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    • ChrisC
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      It's a nice looking watch, I like the orange accents a lot.  A bit steep in pricing for my wallet, though.

      And didn't Speedy Tuesday have some embarrassing problems the first go round?

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      • GilesG
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        That box is embarrassing…...I just want a feckin watch.....

        "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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        • S
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          The Watch is Emberassing, Omega did more Speedmaster "Editions" in the last 3 Months then Patek did Watches Since 1839.

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          • ChrisC
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            I like the box.  It's stupid and it would just gather dust on a shelf, but I like it.

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            • GraemeG
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              On Omega salesman was telling me that any Speedmaster limited edition gets hoovered up in a matter of hours or days by collectors. They seem to sell on at a premium too, last year's Speedy Tuesday sold for $6,500 and is now trading for between $8,000 and $10,000 on Chrono24.

              So you can't complain about the company following the strategy. 🙂

              The watch isn't bad, maybe a bit gimmicky, but I'd go for the Dark Side of the Moon Apollo 8 instead.

              And I still like the box.

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              • JDelageJ
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                Omega has a vested interest in claiming that their limited editions are a good investment. Personally I find it difficult to believe, especially over the long term and the whole range. With this said, I like this watch (orange is cool).

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                • GraemeG
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                  Rolex is pulling the same trick, claiming that its bread and butter models are rare and good investments, despite selling anywhere up to a million watches per year.

                  Comparing the Australian RRP for the Air King, which is an unloved model that can be found fairly easily in dealers, with what's listed on Chrono24, and there are about a dozen selling at a discount. Most are being offered at a premium.

                  That said, I'd expect the Ultraman Speedy to be a better investment than an Air King.

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                  • GraemeG
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                    Panerai have just announced the PAM007799, which has a DLC titanium case, California dial, and Bund strap. Details at Monochrome.

                    I think that it sits on the gimmicky side, and the article says although it might come across like that, they don't think that it is in reality.

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                      Intersting Watch more intersting Number 007799 seems a bit Made up  😃

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                      • UnTuckedU
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                        I love the color scheme, but dislike the California dial and bund strap

                        In search of:
                        IHV-04, med.
                        IHSH-185, large
                        IHSH-186, large (khaki, and green)

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                        • neph93N
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                          The strap, case design, hands and so on, are glorious. The Cali dial f@cks it up entirely for me though.

                          “Some of those that work forces
                          Are the same that burn crosses”

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                          • GraemeG
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                            @Steffen:

                            Intersting Watch more intersting Number 007799 seems a bit Made up  😃

                            Should be PAM00779. I might have mistyped it. 🙂

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                              @Graeme:

                              @Steffen:

                              Intersting Watch more intersting Number 007799 seems a bit Made up  😃

                              Should be PAM00779. I might have mistyped it. 🙂

                              I clicked the link and also dind´t realised it  😉 Since when is the 00XXX a thing, I only know the XXX Numbering Style ?

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                              • AnesthetistA
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                                Wayyy too much going on there IMO.

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                                • GraemeG
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                                  I got to see an IWC Big Pilot Big Date today. It's one of their 150th anniversary collection, and I think it's a limited edition of 150 pieces in each of the dial colours.

                                  This one is already spoken for. I'd prefer the white faced version, which I think would be a bit more versatile.

                                  Oh, I was wanting to see the new Rolex models at one of the dealers today. However, despite saying that it was the last day of the display today, they'd packed it up by mid-afternoon. I'd been hoping to get my hands on one of the GMTs. 😞

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                                  • mclaincauseyM
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                                    @Graeme:

                                    I got to see an IWC Big Pilot Big Date today. It's one of their 150th anniversary collection, and I think it's a limited edition of 150 pieces in each of the dial colours.

                                    This one is already spoken for. I'd prefer the white faced version, which I think would be a bit more versatile.

                                    Oh, I was wanting to see the new Rolex models at one of the dealers today. However, despite saying that it was the last day of the display today, they'd packed it up by mid-afternoon. I'd been hoping to get my hands on one of the GMTs. 😞

                                    I love pilot watches–while I get the point about the white being more versatile, I do love the classic black dial.

                                    I'm curious what the advantages of individual date numerals (versus a single dial with all the dates) would be on a watch that's already so large.

                                    Think it, be it.

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                                      @mclaincausey:

                                      @Graeme:

                                      I got to see an IWC Big Pilot Big Date today. It's one of their 150th anniversary collection, and I think it's a limited edition of 150 pieces in each of the dial colours.

                                      This one is already spoken for. I'd prefer the white faced version, which I think would be a bit more versatile.

                                      Oh, I was wanting to see the new Rolex models at one of the dealers today. However, despite saying that it was the last day of the display today, they'd packed it up by mid-afternoon. I'd been hoping to get my hands on one of the GMTs. 😞

                                      I love pilot watches–while I get the point about the white being more versatile, I do love the classic black dial.

                                      I'm curious what the advantages of individual date numerals (versus a single dial with all the dates) would be on a watch that's already so large.

                                      In short, it is more Complicated which makes it more intersting for Watch Nerds, especially the A. Lange Fan Likes his Watches to be as complicated as possible.

                                      The Long Version:
                                      https://www.ablogtowatch.com/watches-date-displays/

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                                      • mclaincauseyM
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                                        @Steffen:

                                        @mclaincausey:

                                        @Graeme:

                                        I got to see an IWC Big Pilot Big Date today. It's one of their 150th anniversary collection, and I think it's a limited edition of 150 pieces in each of the dial colours.

                                        This one is already spoken for. I'd prefer the white faced version, which I think would be a bit more versatile.

                                        Oh, I was wanting to see the new Rolex models at one of the dealers today. However, despite saying that it was the last day of the display today, they'd packed it up by mid-afternoon. I'd been hoping to get my hands on one of the GMTs. 😞

                                        I love pilot watches–while I get the point about the white being more versatile, I do love the classic black dial.

                                        I'm curious what the advantages of individual date numerals (versus a single dial with all the dates) would be on a watch that's already so large.

                                        In short, it is more Complicated which makes it more intersting for Watch Nerds, especially the A. Lange Fan Likes his Watches to be as complicated as possible.

                                        The Long Version:
                                        https://www.ablogtowatch.com/watches-date-displays/

                                        Interesting, thanks!

                                        Sounds like just another thing to break, which, on a tool watch (such as a pilot watch) (which this purports to be, whether or not it is also a luxury watch), is unappealing.

                                        I do see how perhaps there could be more flexibility as to where the date is located with the two small dials as opposed to a single large one, but I'll let the horologists smell their own farts when it comes to needless complications. Which works out well, since I can't afford them anyway.

                                        Think it, be it.

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                                        • ChrisC
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                                          @Graeme:

                                          I got to see an IWC Big Pilot Big Date today. It's one of their 150th anniversary collection, and I think it's a limited edition of 150 pieces in each of the dial colours.

                                          That blue dial is lovely, and looks so much better in real pictures than it does on the website renderings.  Love the big date, too.  Someday, eventually, I'll get a watch that has that feature.  It will be helpful, since by then I'll be really old, and have even worse eyesight.

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                                          • SeulS
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                                            That blue is downright sexy…

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