You might not have noticed but we’ve hit the Omega Speedmaster pretty hard this week. Though, in our defence, we think it’s justified, what with the 50th anniversary of the Moon landing and all that. A few days ago, Felix asked the deep question of what actually makes a Speedmaster, and this morning we had a closer look at the new 50th anniversary piece. And tonight we’re taking some guests to a celebratory shindig at one of Omega’s Melbourne boutiques (spacesuit optional). To score one of the metaphorical golden tickets, we asked people (specifically subscribers to our newsletter) to tell us about their favourite Speedmaster. These are three responses … Jaye says … My favourite Speedy (as unexciting as it might be) is the Professional Ref 3572.5 that I own, from 2002. There’s so many great features in this timeless watch — manual wind 1861 movement, hesalite crystal (can’t beat the warmth it brings to the watch), sapphire caseback and the iconic black dial. It looks great on the Omega bracelet, any colour NATO strap, leather, canvas or perlon. I saved for four years through uni to get it as a graduation present and it was my first ‘proper’ watch. I…
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