The Omega Speedmaster: 4 Alternative Watches That Ended My Obsession
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- Опубліковано 17 бер 2020
- What do James Cameron's Aliens movie, World War II Spitfire aircraft, Italian car designers, and Russian cosmonauts have in common with the Omega "Moon Watch" Speedmaster? Rather a lot, as you’ll find out today!
In this video I share 4 watches that ended my long infatuation with owning Speedmasters. What changed? And what stole my heart away? In this video I discuss a historic but mostly forgotten Omega that helped save the world and set the foundations for both the Speedmaster and Seamaster line. I then share a Seiko movie star that has almost quadrupled in value in half the time it took for my Rolex Submariner to do so. I also take a look at the most underrated Swiss watchmaker and their illustrious history of making watches for astronauts. To wrap up the episode I share my thoughts on why the Navitimer is Breitling’s most iconic watch and one of the most important chronographs of all time. Join me for an exciting video created especially for my fellow watch enthusiasts.
*** PLEASE NOTE - There is an error in the Speedmaster specs - it is not 33mm x 10mm, but 42mm x 14.3mm, please forgive me for the typo. I was rushing and excited get this video up. Thank you! :)
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*** PLEASE NOTE - There is an error in the Speedmaster specs - it is not 33mm x 10mm, but 42mm x 14.3mm, please forgive me for the typo. I was rushing and excited get this video up. Thank you! :)
Great video! I saw that and chuckled....33mm is definitely for the small wrist
TGV: I started watching your channel a couple months ago, and it seems you are having a rather inordinate amount influence on me! On Monday I got my new (very inexpensive!) Timex 38mm quartz black Navi-Harbor, which I "absolutely adore," and then today in the mail I finally got my copy of Aurelius' "Meditations."
Now, I'd like to send you a book I think you'll enjoy, albeit perhaps less profound than Marcuse's tome. Do you have a mailing address you could provide?
The book is a short story collection, written by my dog. It's 8 short stories and a 135 pg novella, "Impacts and Collisions," that I think you will find of particular interest, since there is a quite iconic watch from the 1950s that actually figures into the story.
www.intermittentpublications.com/
Would you please be so kind as to give me a mailing address, I'll shoot a copy out to you. If you like, you can email me through the website linked above. Thanks.
Kindest Regards,
JG
Ahh, just a bunch of specs. Your videos are a history lesson. Love it!
Maybe Omega SHOULD make a speedy in 33mm x 10mm...
Hello , where are the Gnome/ Troll videos you made around 2 years ago. You had some videos with a puppet Gnome or Troll ??? thanks
I was watching a Breitling Chronospace in store windows for years , longing after it but never willing to part with enough money to buy it. To my utter shock, my wife bought it for me as a gift 8 years ago. While I love it more today than the day I got it, I only wished I had worn it more. I would never have an important enough event to wear it and it laid dormant in my watchbox, never seeing the light of day. TGV changed all that! Watches are made to be enjoyed not stuffed away in a box! I am wearing it much more now and even put a few small dings into it, which I actually love. They are just a way to make this watch MINE and mine only! I love the passion TGV brings to his videos! Thank you for filling my watchbox and emptying my checking account!!!!
@@LB-bo8os I understand that now and am going to do just that!!
I bought an Omega Speedmaster Professional over 25 years ago after my first trip at sea after completing my merchant navy cadetship. At the time it was an extravagant purchase but I had always wanted one and in a weird way it is probably the most sensible thing I have ever bought as it has never dated, has been utterly dependable and it has given me so much joy. Given all the years of pure joy it was a bargain. I have several nice watches (not many, I am not a collector) but the Speedmaster is the one I wear most and I could quite happily live with it as my only watch. Yes it is the ultimate watch cliché (well, maybe apart from a Rolex) but it is genuinely iconic and the price is not ridiculous. I have considered buying the calibre 321 reissue but I will not part with my old friend. I also have a Fortis B42 official cosmonaut, an extremely solid and well made under rated watch which again is not crazily expensive.
The Sapphire Sandwich is my daily watch for the office - - As usual, I took it off for the evening upon arriving home, but I just had to put it back on my wrist while watching this video.
You and me both, had mine for 2 years now, best purchase I ever made.
thats a great watch and if I was to have one watch from Omega I think that would be the one, the movement is beautiful
I love my Speedmaster. I got it for my 18th and it’s a watch I will never get rid of. Brilliant on the wrist, classy and understated. Love it.
What a chill session...stay up TGV! Thanks for always coming thru with the solid material.
The video that I was waiting for.
I was just browsing Speedmasters before bed. Guess bed can wait another 27 minutes!
Speedmaster for me a love that never fades
It’s always great to enjoy such an entertaining watch video, especially during this difficult time.
Jaw droppingly stunning intro, impactful and a treat for the senses. Fantastic as always, one of the few youtubers who can pull off 30 minutes feature length video.
Gosh I really enjoyed your show today. It was kind of a breezy reconciliation of some territory that you've covered before. Very informative. Thank you very much!
Love your videos, as always full of history and content, that make the pieces look even more interesting and adds an extra charm, it is pleasing to watch! Thank you for sharing your love with us and helping to disseminate the watch passion to others, and to new enthusiasts like me .
My favorite, must see every post, most entertaining channel. Tell WatchBox I'll be there once I've the gelt. So much research cannot be ignored. Wonderful historical content. Bravo.
Incredible video! Thanks
Breitling, Tissot, Panerai, Sinn, and Vacheron Constatin are my favorite five watch brands. I just watched Dunkirk two days ago - loved it. Keep up your great work from Philadelphia. The depth of your videos is greatly appreciated.
great picks for a top 5, love all those brands. shot some video with a older SuperOcean ill be putting out on my channel soon. Amazing watch
Yes please. A full Omega review would be a treat. Love to get your insights into the speedy.
Bought my first luxury watch last year. It's an Omega speedmaster 3594 broad arrow to celebrate the purchase of my first house. Watch is pure class. Love the classic look. Thnx TGV for the awesome content. Onwards and upwards....
Congrats Cris, you got your self a great watch !
Finally picked up a speed master in January with inheritance from my late Grandmother. It’s been my grail watch long before I knew anything about watches and I couldn’t be happier with it! Thanks as always for the great content TGV 👍🏻👊🏻
As always love the history
Thank you
The Speedy Pro was my first grail watch, and a HUGE achievement for me when I finally secured it. I finally pulled the trigger because I was getting married, turning 40, and graduating from a very long course of study, all within the span of a year. What a great way to remember those important life events! While certainly not rare, it's a special watch in its heritage, design, and place in horological history. Its place in the iconic watch discussion only serves to prove that point.
As a longtime subscriber to the channel, I know you've given expansive coverage to the Speedy.... but I would always appreciate more. It really is a wonder to see how far you, and this channel, have come since the days of reviewing coffee makers.
Related: Would always appreciate more film reviews, TGV!
Interesting group. Appreciate historical references. Thank you.
Awesome watches. Love all the Fortis special editions. Looking forward to the next video. Keep up the good work.
Great Video TGV, as always. The intro was outstanding 😊😊😊
Sharing yr love for 'oldtimer' watches, the Spitfire et cetera. My father was a FW-190 pilot, lucky enough to survive. So did his german pilotwatch Glashuette chronograph, the one with the red stop button. I'm happy to wear this jewel once or twice a week. Cheers fm Achim, Singapore+
I rotate through all of my watches and I can't imagine parting with any of them. Perhaps some day that'll change but not today. Great video as always. I hope everyone is well and stays that way.
All my favorite subjects in one video
Wow, that Cosmonaute really caught my eye! So far I'm on a lower tier. I have a Seiko SRP615 and recently got my hands on an Orient FEM58002D.
Keep up the good work.
Ironically enough, the Breitling Navitimer is a watch that I myself had fallen out of love with...and then fell back in love in recent months. I recently did a re-buy of the Navitimer Heritage which I sold a few years ago, but now with it back on the wrist, I wonder why I ever did! To paraphrase Uma Thurman in “Pulp Fiction”, there are Navi people and Speedy people. I just happen to be the former.
Anyway, I would definitely like to see you do a full review of the Speedy all the same. It’s an icon and deserves the full TGV treatment!
Greetings from Oxford in Blighty..I recently purchased my 4th Speedmaster having owned and sold over the last five years..this one I will probably keep it has that vibe...stay safe in Philadelphia be extra cautious with your underlying Lung issues.
Love the speedy story, the looks etc. Its just so good at everything.
Excellent video and perfect timing! My Speedy Sapphire Sandwich is arriving tomorrow.
Excellent review ! Thank you/
Always nice to hear you talk about Fortis, and also your appreciation of the Lemania 5100. Love that brand and love that movement. Cheers.
Great video as usual!
The background music you chose throughout this video made it a work of art. Very cool video.
"... when I go to a location related to the watch"
Ironically I’m wearing my 1983 Tritium Speedy tonight as I watch this. I don’t think anything will ever detract from my love for this piece....it is darn near perfect to me! 42 mm, black dial, handwinding and chronograph. Vintage to boot! Everything I want in one package.
Got my grail, my Speedy a few years ago. After that, my quest for others has wained. Navi timer, submariner. I just feel full filled after my Speedy acquisition. I've been on a seiko kick the last few years. Picked up a bulls head, end of last year. Takes up my current wrist time. Great vid TGV. Keep em coming. Cheers.
I got rid of a daytona, so much happier wearing seikos, casios and my sapphire sandwich.
Great decision!
Currently all I own is a marathon gsar. I will get a 556a Sinn and that will be my two watch collection
Totally agree with You about Fortis. They have a unique look and the quality is outstanding
I experienced the out of love and back in again with the Citizen NY0040. After wearing a quartz Seiko for many years, I picked up an NY0040 and fell in love with it. As I expanded my horizons into brands like Omega, I sold the Citizen as I was never wearing it anymore. There was always a nagging feeling in me though and I missed it dearly. I recently bought it back and it's in my regular rotation and I don't think it will ever leave again!
that is a classic for sure, its funny they have been around forever, yet I've never seen one in the wild
Intro editing is getting so tight and precise. Love it. You're getting so good at this.
I absolutely love that intro!
Thanks -- very educational!
My obsession for Speedmasters are never going to end... in fact i’ve also picked up an obsession for the seamaster collection...
I own a Speedmaster Professional for 3 yrs now but man every time I see that Fortis. I just like it so much.
You should get an award from that intro. Definetly the most coolest speedmaster intro what I have ever seen. Very good and informative video.
Merry Christmas!
Fell in love with this NaviTimer. Also just acquired a rare all black stealth flightmaster!! It Will be here Monday!! Unworn too!
Love urban Gentry and watching TGV! Really changed my perspective on watches!! Thank you!
You produce some of the best boutique one man videos on the internet. You're intros are epic.
Great video TGV
TGV always with the great intros 🙌🏼🔥
I can so relate. Eversince I was a kid, I always loved the Moonwatch. But now, I'm leaning towards the Navitimer. I don't know why, but it appeals to me more now that I'm older. I especially like the blue dial Navi. 😍
There can never be enough speedy reviews on the interwebs!
Brilliant video as always TGV, my fellow '83 baby. Wishing you and everyone good health.
Hello from Uruguay! First I have to tell you that, thanks to the love and caring that you put in your videos y bought my first watch (Seiko SNHZ 57), and fall in love with the horology. In another subject, I think the Bulova Lunar Pilot was missing from that list, being a remarkably watch (yes, I know it's quartz), and it's one of the watches that 'walk' on the moon.
I would love a speed master run down. It’s been the obsession that got me into watches. One day, I’ll actually get one.
Yes a full review of the Speedmaster please!
Thank you Tristano for showing this eclectic mix. Coincidentally you are the second watch critic on UA-cam this week who sold their Speedy due to lack of wrist time. RE the Ripley thanks for explaining those monstrous pushers! I myself would go for the original due to its legendary 7a28 movement ... but that's big bucks these days and then there's the likely necessary service cost.
Love the into. Keep it up sir
Thank you Aharon :D
Best regards,
TGV
Another absolutely exquisite video. I certainly feel the same way about my Navi. You final comments were very insightful concerning overshadowing the speedy with the Navi. Ha.😀 This I’m sure is an especially stressful time for you and your lungs. Your one of the friends I’ve never met. Stay safe and enjoy the Great Hunkering Down.
Superb intro on this one. Both the Speedmaster and Navitimer are on my Hit List this year!
OMG, owning both!!! You're giving me VERY bad ideas. I love it :D
I like your thinking, thank you.
Best regards,
TGV
Holy cow. The world must still be running. Good. Thanks
Thank you for sharing this 💗.
I'm VERY new to horology, as a spin off of my long interest in how ancient calendar systems and histories can be aligned.
As a kid I collected outer-space themed postage stamps from around the world, so it's neat to see that there options along that line in watches.
Also, I am glad you aren't ashamed of your "Ripley!". Those two movies influenced countless movies and videogames ever since. And managed a strong female 💪 lead without all the baggage that would come with these days.
It's also nice to see "affordable" and practical watches here (even, dare I say it, quartz 😣🤐) in addition to the unicorns and grails.
Very good Video, liked the war time Omega!!!!
I can’t lie im a Breitling fanboy and I almost forgot about your channel and I’m very happy to see this is the first video I see now that I started watching again
The Passenger! Classic Antonioni. And that long shot at the end... great art!
A nice video with a nice intro! I think it's only a bit sad that you didn't mentioned the bulova lunar watch, another (american) watch that went to the moon ;) . but i'm also happy to see some watches that i didn't know anything about! great work, as always!
TGV, what a brilliant intro!
Full review?
Yes, please.
Big thumbs up my favourite genre alongside divers. Absolutely love my speedy and I've got to add a flighty. Stay safe guys
What an intro, what a man
When you spoke about collecting habits - I am sure most of us made mistakes in the begining, and also had second thoughts about some watches, which resulted in sale. I've had 2 speedys, and 3 seamasters, over last 5 years, and now I have just one SM 300 proffesional. But that is the thrill of it, the journey, the experience you get out of these watches that came through your life. For example, back in the day, I was crazy about Hublot. Had 3 of them. Only one left now, and that one (38mm fusion) is there, mostly, because my wife loves wearing it on the beach, twice a year, while the rest of the time, it sits in a watch box. So, Hublot didn't make me happy, I understood it's not what I want and learned, the harder way, what a waste of money that was, but yet, when I see how my wife enjoys it on a vacation, it fullfilled it's purpose - to be loved and worn.
P.S. I am pretty sure I will never own a speedy again, but still, would enjoy a re-visit.
I'd love the full review when the time comes. I adore mine, and it just ticks so many boxes. You can spread those boxes out, but few get so many so right in one place.
What an intro, my GOD! Even ad for watchbox is not pain to watch. Love your energy! Cheers
Today I received from UK a few straps and oyster for skx007 and now your video, what a day! P.S I love your "alternative videos"!
Thank you sir! That means a great deal to me.
Enjoy the SKX on the new straps and bracelet, I am wearing my SKX013 as I type!!!!!
Best regards,
TGV
vukasiN. So true. Impressive intro.
My first luxery watch was the speedmaster mark II, now I got 7 different speedmasters and I love them
TGV! Excellent Video as always! Question: what was that cool 80
Song during the Ripley Watch?! Love it 😉😎
Never owned a speedy but I do have a navitimer (thanks to you haha) and do really enjoy it but I always baby it because I feel like it's a little fragile. I only wear it in certain circumstances. My favorite chronograph that I have ever owned is the Sinn 356. Now it is quite thick, but you do not notice it as most of the thickness is due to the tall domed crystal. If Sinn made a hand wind variant of the 356 they would have a absolute home run. The 356 is crazy accurate, has a workhorse movement, its tough with 100 meters of water resistance, and under 40mm so it's very nicely sized. The matte finish is also nice as it doesn't look bad scratched up like a polished piece either. Anyway great job as always, stay safe with all the craziness.
After owning several Speedys, Submariniers among several others you turned me on to the Sinn 104 with your review. I have loved it ever since. I regret every Speedy and Submariner I’ve sold and merely enjoyed all the others over the years. I’ve lusted after the Navitimer from a distance for years but just can’t pull the trigger as the Speedy always proves more alluring. I think I’ll add another Speedy to my Sinn 104, Seiko 7S26, vintage Seamaster my Dad bought overseas during Vietnam and call it complete.
Great video and fantastic intro as always, what is that radar wallpaper on one of your monitors? Look really cool, greetings from greece :-)
What a fantastic group of watches! You are a lucky guy, TGV. :)
I was looking for some of those and the Breitling is my grail. Now I have the amazing blue 3-hander Fortis Cosmonauts 38mm.
Nearly 400k!!! Hugo is going to be livin it large lol
Good review video with great content.
Bought the squalie1521 on mesh in that beautiful blue after watching your channel, while reading with my glasses on i started looking at my watch in more detail, noticed a lot of imperfections and scratches on it and a blemish on the dial,that drove me crazy, this was bought from a proper dealer in Italy, sorry i didnt buy the orris aquas instead, or waited for a omega, would have sent it back but they have bigger problems in northern Italy right now, gonna put Erica originals in orange on it and get it cleaned and polished buy a proper watch maker when all this corona virus stuff dies down. That blue still draws me in and its truly stunning, Stay safe in Brooklyn, Brian in Ireland
Love my speed and it will always be my go to. Cheers!
Owned both speedmaster Pro and navitimer a23322 for about 10 years i tend to use the speedmaster more often.
Everytime i consider getting rid of One of Them they pull me back into liking them.
I see the speedy more often in the wild, and it goes with more with my clothing, but that navitimer was my first “love” many years ago, and it Will surely stay
Have followed you since you started, and this is my first comment. I really find your Chanel intertaining at educational .
Keep it up
Br
Breitling Navitimers were the first watch I lusted after as a kid. They were in a shop window I passed on my way to school. My grandfather had a Rolex datejust, but I knew then that REAL watches were big, with multi-register dials and lots of things to push and turn:)
I enjoy three "things" of beauty in my life: my wife, Brahms and my Speedy Pro...
This is the key thing for me, and my never ending Speedy love: its just so stunningly simple in its design. What it doesnt have, is what I love about it. I wear it on the black Omega "croc" strap, which highlightst the stunning monochromatic design. I own several other watches, amongst those a Stowa Marine 36 manual, and a Guinand Series 40.50.10. These two especially, are these days my beloved go-to everyday watches. As much as a like those two, I always end up with the Speedy, when my day need a "boost of beaty". The Speedy is the watch, that I will pass on to the future generation. I dont care if the value goes up or down - time itself, is worth more than any watch. Enjoy the day !
My Speedy Pro MOTM will always be the first watch on the moon. I love my Omega. By the way great intro and I was wearing my Speedy while watching this video.
King of intros!!!
I just got my first Speedy (sapphire sandwich) last week. I love it! Hasn't left my wrist since I got it. It's been a goal/grail watch for many years. I'd never admit this to my wife but now that I have it, I can't help but think..."Hmm, what's next?"
Until I get one, you can keep on doing videos on the speedy, I will watch them all!
Really enjoyed this video. Thanks to your videos and influence I actually own two of the watches on the table: The Ripley and the Navitimer (though my Navitimer is a TwinSixty, not the Cosmo. Couldn't pass up a one-year-only produced watch in great shape). I love both watches, and am shocked at how much the Ripley has jumped in price since I bought mine. But my next "grail" is actually going to be a Speedy. A specific one: Speedmaster From The Moon To Mars. The dial is most beguiling. Thank you TGV for a great video.
First time I was a speedmaster, I didn't even know it's history. I didn't even know anything about watches. But it's aesthetic caught my eye. I guess it was a "coup de foudre". Still one of my grail watch.
One question for you though TGV, what is going to be the first Mars watch? Or lets say it this way: 5 watches for the Mars invasion haha.
I couldn't resist wearing my 1990's Poljot chrono to watch this video!
The Speedy will always be relevant to me. It’s the first watch I remember connecting with as a young man. A true icon.
You've outdone yourself. I didn't know Fortis info at all. At first I thought its only more Omega, Omega then SPITFIRE... We're in a state of emergency here in Ontario. No restaurants,reduced hours... So this was a nice surprise.
Thank you so much Mike, you have no idea how happy that makes me to hear. Fortis are so underrated, it's almost criminal.
Sorry to hear about Ontario, hang in there my friend, stay positive, my thoughts are with you, we MUST solider on together!
Best regards,
TGV
Thanks again as always! Remarkably well done.....any thoughts on the Smiths PR25 or newly released NTH pieces?
Well . . . this is the earliest I've been to one of these.
I appreciated TGV's creativity on the fade shot and comparison of the spitfire dial to the surface of the moon!! good shit Lol 9:26