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: Hi guys,
: I'd like to suggest that we "rename"
: a Speedmaster in Honour of Chuck.
: For those of you who don't know the model that
: I'm reffering to. I mean the 376.0822 &
: here is Chuck's own picture
:
: BTW. If anyone from Omega is reading this ...
: Please re-issue this watch in a limited
: edition. Package & Sell it as the
: "Maddox" Speedmaster. It will sell
: like hotcakes :-)
A little more background for the newbies: Why is it the "grail"?
Here's a quote from Chuck's article on calibre 1045-based (Lemania 5100) Speedmasters:
"376.0822 Moonwatch case
For the final (unfortunately) installment in the Omega experience with the Lemania movement, Omega decided to produce a model of the c.1045 line which is probably the model they should have produced in the first place. Choosing the Moonwatch case as it's inspiration, only offered in 1987, the 376.0822 nearly certainly had a production run (unnumbered) of under 2,000, probably under 1,600, possibly 1,300 or even fewer [¿1,000?].
The 376.0822 was the first Automatic movement offered in a full-sized (about 1mm thicker) moonwatch case, first time Omega offered Day-Date on a Speedmaster, a watch that is nearly as easy to read as a moonwatch under duress and it has a lot more things going on the dial than a moonwatch.
It's also a watch which has become known among collectors as "The Grail". Why? It's a long story... "
The rest of the story is because that's what Chuck began calling it after he passed on purchasing one the first time he saw a "Maddox Speedmaster" -- and then didn't see another . . . . but you should read the article in full.
Steve, as you know, I'm all for it.
Sam aka Hewybaby
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