zOwie Omega Discussion Forum

I've had this watch for about a week now, and I thought I would talk about it.

Other than the dial, hands, and bezel, this watch is the same Speedmaster Professional we all know and love, with the caliber 1861 movement. I received it brand new from A------.

The watch was shipped with links removed to my specification, but apparently A------ and I don't measure the same way, as I had to insert a link, and then I vascillated between the two adjustment holes in the buckle, which is labeled "Omega Speedmaster Professional".

So far it's running within specification; I'd say about +6 seconds a day. I'm still trying the various positions overnight to see if one is better than all of the others. I can tell you already that crown right and crown left are gainers, crown down appears relatively neutral, as well as dial up. I still have dial down to try.

I got the "Replica" (makes it sound fake, no?) because I liked the look of the dial and the hands, with the applied Omega symbol and the 1957-style hands, and now that I've lived with it a week, I still do... but that hour hand can obscure one of the chronograph registers easily. I don't mind too much, though.

As advertised elsewhere, the bracelet is quite comfortable, and the luminous material does indeed shine all night. The dial, while advertized as black, is really a very dark grey. The bezel is stainless in color, with black lettering, and appears to be wider than the standard Speedmaster Professional bezel.

It's also quite heavy, and takes a few days to get used to the weight.

I've had other chronographs before, and they were insufficiently exciting to keep, but this one is definitely a keeper. Once I recover from the purchase price, I'll be getting a leather strap for when I want a different look. (I'll probably just buy the strap from Omega.)

All in all, I am glad I got it. I was worried that I would regret getting this version and not the current Speedmaster Professional with the thin white hands, but other than the occasional register blockage by the hour hand, I don't regret it a bit.