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Title: Omega Speedmaster
Post by: pisces on February 14, 2011, 08:59:24 PM: Having sleepless nights deciding which to buy:

1) The Speedmaster Broad Arrow GMT (3581.50.00)
or
2) The Speedmaster Co-axial Chronometer (311.30.44.50.01.002)

Any suggestions from the sifus here will be appreciated.
Title: Re: Omega Speedmaster
Post by: kaka23 on February 14, 2011, 09:14:58 PM: go for moonwatch
Title: Re: Omega Speedmaster
Post by: Scott C. on February 14, 2011, 09:33:56 PM: I will go for 3570.50.00...
Title: Re: Omega Speedmaster
Post by: pisces on February 14, 2011, 10:12:16 PM: Thanx guys for the response.
As I am quite rough on wearing watches, I did not consider both your recomendations since they come with either plastic or Hesalite crystal which tends to get scratched easily.
Title: Re: Omega Speedmaster
Post by: sshark on February 14, 2011, 10:32:36 PM: No worries. Hesalite can be polished using toothpaste while u can't polish sapphire easily.
Title: Re: Omega Speedmaster
Post by: David_cheong on February 15, 2011, 10:54:29 AM: Yup, for rough wear, hesalite is a better choice - more durable. Where sapphire cracked easily. Believe me, sapphire do also scratched / chipped, IMHO

dc
Title: Re: Omega Speedmaster
Post by: chrisyen on February 15, 2011, 02:05:50 PM: Quote from: David_cheong on February 15, 2011, 10:54:29 AM
Yup, for rough wear, hesalite is a better choice - more durable. Where sapphire cracked easily. Believe me, sapphire do also scratched / chipped, IMHO

dc

sapphire crack easily? how you wear your watch?

sapphire is much harder and very difficult to scratch unless u use diamond or ruby to scratch it....
it also not easy to chip as compare with those plastic, mineral crystal.......
Title: Re: Omega Speedmaster
Post by: sshark on February 15, 2011, 02:12:23 PM: sapphire is harder and provide much resistant to scratches but it will crack like egg shell if the force is great e.g. hitting hard again a "sharp" edge of the SS railing. it shatters into sharp splinters. OTH, hesalite is tougher therefore it is hard to break and it won't break into splinters.
Title: Re: Omega Speedmaster
Post by: pisces on February 15, 2011, 03:37:53 PM: I had my Tag with Sapphire crystal since 2000 and to date I found practically no scratches.
Title: Re: Omega Speedmaster
Post by: kaka23 on February 15, 2011, 04:48:17 PM: If this is the case.. I will pick The Speedmaster Co-axial Chronometer.. :P
Title: Re: Omega Speedmaster
Post by: pisces on February 15, 2011, 04:53:49 PM: IMO, the GMT looks more attractive and the Co-Axial Chronometer looks a bit plain but it retains that old classy Moonwatch look.
The price difference between them is less than RM1,000.
So HEADACHE!! HEADACHE!! :'( :-[
Title: Re: Omega Speedmaster
Post by: kaka23 on February 15, 2011, 05:52:48 PM: Haha.. Well, I am more towards wanting to retain the old classy looks. Look closer to the iconic Moon watch..
Title: Re: Omega Speedmaster
Post by: sshark on February 15, 2011, 06:20:14 PM: for the rm1k diff i would take the gmt otherwise i will take the speedmaster pro instead
Title: Re: Omega Speedmaster
Post by: pisces on February 16, 2011, 07:27:37 AM: Both the watches are out of stock and will have to wait till mid-March.
Most likely will decide by next week.
Title: Re: Omega Speedmaster
Post by: pisces on February 18, 2011, 04:05:19 PM: Just came back from the AD.
They had made a mistake on the price of the Broad Arrow GMT.
The price difference between the two should be RM3,200.
I initially had come down to the GMT but now have to reconsider with this bigger price difference. ??? ??? ???
Title: Re: Omega Speedmaster
Post by: kaka23 on February 18, 2011, 06:34:07 PM: huh.. big difference! yeap... should reconsider again!
Title: Re: Omega Speedmaster
Post by: chrisyen on February 18, 2011, 08:24:34 PM: (http://prefectwatches.com/images/boardarrow17111.JPG)

any1 know what model is this?
broad arrow with handwound movement?
Title: Re: Omega Speedmaster
Post by: sshark on February 18, 2011, 08:36:18 PM: Speedmaster 1957 re-edition broad arrow

http://www.tz-uk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=96794
Title: Re: Omega Speedmaster
Post by: Scott C. on February 18, 2011, 09:24:57 PM: yeap ;) SSHARK is right ;) I almost got one from US but that guys last minute FFK me... :Mad:

but then i am ok since i dont' like how the rest call this model a "replica" :HammerHead:
Title: Re: Omega Speedmaster
Post by: pisces on February 22, 2011, 04:17:18 PM: Today finally confirmed The Speedmaster Co-axial Chronometer (311.30.44.50.01.002).
The watch will arrive in a month's time.
Title: Re: Omega Speedmaster
Post by: duke916sps on February 28, 2011, 04:03:10 PM: Quote from: chrisyen on February 18, 2011, 08:24:34 PM
(http://prefectwatches.com/images/boardarrow17111.JPG)

any1 know what model is this?
broad arrow with handwound movement?

I think there's one for sell at Ampang Point, not sure still available or not.
Title: Re: Omega Speedmaster
Post by: Friedrice on March 09, 2011, 07:35:24 PM: Quote from: pisces on February 14, 2011, 10:12:16 PM
Thanx guys for the response.
As I am quite rough on wearing watches, I did not consider both your recomendations since they come with either plastic or Hesalite crystal which tends to get scratched easily.

There is always the 3573.50. Which is the moonwatch in sapphire (both front and back). It's a little bit more expensive than the hesalite model (around 3k) but it is more durable and comes with a see through caseback. I like mine and so far it held up really well.