In 1957 Omega introduced three new collections including the legendary Omega Speedmaster
However, this watch wouldn't become a household name until the mid 60s, thanks to its role in NASA's space program
Due to the watch being so popular Omega has released numerous limited editions of the Speedmaster such as a speedy
Tuesday 1 and the Speedy Tuesday 2 - also known as the "Ultraman"
The Speedmaster was probably the most popular model among her colleagues here at Chrono24
So we thought we'd ask a few of them to share their stories about their timepiece
We also prepared a fun little surprise for them to test their loyalty to their watch. So let's see what they have to say
So, what did you bring with you today? The normal Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch
Speedy Tuesday. The first edition. Speedy Tuesday 2. Speedmaster Professional
It's the standard moonwatch. Minor scratches on the hesalite, but
Well, you know Polywatch. A open back case, which I chose. I prefer to see the movement working
I find it's fantastic to see it
What's your story? Why did you decide to buy this particular Speedmaster?
You know at the beginning you're kind of attracted to the
standard watches that everyone knows the Speedmaster being one of them. Then you kind of go off on tangents
And you find other watches that are not so popular and you think
"Maybe this is it and this is it"
But the longer I searched and the more I learned also about the history of the watches
I just came to the conclusion that the Speedmaster is the way to go
What watch can be more special like of course the Omega which was the first watch on the moon, but
beside of that amazing story that this watch has I think it's a beautiful chronograph. The shape and the size is perfect
and when I put it on the wrist, because a friend of mine had it, I've
directly fell in love with this watch. This tachymeter scale, which looks like a bezel. It's amazing
This is basically why I decided to buy the Omega Speedmaster
I was searching for a long time for a Speedmaster and then the the Speedy Tuesday first edition
came out in 2016. I totally fell in love with this edition
It was a perfect match because I really liked the Snoopy strap on it and
Yeah, here we are. When I was looking for
Mechanical watches I fell in love with the Speedy immediately
but it was kind of too expensive back in the days and I decided to buy a Longines Hydroconquest first and
then I had the chance to get hands on a Speedy Tuesday 2 three months ago
And yeah, hopefully it's only the first piece of my collection. Some people are afraid of buying handwound watches.
Have you ever had this fear?
Absolutely, not. The manual movement makes me,
it gives me a better connection to the watch because I have to do something every time I wear it.It takes not that long actually.
It's like 20 seconds and that's it, so. I wind it with my whole finger so I go like this
I'm done in 20 seconds. It's great to just as a routine in the morning wind the watch. Every time I do wind it
I kind of admire it again
I hear that sound and it feels connected to me. The clicks, you know, the fine clicks of it, it's beautiful almost
man, philosophical today.
A lot of people connect NASA and moon landing with the Speedmaster
Did it play a role in your decision making when you went for the speed master?
Well, no history of the watch doesn't play that big role in my decision
it is really a cool story yes of course, but
It was not my buying decision. A part of the watch is the history connected to the moon landing,
so yes. The moon thing is it's cool to tell people when they you know to convince them.
"Yeah well, this is an important watch and it's okay that I spent way too much money on it"
But it doesn't really tickle me that much
You have your speed master and you have five watches in the tray. When you remove the cover
is there one watch on the tray that when I would say "okay, let's do a trade now watch for watch", which one would that be?
Mm-hmm.
I would definitely go for this one because it has the
classy vintage
look already. The Snoopy. I think it's a very cool watch
Yeah, I want them but not in exchange for my Ultraman
I think obviously I would go for the Silver Snoopy. The Ultraman
I would probably take it to sell it and then I would buy myself
the Speedy Tuesday 1. Hashtag "flipperlife"
Hashtag "flipperlife". Well, how do you think I got that?