Fresh from the Showcase here at SwissWatchExpo it's another week another MoonWatch video but
this one's special because if I'm gonna Fork over some of my own money to buy
a moon watch this is the model it would be and I'm about to tell you why [Music]
There are so many different MoonWatch references there are probably people who subscribe to this
channel who know them even better than I do but everyone's got a favorite and this one's mine
this Moon watch here is the 3592.50 reference came out in the late '80s and it comes with
the 863 movement the reason why this is one of the earliest examples that does come with an
exhibition caseback and most interestingly enough still keeps the original hesalite crystal on the
front so while some MoonWatch purists might not think this is a true traditional one they want one
as true to form is the one that was worn on the Moon in '69. this one I think has kind of the best
of everything I would want from this particular type of line and it's an iconic line as you all
know so first of all looking at it from the front standard MoonWatch but that's great what's not to
love slim profile beautiful black dial with the step sub=dials here one of my personal favorite
things about this example is the patina on the markers it has as well it almost perfectly matches
the dial but I do love that the hands still have that really bright shape that's not really
an indication that they've been changed I've just found that whatever material they make these hands
are really does still shine as a bright white even years into the future now do I consider this
a vintage watch absolutely not because it came out in the late '80s when I was born so I don't
consider myself a vintage person this is still a very modern watch I swear and it's a beautiful
piece in fantastic condition as well you would not think this watch is in its mid-30s already as
much as we might try and deny it or fight it it's true this watch is of that age and the back the
863 movement which for all intents and purposes is almost identical to the 861 but they did dress it
up a little bit with some more gold pieces here and the reason why is plain to see a beautiful
exhibition caseback this is a sapphire back and a has a light front so this is a pre the sapphire
sandwich models and I do think the shape of the hesalite crystal even though it's slightly less
durable is going to be just a little bit more favorable to me at least just because of that
beautiful shape but the movement in the back here is incredible there's a few different caseback
versions on them some true MoonWatch aficionados will know that there was the first generation was
numbered on the back this is not that generation this does just come with the first watch worn on
the moon and the Apollo 11 Mission script engraved on the back so perhaps not the rarest example of
this model but that'll also keep the price down a great deal just enough to for me to hold out
hope that a watch like this can be my own one day but of course from the front this still has the
classic bracelet you'll see on the 861 movements looks exactly like an 861 Speedmaster from the
front but of course the beautiful 863 caseback is what really puts this over the edge to me
and at least today in all my years working here my favorite MoonWatch that I've seen yet and at
a surprisingly reasonable price this is not going to be leaps and bounds above what some 861s you've
probably been shopping for so if you've had your eye on the 861 far be it for me to make you change
your mind at the zero hour but maybe consider a 3592.50 in your shopping excursion as well we've
got one in stock it's the first one I've seen in a long long time so I'm super excited to have it
here and I'm sure someone else will too so don't let this one get away if you've got your eye on
it like I do give us a call today we've got so many MoonWatches in stock some more traditional
versions some more modern versions and of course my favorite one right here so we're dropping new
videos every week we've got new arrivals wrapping every day so check them out at SwissWatchExpo.com