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A Speedmaster that knows espresso

I was remiss in posting my last "new" Omega watch here (after all, Zowie's site has fueled my Omega lust for years), but here's my newest, and most likely my last Omega for some time.

Speedmaster Day / Date sitting on a coffee book

This Day Date was a "fluke" purchase, but one that I couldn't pass up. I was in the market for a new (or used) chrono auto a month or so ago after getting a bonus from my company for a new client signing. It so happens that a Seamaster Pro (Bond style) chrono diver came up on TZ for a price not much more than my bonus, and I jumped on it like a naive child. I say naive because when it arrived, it was less than perfect in several ways, but I won't get into that.

Not two days after the SeMP Chrono arrived, this baby showed up on TZ. The price was right. I wanted it, so I went back to the credit card and got it, thinking I may sell the SeMP Chrono.

When it arrived, it was everything the seller said it was and then some. I have a bit of a stainless steel "fetish" if you can call it that - I like stuff that is built with strong, shiny (or matt) stainless steel - at least in the coffee and espresso world. The face on this definitely has this radial "steel" finish to it, more steel than silver. The dials are white and they look awesome.

Did I say this watch knows espresso? Well, yes, it does :) Since it arrived, it has become the defacto official timepiece for the CoffeeGeek site. For all the detailed reviews, first looks and other articles I do that feature timings, this baby is doing it all. Espresso shot times. Recovery times. Boiler cycle times. Steaming times. Ramp up to steam times. You name it.

And it's doing the job well :) (the watch is sitting on "the bible" of the coffee world - a 1935 edition of "All About Coffee", by William Ukers).

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