: A while back I got totally absorbed with the beautiful Universal
: Geneve's you guys were posting, then the Zeniths were put on
: show, and I loved them. I set about doing a bit of research, and
: was a little down heartened to find that the UGs were quite
: small at 36-ish mm, and the Zeniths were rather hefty on the
: wallet & hard to find. Then I spotted a Speedmaster Limited
: Edition.. 300 made for Japans famous Mitsukoshi store.. I
: believe Chuck Maddox managed to bag one when they came out.
: These are like hens teeth & hard to get as the UGs.. so...

: I did some research & found that a few Omega collectors had
: made custom conversions themselves with a standard Speedy. Makes
: sense, the Mitsukoshi just had a different dial & handset.

: So, I bought a nice standard 2001 Speedy, ordered a dial &
: handset from Ofrei.. and gave it all to James, who did the
: business with it. It does differ from the original Mitsukoshi,
: as I have kept the white sub dial pins and white centre sweep
: hand - I thought it had a more Heuer/UG look to it this way.
: Anyway, I'm totally chuffed with it, I think it's one of the
: coolest looking 'domino' dial chronographs out there. The bonus
: is that being a modernish watch, it's more useable as a daily
: watch, but maintains the a classic vintage looks and feel. I
: also have the option of the Omega Steel bracelet too.

: It's a good way to get a lot of bang for your buck.. dare I say
: it.. I think it's better looking than the white dial Daytona
: Cosmograph!!!

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: Stewart