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There are a number of possibilities... *LINK*
In Response To: Re: New vs Old Speedmaster ()

: I recently talked to a vendor about it and
: apparently Omega is coming out with a new
: speedmaster ? different movement or
: something .. please in english explain this
: to me

Here's a table I created for a post in the TZ Omega Forum. There appears to be a couple of possibilities that your "vendor" may be referring to:

New Product:

What was done:

When Announced:

General Reaction:

Speedmaster Reduced

Revised dials, improved W/R

late 2006

Positive

Speedmaster Day

Revised Dials, 100m W/R, COSC

late 2006

Positive

Revised SeMPC

Revised Dial, modest price increase

late 2006

Relief it wasn't cancelled, Positive

Seamaster NZL-32

New Model, c.33xx variant

late 2006

Positive

BA 1957

Revised enamel & 1957 dial

4 Jan 2007

outrage @ putting 1957 on dial, enamel isn't very tool watch is it? Mostly negative.

Hour Vision

New movement, quasi-Inhouse

23 Jan 2007

Positive mainly, some are guarded.

Marine 135 LE Museum

Homage piece to original Marine

Omegamania Catalog [Lot 280]

Positive

50th Aniversary Patch

Patch Dial, LE numbering, [Price?]

late March 2007

Disappointment, underwhelmed

50th Anniversary c.3210

"castrated" c.3313 LE numbering, Shocking pricing [if accurate]

late March 2007

Disappointment

My apologies in advance for those models I've forgotten to include.

I'm sure you can find specifics for the models mentioned above by searching the various Omega forum flora and fauna for their names...

Let me know if you need something specific that I might know.

-- Chuck

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