the ultimate piece in my book.
Got mine 3 months ago. Sapphire version. I will never part with it. Winding is a pleasure.
I wear a speedy a lot and that stuff about the crown guards making it hard to wind are subjective. I have never had any issues winding it
@@rokketdesigner7946 it was good enough to to save the Apollo 13 astronauts so I’d say it’s good enough to time how fast I can poop
Don’t buy a chronograph with mismatching frequency (VPS vibr.-per-second) and visual split-second-markers, because if you do then the chronograph hand will never stop exactly on the fraction-marker, or will only be able to hit the half-second-marker and will always be DESTINED TO MISS the rest of them, DOOMED by design. The speedmaster professionals with few exceptions have that design flaw, until very recently. It is a DESIGN CRIME, and all the liars who promote this lie are themselves, by definition, liars, accomplices in fraud. This is FRAUD. 21600 VPH (6 vibr. per second) require the seconds be visually divided into 3 or 6, by 1/3rd or 1/6th of a second markers; 28800 VPH (8 VPS) only fits with 1/4th or 1/8th fraction markers. Only 18000 VPH (5 VPS) movements fit with 1/5th fraction of a second markers. Omega has been doing otherwise for decades. It is CRIMINAL FRAUD by omega and all sales representatives and influencers/vloggers.
@@rokketdesigner7946 can we get a TLDR?
I chose the Heaslite version, because of it’s clear look and being most true to the original one that was worn on the space mission!
Martin Andersson same here
same
Agreed. And, after having had 2 other plastic crystals (rolex) I can say that the hesalite is much more scratch resistant than other non-sapphire crystals. And there's always polywatch to buff out scratches but, honestly, I never had to.
Same. It took me absolutely ages to decide which one to get. I loved the open back of the Sapphire version too. In the end, though, I went for the slightly more historically accurate one, and got the hesalite version.
I got the hesalite, no hesitation, I would actually have paid more than the sandwich for it. Super cool watch and impressive packaging. I rotate it through so don't over wear it and it is still mint after two years of wear.
I have had a Speedmaster mk IV for 40+ years, and I love it. It is the high tech cousin, with automatic winding, day, date, center minute counter. No longer made.
DO NOT buy a chronograph with mismatching frequency (VPS vibr.-per-second) and visual split-second-markers. The speedmaster professionals with few exceptions have that design flaw, until very recently. It is a DESIGN CRIME, and all the liars who promote this lie are themselves, by definition, liars, accomplices in fraud. This is FRAUD. 21600 VPH (6 vibr. per second) require the seconds be visually divided into 3 or 6, by 1/3rd or 1/6th of a second markers; 28800 VPH (8 VPS) only fits with 1/4th or 1/8th fraction markers. Only 18000 VPH (5 VPS) movements fit with 1/5th fraction of a second markers. Omega has been doing otherwise for decades. It is CRIMINAL FRAUD by omega and all sales representatives and influencers/vloggers.
I’ve had this watch for 22 years now never service it running about +20secs per day, always loved it a real classic
You should probably have it serviced, just because it's running well for its age does not mean that it doesn't need a servicing
Will Harris that’s terrible advice. Mechanically, it might be working, but that does not mean the parts aren’t wearing down excessively after 22 years of use. No lubricant lasts that long, no movement remains as perfectly clean as Day 1 for that long, and no mechanical components are unaffected by these two things. Don’t make the mistake of not servicing something until it breaks, and god forbid you have a hard time sourcing the part that broke.
But hey, your watch, your money, but this is just my take based on over a decade spent in eng development and post-release
Will Harris well, my take on it is while the Lemania is more widely available than other movements, I’d still rather take the precautions to extend the lifecycle of the watch. And I don’t mean to say be excessively proactive either. A service every 10 years or so will do for most movements
@Will Harris I'm sure it is when healthy movements can be readily sourced, it would certainly be simpler as it removes the step of diagnosing what went wrong with the old movement. Can't pretend to know what the sourcing situation is like for Lemania movements, but I wouldn't be surprised if completely healthy movements become harder to find as years pass.
22 secs is really bad tho, you should definitely service it
Just picked up a dark side as my first serious watch and I am so in love with it it's unbelievable.
Me too!
Great video, thank you. I have the 3572.50 model. Hesalite on the front with Sapphire on the back. I think the best of both worlds and only produced for a handful of years. As far as the daily winding, for me, I don't "have" to wind the watch, I "get" to wind it. It is one of my favourites and gets tons of wrist time. Thanks again, really enjoying the channel.
DO NOT buy a chronograph with mismatching frequency (VPS vibr.-per-second) and visual split-second-markers. The speedmaster professionals with few exceptions have that design flaw, until very recently. It is a DESIGN CRIME, and all the liars who promote this lie are themselves, by definition, liars, accomplices in fraud. This is FRAUD. 21600 VPH (6 vibr. per second) require the seconds be visually divided into 3 or 6, by 1/3rd or 1/6th of a second markers; 28800 VPH (8 VPS) only fits with 1/4th or 1/8th fraction markers. Only 18000 VPH (5 VPS) movements fit with 1/5th fraction of a second markers. Omega has been doing otherwise for decades. It is CRIMINAL FRAUD by omega and all sales representatives and influencers/vloggers.
Went hesalite and never looked back with any remorse. With the extremely legible nature of the design, the hesalite just makes more sense to take it to the next level. Also, that distortion is beautiful! I should add, a year later, I love my scratches, I didn't before, and I polywatched them out once, now they're like my favorite pair of jeans.
Don’t buy a chronograph with mismatching frequency (VPS vibr.-per-second) and visual split-second-markers. The speedmaster professionals with few exceptions have that design flaw, until very recently. It is a DESIGN CRIME, and all the liars who promote this lie are themselves, by definition, liars, accomplices in fraud. This is FRAUD. 21600 VPH (6 vibr. per second) require the seconds be visually divided into 3 or 6, by 1/3rd or 1/6th of a second markers; 28800 VPH (8 VPS) only fits with 1/4th or 1/8th fraction markers. Only 18000 VPH (5 VPS) movements fit with 1/5th fraction of a second markers. Omega has been doing otherwise for decades. It is CRIMINAL FRAUD by omega and all sales representatives and influencers/bvloggers.
@@kaisoerfjord6794 wow, just wow.
they sell them prescratched now
JT u r properly numbed. The cow says Mooo, just Moo, and u say no more, as dumb as a cow.
Great video Jenni, but if I may I would like to make an observation: if a Speedmaster is properly maintained and revised it should be really easy to wind it using just the index finger. Put your finger below the crown and just make a push-pull movement, back and forward until your index finger feels resistance indicating that the watch is fully winded. For me it takes only about 30 seconds to fully wind my Speedmaster using this technique and it does not represents any risks for the crown's axis because of the crown narrowness. I hope it helps, cheers!
I'm 17 and I am going to pull the trigger on this watch within the next week or so, It's just stunning I can't wait to start my collection off with this masterpiece
Oliver Lawton - man, at your age I was paying for college. Congrats.
@@TeensierPython Congrats for what? Being a rich kid or not investing in his future?
Did you earn it?
im 9 and I am going to pull the trigger on this watch within the next week or so, It's just stunning I can't wait to start my collection off with this masterpiece
This has to be the best review of the Speedmaster on RUclips. I’m thinking of buying one and I think it will be the hesalight version. I can understand why this watch doesn’t have a rotor as it would be useless in zero gravity space.
Err.... You can shake your wrist and wind the rotor. Gravity would be useful for small movements but an auto would still work.
Hesalite Speedy bought it for myself for my 45th birthday. Wear it every day on a nato strap. I love the super tiny Omega symbol in the centre of the crystal. Best thing I ever bought
Scratches on my Speedmaster are the the proof I'm enjoyng my watch, and they add more life to life on it. As a "conservateur" on watches matters, my speedmaster is the hesalite model (cal. 1861).
It is closer to the original with Hesalite, we just learned, so - right choice ;)
Don’t buy a chronograph with mismatching frequency (VPS vibr.-per-second) and visual split-second-markers, because if you do then the chronograph hand will never stop exactly on the fraction-marker. The speedmaster professionals with few exceptions have that design flaw, until very recently. It is a DESIGN CRIME, and all the liars who promote this lie are themselves, by definition, liars, accomplices in fraud. This is FRAUD. 21600 VPH (6 vibr. per second) require the seconds be visually divided into 3 or 6, by 1/3rd or 1/6th of a second markers; 28800 VPH (8 VPS) only fits with 1/4th or 1/8th fraction markers. Only 18000 VPH (5 VPS) movements fit with 1/5th fraction of a second markers. Omega has been doing otherwise for decades. It is CRIMINAL FRAUD by omega and all sales representatives and influencers/vloggers.
Manually winding is actually not a setback. I find it one of the best parts of the watch since I get to actively "interact" with it every day. It goes beyond from being an inanimate object where it passively wraps around your wrist.
BEWARE, OMEGA PRODUCTION ERROR - All Speedmasters with cal.1861 or cal.1863 movement (manual wound) paired with 5th of a second markers on dial (seconds divided into 5 parts) or paired with 4th of a second markers, and all with cal.3220 movement (automatic) paired with 5th-second markers on dial, have INACCURATE READING of the chronograph hand due to NO FIT between dial-markers of fractions-of-a-second and the movement’s beat-frequency per second. Cal.1861/1863 beat at 6 vibrations per second (6VPS) and require a 3rd or 6th of a second per marker between the seconds; the cal.3220 beats at 8 VPS and require a half or a 4th or 8th of a second between the markers.
This affects Speedmasters with reference no. 311.10.39.30; 311.33.42.30; 311.30.42.30.01; 3590.50; 3572.50 et cetera (if they have 5th of a second markers paired with a 6 BPS movement - cal.1861 or 1863); 311.30.42.30.03 (a 4th of a second per marker); and it affects Speedmasters with ref. no. 3510.50; 3510.12; 3520.50; 2598.80 etc. (if they have 5th of a second markers, i.e. each second divided into 5 fractions of a second, paired with a 6 beats per second movement - cal.3220 or 1151 etc.).
Incidentally, those with ref. no. 311.32.40.30.01.005; 311.30.42.30.01.004; 311.33.40.30.02.001; percent 311.32.42.30.04.003; 522.30.42.30.04.001 (cal.1861); 311.30.42.30.99.002 (cal.1863); 3876.50.31 (cal.1866) that have a 1/3 of a second per marker (each second divided into 3 parts, i.e. 2 sub-markers between each marker of a full second), are correct.
Even Tudor had the same production error/design flaw, on all their Valj.-based 28,800 BPH (8 BPS) movement equipped Heritage chronographs, having 4 dividers between each full second marker, making it a 5th of a second per marker, with a CHRONO-hand that jerks forward 6 times per second and always miss the first and the third quarter-second-marker). Only now do we see it corrected. And only now have we recently seen Omega NOT cheating in this regard, more than 50 years after they stopped making their 18,000 BPH (5 BPS) movement, cal.321. They even cheated NASA, in the 1960s, equipping the astronauts with a 6 jerks per second chronograph hand over a dial with only 5 fraction-of-a-second markers. How lame and criminal isn’t that ?
Even their so-called 1957 reissue has a 21,600 BPH (6 BPS) movement paired with each second divided into 5 fractions on the dial. Right, a CURRENTLY ONGOING mass sale of factory error/design flaw equipped CRAP, useless for what it is marketed as, a precision instrument for accurate split second timing. Criminal.
Don’t buy a chronograph with mismatching frequency (VPS vibr.-per-second) and visual split-second-markers. The speedmaster professionals with few exceptions have that design flaw, until very recently. It is a DESIGN CRIME, and all the liars who promote this lie are themselves, by definition, liars, accomplices in fraud. This is FRAUD. 21600 VPH (6 vibr. per second) require the seconds be visually divided into 3 or 6, by 1/3rd or 1/6th of a second markers; 28800 VPH (8 VPS) only fits with 1/4th or 1/8th fraction markers. Only 18000 VPH (5 VPS) movements fit with 1/5th fraction of a second markers. Omega has been doing otherwise for decades. It is CRIMINAL FRAUD by omega and all sales representatives and influencers/bvloggers.
Well, this was my first luxury watch, the one I lusted after the most. I bought a vintage 145.0022, and 4 years later I still enjoy it as much. Congratulations on the amazing content, keep it up!
Don’t buy a chronograph with mismatching frequency (VPS vibr.-per-second) and visual split-second-markers. The speedmaster professionals with few exceptions have that design flaw, until very recently. It is a DESIGN CRIME, and all the liars who promote this lie are themselves, by definition, liars, accomplices in fraud. This is FRAUD. 21600 VPH (6 vibr. per second) require the seconds be visually divided into 3 or 6, by 1/3rd or 1/6th of a second markers; 28800 VPH (8 VPS) only fits with 1/4th or 1/8th fraction markers. Only 18000 VPH (5 VPS) movements fit with 1/5th fraction of a second markers. Omega has been doing otherwise for decades. It is CRIMINAL FRAUD by omega and all sales representatives and influencers/bvloggers.
@@kaisoerfjord6794 loads of chronos have done this. Not a big deal. It's a great watch enjoy it.
Simply Fraud, Lee Cole, and you know it, because you know what fraud is. Fraud is a BIG deal, not a SMALL one, and SMALL is the wits it takes to call it SMALL when it - by definition per dictionaries and common sense - is BIG. To you a 50+ year long ongoing fraud is no big deal, but no one who understands watches cares about such a silly point of view about what these many FRAUDSTERS HAVE DONE, Only the ignorant, the numb, the dumb, the doped, the dooped and the flabbergasted, among which you seem to belong, for some reason.
For me, it was the Hesalite version. Not only did it feel more authentic, you get that beautiful caseback with the full flight qualification inscription, which you don’t get on the sapphire sandwich. If they did a sapphire crystal with a solid caseback, I might have been tempted to get that, but all it takes is a tube of Polywatch and a few minutes every few months to keep the crystal looking fresh.
I have a Speedy Pro MOTM with hesalite. All you need is a tube of Polywatch to keep it scratch free. By the way did you notice the inside and outside of the bracelet is shaped identical. It's rounded the same way, hence very comfortable to wear.
Yeah, have you noticed on the inside the 2nd and 4th links are not polished. Made that mistake when sizing mine
I bought my Speedy Pro with the hesalite crystal at an Omega Boutique while on vacation. My wife and I went out for dinner right after. Not used to the huge case on my wrist, I bumped my watch on the table. There was a huge scratch on the crystal. I went back to the boutique to see what they could do. They congratulated me, stating that it was "officially" my watch. When I got home, I bought a tube of PolyWatch on Amazon and buffed it out.
I like the Speedy Pro as it was my first luxury watch. However, what I'm surprised by is the fact that it's hard to wind every morning because of the small crown and crown guards. Also, it's not a hacking movement.
Why not Sapphire...
@@Neil.C57510 No watch is perfect. Overall, I still love the watch.
@@Ryokawshi I like the distortions of the Hesalite crystal. It looks better than the white ring. Also, the sapphire sandwich is a little thicker and about $1k USD more.
akapen sensei They’re updating the movement though. As of March, I think they’re updated.
@@Ryokawshi It's nice, but I'm not paying $14k for a Speedmaster
Winding my speedy every other day is so satisfying! It’s a connection that you do not get with any other mechanical watch!
There’s a lot of other hand wound mechanical watches out there, not just the Speedmaster.
I always think of the Apollo missions, and I hope that 'wind the speedy' was on the checklist directly after 'remove gloves' !! :-)
As close to perfect as it gets in my own opinion. This becomes even more evident when its in your hand or on your wrist. Hesalite and a good amout of use makes it personal. Something alot of watches these days lack. Absolute gem. Thank you
Don’t buy a chronograph with mismatching frequency (VPS vibr.-per-second) and visual split-second-markers. The speedmaster professionals with few exceptions have that design flaw, until very recently. It is a DESIGN CRIME, and all the liars who promote this lie are themselves, by definition, liars, accomplices in fraud. This is FRAUD. 21600 VPH (6 vibr. per second) require the seconds be visually divided into 3 or 6, by 1/3rd or 1/6th of a second markers; 28800 VPH (8 VPS) only fits with 1/4th or 1/8th fraction markers. Only 18000 VPH (5 VPS) movements fit with 1/5th fraction of a second markers. Omega has been doing otherwise for decades. It is CRIMINAL FRAUD by omega and all sales representatives and influencers/bvloggers.
This watch never did anything for me, then I saw it on a few different straps and had a complete u-turn on it. Loved the history about Apollo! Great video as always 👌🏼
Bought my year 1971 Speedy used in 1988. Paid $375. Special significance since I was born on July 20th. I also have the Bulova Lunar Pilot moonwatch, which I love...and my larger wrist can accommodate. I can't believe how much the new Speedy is.
I just ordered my moon watch. I’ve got several manual winding watches and I have no problem winding it myself. I wear my watches with the front on my wrist facing me, giving less chance of it being damaged or scratched. And if I’m doing Anything irt working or fixing something, the first thing “I” do is take off my watch. After 50+ years of destroying watches, I’ve figured out how to take care of them so they can pay for themselves and take care of me too. 🙂⌚️
DO NOT buy a chronograph with mismatching frequency (VPS vibr.-per-second) and visual split-second-markers. The speedmaster professionals with few exceptions have that design flaw, until very recently. It is a DESIGN CRIME, and all the liars who promote this lie are themselves, by definition, liars, accomplices in fraud. This is FRAUD. 21600 VPH (6 vibr. per second) require the seconds be visually divided into 3 or 6, by 1/3rd or 1/6th of a second markers; 28800 VPH (8 VPS) only fits with 1/4th or 1/8th fraction markers. Only 18000 VPH (5 VPS) movements fit with 1/5th fraction of a second markers. Omega has been doing otherwise for decades. It is CRIMINAL FRAUD by omega and all sales representatives and influencers/vloggers.
proud owner of the 35th anni panda speedy since 2005, for unless I am so desperate that I gotta sell "everything", this piece stays no matter what. I wear it with white rubber straps, simply stunning.
Decided on the Moonwatch Professional Hesalite a week ago purely for heritage and being the defacto original. Getting my first properly luxurious watch and there's no better way to spend $4000.
I have the 3750.50 with hesalite crystal and it is such an iconic and respected watch at such an affordable price. I can wear this watch anywhere, weekend, opera, business: very versatile!
DO NOT buy a chronograph with mismatching frequency (VPS vibr.-per-second) and visual split-second-markers. The speedmaster professionals with few exceptions have that design flaw, until very recently. It is a DESIGN CRIME, and all the liars who promote this lie are themselves, by definition, liars, accomplices in fraud. This is FRAUD. 21600 VPH (6 vibr. per second) require the seconds be visually divided into 3 or 6, by 1/3rd or 1/6th of a second markers; 28800 VPH (8 VPS) only fits with 1/4th or 1/8th fraction markers. Only 18000 VPH (5 VPS) movements fit with 1/5th fraction of a second markers. Omega has been doing otherwise for decades. It is CRIMINAL FRAUD by omega and all sales representatives and influencers/vloggers.
One thing that is super important to note....the sapphire movement its super nice to have when winding the movement....because you get too see it come alive....that creates emotion, and is the single most important thing about owning a watch🙌🙌🙌
Born in September 1950, I was 18 and absolutely attached to the television screen as Apollo 11 descended onto the Lunar surface. It was so exciting it is hard to describe. I had 2 months to enjoy that moment before turning 19 and having to seriously consider the raging Fire in Viet Nam.
Today I am buying a Omega Moonwatch with the acrylic crystal and 1861 movement so I have a Moonwatch as close to the original as possible.
Jim
There was a time I was about to buy the Speedy, I was in Japan looking for it in AD and pre owned, there were so many versions, dials, variations, limited editions, prices.. I was surprised that for just one watch, there were so many variations. One AD even had a poster with all the variations by year of issuing, and there were plenty. I could not choose from all of the different variations, and ended up buying a Grand Seiko, now is one of my favourites. I found the process of choosing a GS much more simple. The speedy is a fantastic watch, but in my humble opinion, less is more.
I agree. There are less versions with a hand wound movement. The automatics have endless variations.
That's to make sure they drain every last shekel from the wallet of every last collector. That's the Omega way.
I wanted it to be as historical accurate to the original as possible. So went with the Hesalite. Dont regret it.
I wear the hesalite Speedy about 50% of the time and the Rolex TT Sub 16803 nipple dial the other 50% of the time. I fell in love with the Speedy so much that I sold my polar dial SS Daytona to buy it (and the circa 1986 Sub). 2 for one deal that I have never regretted.
Is that the blue and gold sub
@@nigela5362 Yes. I'll be doing a review of it on my channel soon.
Sophisticated Neanderthal damn those are the exact 2 watches that I aim to buy. I’ve just got a seiko 5 automatic at the moment but I’m saving up
If your buying the speedy due to its amazing heritage it has to be hesalite. The sapphire sandwich is entirely a different watch which for obvious reasons would never have got on the launch pad, tho still looks great.
I got my hezalite Speedmaster in the early nineties, for just shy of chf 2000. the protruding glass got quite a few scratches but they polish out with time while you are wearing the watch. Sweaters help this process, possibly better than shirts.
Don’t buy a chronograph with mismatching frequency (VPS vibr.-per-second) and visual split-second-markers. The speedmaster professionals with few exceptions have that design flaw, until very recently. It is a DESIGN CRIME, and all the liars who promote this lie are themselves, by definition, liars, accomplices in fraud. This is FRAUD. 21600 VPH (6 vibr. per second) require the seconds be visually divided into 3 or 6, by 1/3rd or 1/6th of a second markers; 28800 VPH (8 VPS) only fits with 1/4th or 1/8th fraction markers. Only 18000 VPH (5 VPS) movements fit with 1/5th fraction of a second markers. Omega has been doing otherwise for decades. It is CRIMINAL FRAUD by omega and all sales representatives and influencers/vloggers.
I bought the hesalite version in 2010 for its Nasa and space relationship. Will never get rid of it as it is part of the family to me.
Great watch scratches and all.
Love the video! Great job. I however, believe that when an individual truly loves the art that goes behind a watch of this calibur, they will never look at another source for time. I personally refuse to look at my phone, or anything else to tell the time except the watch I am wearing.
My father gave me a Speedmaster in early March, 1969, four months before Apollo XI. Fifty-one years later, it’s still on my wrist, keeping perfect time. I think about buying other watches from time to time, but then ask myself, what for?
My Speedmaster Pro is on the way. I went with the sapphire sandwich since NASA rejected my application. Actually, I prefer sapphire and the display caseback to be able to see that beautiful movement. Also, I love the production quality of your videos.
My Sapphire sandwich is my favorite watch. At 10 years old I watched the moon landing on an old B&W TV in East Texas. This reminds me of our greatest accomplishment. I have no trouble winding it and have hands like an orangutan. I simply run my index finger along the stem from the back. A chronograph is the most useful of complications. Having a collection of watches that I rotate, the hand wind no date is a plus.
I do not swim with it, or travel with it across the pond but that gives me a chance to use my other Watches.
3:21 Damn, that movement looks better than I expected.
I see what you did there. ;) Are you a 321 movement elitist?
BEWARE, OMEGA PRODUCTION ERROR - All Speedmasters with cal.1861 or cal.1863 movement (manual wound) paired with 5th of a second markers on dial (seconds divided into 5 parts) or paired with 4th of a second markers, and all with cal.3220 movement (automatic) paired with 5th-second markers on dial, have INACCURATE READING of the chronograph hand due to NO FIT between dial-markers of fractions-of-a-second and the movement’s beat-frequency per second. Cal.1861/1863 beat at 6 vibrations per second (6VPS) and require a 3rd or 6th of a second per marker between the seconds; the cal.3220 beats at 8 VPS and require a half or a 4th or 8th of a second between the markers.
This affects Speedmasters with reference no. 311.10.39.30; 311.33.42.30; 311.30.42.30.01; 3590.50; 3572.50 et cetera (if they have 5th of a second markers paired with a 6 BPS movement - cal.1861 or 1863); 311.30.42.30.03 (a 4th of a second per marker); and it affects Speedmasters with ref. no. 3510.50; 3510.12; 3520.50; 2598.80 etc. (if they have 5th of a second markers, i.e. each second divided into 5 fractions of a second, paired with a 6 beats per second movement - cal.3220 or 1151 etc.).
Incidentally, those with ref. no. 311.32.40.30.01.005; 311.30.42.30.01.004; 311.33.40.30.02.001; percent 311.32.42.30.04.003; 522.30.42.30.04.001 (cal.1861); 311.30.42.30.99.002 (cal.1863); 3876.50.31 (cal.1866) that have a 1/3 of a second per marker (each second divided into 3 parts, i.e. 2 sub-markers between each marker of a full second), are correct.
Even Tudor had the same production error/design flaw, on all their Valj.-based 28,800 BPH (8 BPS) movement equipped Heritage chronographs, having 4 dividers between each full second marker, making it a 5th of a second per marker, with a CHRONO-hand that jerks forward 6 times per second and always miss the first and the third quarter-second-marker). Only now do we see it corrected. And only now have we recently seen Omega NOT cheating in this regard, more than 50 years after they stopped making their 18,000 BPH (5 BPS) movement, cal.321. They even cheated NASA, in the 1960s, equipping the astronauts with a 6 jerks per second chronograph hand over a dial with only 5 fraction-of-a-second markers. How lame and criminal isn’t that ?
Even their so-called 1957 reissue has a 21,600 BPH (6 BPS) movement paired with each second divided into 5 fractions on the dial. Right, a CURRENTLY ONGOING mass sale of factory error/design flaw equipped CRAP, useless for what it is marketed as, a precision instrument for accurate split second timing. Criminal.
Don’t buy a chronograph with mismatching frequency (VPS vibr.-per-second) and visual split-second-markers. The speedmaster professionals with few exceptions have that design flaw, until very recently. It is a DESIGN CRIME, and all the liars who promote this lie are themselves, by definition, liars, accomplices in fraud. This is FRAUD. 21600 VPH (6 vibr. per second) require the seconds be visually divided into 3 or 6, by 1/3rd or 1/6th of a second markers; 28800 VPH (8 VPS) only fits with 1/4th or 1/8th fraction markers. Only 18000 VPH (5 VPS) movements fit with 1/5th fraction of a second markers. Omega has been doing otherwise for decades. It is CRIMINAL FRAUD by omega and all sales representatives and influencers/bvloggers.
I have the Speedmaster with ceramic case, Dark Side of the Moon, black vintage (311.92.44.51.01.006) and I consider it is one of the most beatiful watches that have been made. Thank you for your nice and objective videos.
Nice review of this iconic gem. One of the drawbacks of purchasing a speedy myself is that there are so many variations, limited editions, etc.
It can drive you batty! Of the two options, I would go with the sapphire crystal with an exhibition back. The closed-back is more par with the original. I just love to see the movement!
Thank You for the info on the watch rolls! :)
Sure are many versions and special editions that cater for most tastes , i like it as it makes for collectors items of these limited editions. Apparently the professional has hasnt changed much since the earlier models in the 1960's which I feel is great.
Why not get an original 1968 Omega Ultraman with the sought after red second hand- most likely one of the rarest omega speedmasters out there. Apparently only +-50 of these rare 1968 Ultramans have surfaced.. Apparently there were 2500-3000 Omega Ultramans made in 1968 with some of them having the red second hand to commentate the Japanese action series Ultraman,. apparently only +-50 have surfaced to date.. Whichever omega you have - Enjoy it
DO NOT buy a chronograph with mismatching frequency (VPS vibr.-per-second) and visual split-second-markers. The speedmaster professionals with few exceptions have that design flaw, until very recently. It is a DESIGN CRIME, and all the liars who promote this lie are themselves, by definition, liars, accomplices in fraud. This is FRAUD. 21600 VPH (6 vibr. per second) require the seconds be visually divided into 3 or 6, by 1/3rd or 1/6th of a second markers; 28800 VPH (8 VPS) only fits with 1/4th or 1/8th fraction markers. Only 18000 VPH (5 VPS) movements fit with 1/5th fraction of a second markers. Omega has been doing otherwise for decades. It is CRIMINAL FRAUD by omega and all sales representatives and influencers/vloggers.
@@kaisoerfjord6794 Muppet!
Northwest11 anonymous BONEHEAD
I have a 28MM SS/YG Omega Constellation & I love telling folk
Omega is the only watch we know of that landed on the moon.
The story makes their eyes light up. Thanks to you Jenni Elle,
I can now add the story of an Omega watch saving the Apollo 13 mission.
Don’t buy a chronograph with mismatching frequency (VPS vibr.-per-second) and visual split-second-markers. The speedmaster professionals with few exceptions have that design flaw, until very recently. It is a DESIGN CRIME, and all the liars who promote this lie are themselves, by definition, liars, accomplices in fraud. This is FRAUD. 21600 VPH (6 vibr. per second) require the seconds be visually divided into 3 or 6, by 1/3rd or 1/6th of a second markers; 28800 VPH (8 VPS) only fits with 1/4th or 1/8th fraction markers. Only 18000 VPH (5 VPS) movements fit with 1/5th fraction of a second markers. Omega has been doing otherwise for decades. It is CRIMINAL FRAUD by omega and all sales representatives and influencers/vloggers.
I got the sapphire version from my wife for my birthday.
Despite the historical value on the Hesalite version, I would still buy myself the sapphire version, because speedy is a boring watch in terms of its design, so a beautiful movement showcased at the see through caseback is definitely an added joy of owning it ;)
Agreed, however, after a while you never look at it anymore :D :D :D
I am very fortunate. I bought my Speedy Pro 30 years ago, a 20th anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing. Not as many options as today and it is my absolute favorite watch to wear.
One thing I love about the hesalite Speedmaster: that feeling like you are buying an old 60's stock watch in absolute perfect condition. To me that is awesome. I just wish the bracelet would be closer to something that looked like it could have came from that same period. It is a good quality bracelet and I don't hate it, but to me they missed the mark a little with the look.
Don’t buy a chronograph with mismatching frequency (VPS vibr.-per-second) and visual split-second-markers. The speedmaster professionals with few exceptions have that design flaw, until very recently. It is a DESIGN CRIME, and all the liars who promote this lie are themselves, by definition, liars, accomplices in fraud. This is FRAUD. 21600 VPH (6 vibr. per second) require the seconds be visually divided into 3 or 6, by 1/3rd or 1/6th of a second markers; 28800 VPH (8 VPS) only fits with 1/4th or 1/8th fraction markers. Only 18000 VPH (5 VPS) movements fit with 1/5th fraction of a second markers. Omega has been doing otherwise for decades. It is CRIMINAL FRAUD by omega and all sales representatives and influencers/bvloggers.
Jenni, try turning the watch upside down and then wind it. You might find winding it much easier. Maybe not, I do not have the Speedmaster, but this little trick works with my Seiko 5.
Bought the hesalite version last year. The scratches add a bit of a character to a watch that already has tons of it to begin with.
Don't lie, the first few scratches hurt your soul
@@Bphillips2808 dont shatter the lie I've been telling myself lol. Yes, absolutely, the first few scratches hurt
DO NOT buy a chronograph with mismatching frequency (VPS vibr.-per-second) and visual split-second-markers. The speedmaster professionals with few exceptions have that design flaw, until very recently. It is a DESIGN CRIME, and all the liars who promote this lie are themselves, by definition, liars, accomplices in fraud. This is FRAUD. 21600 VPH (6 vibr. per second) require the seconds be visually divided into 3 or 6, by 1/3rd or 1/6th of a second markers; 28800 VPH (8 VPS) only fits with 1/4th or 1/8th fraction markers. Only 18000 VPH (5 VPS) movements fit with 1/5th fraction of a second markers. Omega has been doing otherwise for decades. It is CRIMINAL FRAUD by omega and all sales representatives and influencers/vloggers.
Beautiful watch . Great video . I have a seagull 1963 . With the display back . Chinese pilot watch . So much history behind it . It was under $400 us . Most watch people know the watch and love it .
Good guide to the practicalities of the Speedmaster thanks. Instead of the 'Moonwatch' I bought a Speedmaster Racing - it's slightly more wearable at 40mm and is automatic, so you don't have the issue with manual winding. It also has a modern co-axial movement with excellent accuracy. Overall very pleased with mine, although the specific model was recently discontinued....
Jenni, I love this timepiece! I have always loved the look Black Dial with White Hands and Indices. Simple, Elegant, Beautiful. I have in my Collection the Bulova Lunar Pilot, Commander David Scott, Apollo 15, 1971 had the Hesalite Crystal Come off his NASA Issued Omega Speedmaster. He had the Bulova Lunar Pilot engineered for Space that he carried as a Backup. He Completed the Mission with the Bulova. Citizen Now owns Bulova and developed a “Tri-Tuning Fork Movement” operating at 262 kHz with an accuracy of +/- 5 Seconds /year. I have this Timepiece with a Calendar Complication and it arrived with a Leather Strap and a NATO Strap. I also have a Bulova Curve Chronograph in Rose Gold with a Leather Strap with the same Movement. I Enjoy them Both! In High School I had the Blessing of being employed at Carl’s Diamond Brokerage/Carl’s Fine Jewelry where I learned about fine quality Timepieces. My first “Expensive Fine Quality Timepiece” was a Cushion Shaped Solid 14KT Yellow Gold Bulova Accutron 214 which had a “Tuning Fork Movement.” The most accurate timepiece at that time. The Index Lever struck the index wheel I believe 365 X a second. The tuning fork “hummed” and the second hand literally was a “sweep second hand!” I still have and enjoy this beautiful timepiece. We Carried many fine quality timepieces, and I became a “watch Addict!” Bill Halvorsen was an awesome Watchmaker who could build a watch movement from scratch! He could hand make parts if not available for a repair. We have many artisans, engineers, who still hand make many beautiful Timepieces. I was Blessed to learn about fine watch movements from Mr Halvorsen!
I have the hesalite sandwich, with BOTH the heasalite front and sapphire back circa 2004. So beautiful!
S.M.P best of both worlds
I recently acquired a speedmaster from a friend of mine who was willed it from a friend of his. That person was given the watch by Grumman where he was an engineer and did work involving the early space excursions including Apollo 13. I probably would not have every purchased this watch brand new. This one has some significant history behind it and makes for a good story which, in my opinion, is a big part of collecting watches.
I love my Speedmaster Hesalite. It’s closer to the original and it’s the only way to get the full inscription on the back. It’s like wearing a piece of history. It’s such a great watch and, in my opinion, it has a perfect dial.
I’m considering purchasing an omega but am not sure if I should get the sapphire crystal or hesalite, I’ve read that the hesalite scratches easier, do you find this to be true?
@@henrycox1556 Yes, the Hesalite scratches very easily. It picks up micro scratches out of nowhere sometimes. But on the upside, it’s very easy to repair. If you don’t want to spring for a tube of Polywatch (which is understandable, I keep losing mine), a bit of toothpaste usually does enough to repair the crystal (and leaves it minty fresh, which is an odd sensation). Plus, you get the full inscription at the back, instead of the abridged one, like the sapphire sandwich has. No regrets on going Hesalite for me.
@@aslamc9288 thank you for the reply.
Don’t buy a chronograph with mismatching frequency (VPS vibr.-per-second) and visual split-second-markers, because if you do then the chronograph hand will never stop exactly on the fraction-marker, or will only be able to hit the half-second-marker and will always be DOOMED, DESTINED TO MISS the rest of them. The speedmaster professionals with few exceptions have that design flaw, until very recently. It is a DESIGN CRIME, and all the liars who promote this lie are themselves, by definition, liars, accomplices in fraud. This is FRAUD. 21600 VPH (6 vibr. per second) require the seconds be visually divided into 3 or 6, by 1/3rd or 1/6th of a second markers; 28800 VPH (8 VPS) only fits with 1/4th or 1/8th fraction markers. Only 18000 VPH (5 VPS) movements fit with 1/5th fraction of a second markers. Omega has been doing otherwise for decades. It is CRIMINAL FRAUD by omega and all sales representatives and influencers/vloggers.
I think this is the best presentation of Omega Speedmaster. Congrats
Is it just me or the background music with her talking is very soothing? Ps: I’m thinking about getting one, and your review is excellent. Subscribed.
BEWARE, OMEGA PRODUCTION ERROR - All Speedmasters with cal.1861 or cal.1863 movement (manual wound) paired with 5th of a second markers on dial (seconds divided into 5 parts) or paired with 4th of a second markers, and all with cal.3220 movement (automatic) paired with 5th-second markers on dial, have INACCURATE READING of the chronograph hand due to NO FIT between dial-markers of fractions-of-a-second and the movement’s beat-frequency per second. Cal.1861/1863 beat at 6 vibrations per second (6VPS) and require a 3rd or 6th of a second per marker between the seconds; the cal.3220 beats at 8 VPS and require a half or a 4th or 8th of a second between the markers.
This affects Speedmasters with reference no. 311.10.39.30; 311.33.42.30; 311.30.42.30.01; 3590.50; 3572.50 et cetera (if they have 5th of a second markers paired with a 6 BPS movement - cal.1861 or 1863); 311.30.42.30.03 (a 4th of a second per marker); and it affects Speedmasters with ref. no. 3510.50; 3510.12; 3520.50; 2598.80 etc. (if they have 5th of a second markers, i.e. each second divided into 5 fractions of a second, paired with a 6 beats per second movement - cal.3220 or 1151 etc.).
Incidentally, those with ref. no. 311.32.40.30.01.005; 311.30.42.30.01.004; 311.33.40.30.02.001; percent 311.32.42.30.04.003; 522.30.42.30.04.001 (cal.1861); 311.30.42.30.99.002 (cal.1863); 3876.50.31 (cal.1866) that have a 1/3 of a second per marker (each second divided into 3 parts, i.e. 2 sub-markers between each marker of a full second), are correct.
Even Tudor had the same production error/design flaw, on all their Valj.-based 28,800 BPH (8 BPS) movement equipped Heritage chronographs, having 4 dividers between each full second marker, making it a 5th of a second per marker, with a CHRONO-hand that jerks forward 6 times per second and always miss the first and the third quarter-second-marker). Only now do we see it corrected. And only now have we recently seen Omega NOT cheating in this regard, more than 50 years after they stopped making their 18,000 BPH (5 BPS) movement, cal.321. They even cheated NASA, in the 1960s, equipping the astronauts with a 6 jerks per second chronograph hand over a dial with only 5 fraction-of-a-second markers. How lame and criminal isn’t that ?
Even their so-called 1957 reissue has a 21,600 BPH (6 BPS) movement paired with each second divided into 5 fractions on the dial. Right, a CURRENTLY ONGOING mass sale of factory error/design flaw equipped CRAP, useless for what it is marketed as, a precision instrument for accurate split second timing. Criminal.
Don’t buy a chronograph with mismatching frequency (VPS vibr.-per-second) and visual split-second-markers. The speedmaster professionals with few exceptions have that design flaw, until very recently. It is a DESIGN CRIME, and all the liars who promote this lie are themselves, by definition, liars, accomplices in fraud. This is FRAUD. 21600 VPH (6 vibr. per second) require the seconds be visually divided into 3 or 6, by 1/3rd or 1/6th of a second markers; 28800 VPH (8 VPS) only fits with 1/4th or 1/8th fraction markers. Only 18000 VPH (5 VPS) movements fit with 1/5th fraction of a second markers. Omega has been doing otherwise for decades. It is CRIMINAL FRAUD by omega and all sales representatives and influencers/bvloggers.
I have the 3513.50 automatic. Speedmaster snobs will say is not a real speedmaster, but this watch is more practical for my everyday use. I prefer the smaller case, the date, the auto movement. The dial and hands on the auto also looks much more premium than the moonwatch.
I have a Hesalite Speedy bought about 10 years ago. I seldom wear it. I like the way it looks and the historical significance. Unfortunately it is large and heavy with the bracelet, and the best way to wear it is with a leather strap. It is also not as accurate as expected and I think it is an obsolete piece of equipment. I wear it like a vintage piece.
Eric Mendoza well, I guess in some ways, the Moonwatch is a vintage piece? In that the mechanics and design have been hardy changed since the 1950s?
It's weird that you prefer it on a leather strap, because typically when watches feel heavy, and you swap in a strap of some sort, it would feel a lot more top heavy
@Perkin Warbeck I get it! I would be doing that too if I can somehow get better at swapping straps without damaging the lugs haha
Eric Mendoza interested in selling it?
I spent 2-3 months researching and looking up three models:
FOIS, Hesalite, and sapphire sandwich.
Finally got the sapphire sandwich 2 weeks ago.
It's a moon watch made for everyday use without worrying about case scratches. I won't be going to space, so don't need to fear the sapphire shattering. Regarding the FOIS, it's a great watch. But after trying the Speedy professional, I realized 42 mm isn't really bulky on smaller wrists. My advice is to try it on before judging.
Case size in general can be a very deceptive thing, it's why just going from numbers on paper I never take size too seriously. Unless it's on the extreme ends. There are 38mm watches that looked weirdly big and awkward on my wrist, then there's my current everyday watch that looks mysteriously smaller while being 40, and having essentially the same lug to lug dimension. Design of the watch pays such a big part in how it will show itself on your hand that +- a few mm of width are really quite meaningless. I don't think I've ever seen anybody for whom speedmaster would be too big. Even though at 42mm convention would tell you that it's a watch on a larger size.
The "57" will solve the winding issue Jenni!! Love your wonderful personality.
Don’t buy a chronograph with mismatching frequency (VPS vibr.-per-second) and visual split-second-markers. The speedmaster professionals with few exceptions have that design flaw, until very recently. It is a DESIGN CRIME, and all the liars who promote this lie are themselves, by definition, liars, accomplices in fraud. This is FRAUD. 21600 VPH (6 vibr. per second) require the seconds be visually divided into 3 or 6, by 1/3rd or 1/6th of a second markers; 28800 VPH (8 VPS) only fits with 1/4th or 1/8th fraction markers. Only 18000 VPH (5 VPS) movements fit with 1/5th fraction of a second markers. Omega has been doing otherwise for decades. It is CRIMINAL FRAUD by omega and all sales representatives and influencers/bvloggers.
Hi you are the best clear wristwatch informer. Thank you for your support. Your English is very clear for me that I’m learning it, I’m enjoying watching you.
Don’t buy a chronograph with mismatching frequency (VPS vibr.-per-second) and visual split-second-markers, because if you do then the chronograph hand will never stop exactly on the fraction-marker, or will only be able to hit the half-second-marker and will always be DESTINED TO MISS the rest of them, DOOMED by design. The speedmaster professionals with few exceptions have that design flaw, until very recently. It is a DESIGN CRIME, and all the liars who promote this lie are themselves, by definition, liars, accomplices in fraud. This is FRAUD. 21600 VPH (6 vibr. per second) require the seconds be visually divided into 3 or 6, by 1/3rd or 1/6th of a second markers; 28800 VPH (8 VPS) only fits with 1/4th or 1/8th fraction markers. Only 18000 VPH (5 VPS) movements fit with 1/5th fraction of a second markers. Omega has been doing otherwise for decades. It is CRIMINAL FRAUD by omega and all sales representatives and influencers/vloggers.
I love the speed master look... It's just perfect.. I mean, I love almost all Rolex watches, except for the Daytona... Especially compared to the speedmaster
The Dayto is just a masterpiece and I can’t understand how you don’t like it.
@@PlaymanFly I don't find it quite elegant... But I love the Submariner, sky dweller, the day-date and the date just... And even the oyster perpetual.. Pretty much every thing except... For the daytona... 😅
almost all rolex suck in outer design, talking not about the inside offcourse ;)
@@micheldebrou6707 yesss they're functional.. But Daytona looks a bit excessive...
Everything you said was correct. I just got my speedy and I’m very happy with my purchase but I was surprised at how hard it was to wind.
The Speedy has two aces up it's sleeve additionally..it is one of those few watches that goes great with multiple straps, leather, NATO, perlon or metal bracelet, everything works, secondly, it's legibility is amazing.
The Heslaite/ Sapphire sandwich is the best of both worlds.
Prashant Kumar there’s a ton of watches that go well with multiple straps.
Yeah it’s one of the best strap monsters out there and while the bracelet is fine- it’s not so great that I don’t mind changing it (like with Rolex!). If I had a new submariner or Explorer - no matter how good it looked on other straps I’d struggle to take it off the amazing bracelet/clasp
Thank you Jenni. I enjoyed your video. I think you are right. The reason to buy this watch it because of its classic and timeless design as well as its heritage. Cheers
Great one Jenni.
Nevertheless, the movement on the sapphire sandwich is the 1863 (slightly modified 1861, to give it more good looks!)
Keep up the excellent work!!
Dimitris Kataras thanks 🙏 pinned a comment to let everyone know !
You are welcome Jenni!
Everything else is absolutely to the point. Since this January the hesalite Moonwatch (I believe) completed my small collection in the best way! Despite its inherent flaws that you very accurately mentioned, it’s a classic piece of horological simplicity and genius, a tool with a great heritage and a way to go!! I don’t baby it at all, polywatch will most likely clear all minor scratches on the hesalite, while after all, if it’s too bad, it won’t be too expensive to change (less than sapphire anyways). Winding it is also a nice habit you get accustomed to, and there are ways around the tightly placed crown (sliding your finger under the crown is my method). It’s versatility is btw spectacular; wearing it sporty with its comfortable ss band, dressing it up with an alligator or leather strap, or dressing it down with a NATO, are all options that make this time piece suitable for almost every occasion...
Dimitris Kataras For a while, I was torn. But I might get the sapphire crystal. History is nice, but the sapphire is superior. Just don’t smash it .. lol!
DO NOT buy a chronograph with mismatching frequency (VPS vibr.-per-second) and visual split-second-markers. The speedmaster professionals with few exceptions have that design flaw, until very recently. It is a DESIGN CRIME, and all the liars who promote this lie are themselves, by definition, liars, accomplices in fraud. This is FRAUD. 21600 VPH (6 vibr. per second) require the seconds be visually divided into 3 or 6, by 1/3rd or 1/6th of a second markers; 28800 VPH (8 VPS) only fits with 1/4th or 1/8th fraction markers. Only 18000 VPH (5 VPS) movements fit with 1/5th fraction of a second markers. Omega has been doing otherwise for decades. It is CRIMINAL FRAUD by omega and all sales representatives and influencers/vloggers.
I have the smaller, automatic speedy ... 38mm but I had it for years ... and still love it!
Great video! I have owned both, I currently own the hesalite. Something enjoyable about the hesalite and how it warms and magnifies. Its great how different it is from its sapphire companions.
Thanks for the video. I own a Speedy made/purchased circa. 1998- so a 1861 movement. Summary is it's an iconic watch that I have always wanted to own, no regrets in purchasing. The bracelet is a disappointment- adjustment is as you described, and no secondary clasp on mine. I have had it pop open and start coming off my wrist. Winding is also as you described- a practical function I embrace and part of Speedy's character- but without pleasure. Timekeeping- a Tutima manual wind with a 7750 keeps better time.
I'm glad to see something different from Rolex in this channel (one of my favorite)
BEWARE, OMEGA PRODUCTION ERROR - All Speedmasters with cal.1861 or cal.1863 movement (manual wound) paired with 5th of a second markers on dial (seconds divided into 5 parts) or paired with 4th of a second markers, and all with cal.3220 movement (automatic) paired with 5th-second markers on dial, have INACCURATE READING of the chronograph hand due to NO FIT between dial-markers of fractions-of-a-second and the movement’s beat-frequency per second. Cal.1861/1863 beat at 6 vibrations per second (6VPS) and require a 3rd or 6th of a second per marker between the seconds; the cal.3220 beats at 8 VPS and require a half or a 4th or 8th of a second between the markers.
This affects Speedmasters with reference no. 311.10.39.30; 311.33.42.30; 311.30.42.30.01; 3590.50; 3572.50 et cetera (if they have 5th of a second markers paired with a 6 BPS movement - cal.1861 or 1863); 311.30.42.30.03 (a 4th of a second per marker); and it affects Speedmasters with ref. no. 3510.50; 3510.12; 3520.50; 2598.80 etc. (if they have 5th of a second markers, i.e. each second divided into 5 fractions of a second, paired with a 6 beats per second movement - cal.3220 or 1151 etc.).
Incidentally, those with ref. no. 311.32.40.30.01.005; 311.30.42.30.01.004; 311.33.40.30.02.001; percent 311.32.42.30.04.003; 522.30.42.30.04.001 (cal.1861); 311.30.42.30.99.002 (cal.1863); 3876.50.31 (cal.1866) that have a 1/3 of a second per marker (each second divided into 3 parts, i.e. 2 sub-markers between each marker of a full second), are correct.
Even Tudor had the same production error/design flaw, on all their Valj.-based 28,800 BPH (8 BPS) movement equipped Heritage chronographs, having 4 dividers between each full second marker, making it a 5th of a second per marker, with a CHRONO-hand that jerks forward 6 times per second and always miss the first and the third quarter-second-marker). Only now do we see it corrected. And only now have we recently seen Omega NOT cheating in this regard, more than 50 years after they stopped making their 18,000 BPH (5 BPS) movement, cal.321. They even cheated NASA, in the 1960s, equipping the astronauts with a 6 jerks per second chronograph hand over a dial with only 5 fraction-of-a-second markers. How lame and criminal isn’t that ?
Even their so-called 1957 reissue has a 21,600 BPH (6 BPS) movement paired with each second divided into 5 fractions on the dial. Right, a CURRENTLY ONGOING mass sale of factory error/design flaw equipped CRAP, useless for what it is marketed as, a precision instrument for accurate split second timing. Criminal.
@@rokketdesigner7946 eh, no
I own a Speedy with the Hesalite Crystal. I am torn about having the Hesalite vs Saphire. I like the "authenticity" but I think I would prefer the Saphire. I wore my Speedy as my daily watch for several years and recently changed to a Seamaster Aquaterra for a few reasons- 1) I wanted the Coaxial Movement, 2) I want a Date function on my watch. If I could get a Speedy with a date function, I would probably buy another.
Can't blame anyone for going saph sandwich but I'm definitely going with the more historic take. Love that case back and the clearness of the dial. Manual wind is also part of the historic charm. Probably my next purchase unless the BB gets the thinner 58 movement...which it likely will 😁
I fell in love with the Speedmaster from shopping for straps because it's an ubiquitous strap model. Speedmaster on brown leather just nails it for me.
Don’t buy a chronograph with mismatching frequency (VPS vibr.-per-second) and visual split-second-markers. The speedmaster professionals with few exceptions have that design flaw, until very recently. It is a DESIGN CRIME, and all the liars who promote this lie are themselves, by definition, liars, accomplices in fraud. This is FRAUD. 21600 VPH (6 vibr. per second) require the seconds be visually divided into 3 or 6, by 1/3rd or 1/6th of a second markers; 28800 VPH (8 VPS) only fits with 1/4th or 1/8th fraction markers. Only 18000 VPH (5 VPS) movements fit with 1/5th fraction of a second markers. Omega has been doing otherwise for decades. It is CRIMINAL FRAUD by omega and all sales representatives and influencers/bvloggers.
Love the Speedy! I will have one someday, but likely a vintage version with the 861 or 321 movements. So beautiful - so iconic.
Don’t buy a chronograph with mismatching frequency (VPS vibr.-per-second) and visual split-second-markers. The speedmaster professionals with few exceptions have that design flaw, until very recently. It is a DESIGN CRIME, and all the liars who promote this lie are themselves, by definition, liars, accomplices in fraud. This is FRAUD. 21600 VPH (6 vibr. per second) require the seconds be visually divided into 3 or 6, by 1/3rd or 1/6th of a second markers; 28800 VPH (8 VPS) only fits with 1/4th or 1/8th fraction markers. Only 18000 VPH (5 VPS) movements fit with 1/5th fraction of a second markers. Omega has been doing otherwise for decades. It is CRIMINAL FRAUD by omega and all sales representatives and influencers/bvloggers.
I really love this watch, even more than Daytona, that is because the history of moonwatch and the in house movement (the first daytona where Zenith movements), there is a version that i love and is the Moonwatch moonphase with blue dial, it is just beautiful
DO NOT buy a chronograph with mismatching frequency (VPS vibr.-per-second) and visual split-second-markers. The speedmaster professionals with few exceptions have that design flaw, until very recently. It is a DESIGN CRIME, and all the liars who promote this lie are themselves, by definition, liars, accomplices in fraud. This is FRAUD. 21600 VPH (6 vibr. per second) require the seconds be visually divided into 3 or 6, by 1/3rd or 1/6th of a second markers; 28800 VPH (8 VPS) only fits with 1/4th or 1/8th fraction markers. Only 18000 VPH (5 VPS) movements fit with 1/5th fraction of a second markers. Omega has been doing otherwise for decades. It is CRIMINAL FRAUD by omega and all sales representatives and influencers/vloggers.
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Don’t buy a chronograph with mismatching frequency (VPS vibr.-per-second) and visual split-second-markers. The speedmaster professionals with few exceptions have that design flaw, until very recently. It is a DESIGN CRIME, and all the liars who promote this lie are themselves, by definition, liars, accomplices in fraud. This is FRAUD. 21600 VPH (6 vibr. per second) require the seconds be visually divided into 3 or 6, by 1/3rd or 1/6th of a second markers; 28800 VPH (8 VPS) only fits with 1/4th or 1/8th fraction markers. Only 18000 VPH (5 VPS) movements fit with 1/5th fraction of a second markers. Omega has been doing otherwise for decades. It is CRIMINAL FRAUD by omega and all sales representatives and influencers/bvloggers.
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I’m the very proud owner of an Omega Caliber 1861 with Hesalite crystal. A 25th anniversary present from my wife. People that know watches spot it immediately!
it’s a hippocampus!! and the speedy was my first mechanical watch too. :)
Don’t buy a chronograph with mismatching frequency (VPS vibr.-per-second) and visual split-second-markers. The speedmaster professionals with few exceptions have that design flaw, until very recently. It is a DESIGN CRIME, and all the liars who promote this lie are themselves, by definition, liars, accomplices in fraud. This is FRAUD. 21600 VPH (6 vibr. per second) require the seconds be visually divided into 3 or 6, by 1/3rd or 1/6th of a second markers; 28800 VPH (8 VPS) only fits with 1/4th or 1/8th fraction markers. Only 18000 VPH (5 VPS) movements fit with 1/5th fraction of a second markers. Omega has been doing otherwise for decades. It is CRIMINAL FRAUD by omega and all sales representatives and influencers/vloggers.
I could not resist the Speedy with the saphire sandwich and the movement 1863 because it is just marvelous to have a look at the movement every now and then
Don’t buy a chronograph with mismatching frequency (VPS vibr.-per-second) and visual split-second-markers. The speedmaster professionals with few exceptions have that design flaw, until very recently. It is a DESIGN CRIME, and all the liars who promote this lie are themselves, by definition, liars, accomplices in fraud. This is FRAUD. 21600 VPH (6 vibr. per second) require the seconds be visually divided into 3 or 6, by 1/3rd or 1/6th of a second markers; 28800 VPH (8 VPS) only fits with 1/4th or 1/8th fraction markers. Only 18000 VPH (5 VPS) movements fit with 1/5th fraction of a second markers. Omega has been doing otherwise for decades. It is CRIMINAL FRAUD by omega and all sales representatives and influencers/bvloggers.
I have still my first run Zenith El Primero from 1969 amazing quality Zenith watch movement’s from the 50’s and 60 ‘s are still considered by experts as the best automatic and hand wind movements ever made 😉
Zenith? My late servant offered me hers, as she knew I would take good care of it. I know it ran for almost 40 years with no maintenance whatsoever. Do you know what my watchmaker said when he opened the case back? "The movement is like new"!
Enough said.
You may wonder how a servant had a Zenith. It had been a gift from her first employer, as a reward for she assisting him and calling for help when he had a stroke, possibly saving his life...
I just got my FOIS and I love it! Looking to have spare money to bet also the regular professional.
Good review Jenni. I just got the Hasilite version last week and love the fact that it is the original. I would have love to have the exhibition case back and ask the AD if I could retrofit it but apparently not feasible! I would ad to your review the box and goodies it comes with, this actually made me decide to go for the original hasilite in this wonderful NASA box with history books.
First video with you and the watch you are talking about I would have loved to have. Yes I said loved. Not any more. I buy watches that can take alot and keep going. This includes water. I will not wear a watch that can not go in water. I have 3 watches that I love from $800 to $1200. They all go in water. Two do get wear on them but one is for work and I build railcars. Yes $800 watch for building railcars and it still works great with very minimal wear on it and going for years now. Thank you for your video and teaching me something. Still looking for my grail watch lol.
Sapphire caseback for me. Love to watch the movement. Great content as usual !👍👍
Don’t buy a chronograph with mismatching frequency (VPS vibr.-per-second) and visual split-second-markers. The speedmaster professionals with few exceptions have that design flaw, until very recently. It is a DESIGN CRIME, and all the liars who promote this lie are themselves, by definition, liars, accomplices in fraud. This is FRAUD. 21600 VPH (6 vibr. per second) require the seconds be visually divided into 3 or 6, by 1/3rd or 1/6th of a second markers; 28800 VPH (8 VPS) only fits with 1/4th or 1/8th fraction markers. Only 18000 VPH (5 VPS) movements fit with 1/5th fraction of a second markers. Omega has been doing otherwise for decades. It is CRIMINAL FRAUD by omega and all sales representatives and influencers/bvloggers.
My first watch I bought was a 2003 Breitling Navitimer, black dial with gold lettering, gold crown, silver case and black leather strap. After passing my ULA and Glider license I thought I'd go for a Pilot's brand and fell in love with this one. I'll never sell it, no matter what.
I'm eying for within the next 5 years the Speedmaster moonlanding anniversary that was recently released (as well black and gold) and the blackbay 58 black and rose gold with steel bracelet.
Hi Jenni, I like the Moonwatch and I have the Hesalite version. The Moonwatch have one of the best boxes in these segment 👍👍👍👍
who cares about the box. if they gave me my omega in a plastic bag for 700 dollars cheaper. i would be okay with that
Nihat Uludag if I buy such a watch I want a fullset
@@Watchhardy okay have fun wearing a box.
@@iaido01 I guess he meant enjoy having it as a complete package, dont get too serious mate😉 but I get you, most of us wont even look at the box apart from the first time receiving it.
@@ricchrono5907 i know that is what he ment. but many speedy owners i know always begin about the box.😂
Hi Jenni, good news, the 2023 version has easy press fit adjustment on the clasp. Omega listen to you.
A watch is totally still a relevant, having to dig a mobile phone out of my pocket just to see the time is a real *PITA* 👍