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2018 Sep. New Release?! OMF 1:1 SpeedMaster MoonWatch

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For me as soon as soon as you say a watch is 19mm thick I say pass. I don't need to hear anything else even if the gen was 19mm I pass. In this case the gen is 15.5 & the rep is 19 are you kidding me. Honestly I can't imagine anyone actually knowing how thick 19mm is and still hitting the "buy" button
 
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For me as soon as soon as you say a watch is 19mm thick I say pass. I don't need to hear anything else even if the gen was 19mm I pass. In this case the gen is 15.5 & the rep is 19 are you kidding me. Honestly I can't imagine anyone actually knowing how thick 19mm is and still hitting the "buy" button

All recent Speedmaster co-axial rep are 18.5mm thick. It's not new.

Only way to not have this thickness is to do a clone movement (way too complicated) or remove the decoration (which would be a much worst tell)

I had the recent Speedmaster 57 (41.5mmx18.5) and while tick, it wasn't that bad since most of this thickness was on the domed sapphire underside. Unless your wrist is super skinny, a lot of that will sink in your wrist. and I think a bigger case (44.5 vs 41.5) would balance the watch even better.

Still waiting for better picture/video tough..
 

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Puretime has them in his New Arrivals section now. Odd that the InTime pics show a lumed bezel where the Puretime pics do not.
 
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Only white dial and black with orange handset have the correct 9 dial, the other two the dial is wrong. A shame I quite fancied the silver dial

The renders on omegas site are not accurate - the lines are on actual photos of the watch from what I can tell

https://timeandtidewatches.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Omega-Speedmaster-Racing-Grey-2.jpg

https://www.jomashop.com/omega-watch-329-30-44-51-06-001.html

https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1889/5061/products/vj2lfcflyfmyevsk1fv1_x550.jpg?v=1534959854

Either that or theres been 2 dial versions. Stuff like this drives me batty - the new bronze big pilot heritage , the renders on iwc website all show a brushed finish, the rep is polished. But then I find video reviews of the watch with a polished case .
 
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The renders on omegas site are not accurate - the lines are on actual photos of the watch from what I can tell

https://timeandtidewatches.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Omega-Speedmaster-Racing-Grey-2.jpg

https://www.jomashop.com/omega-watch-329-30-44-51-06-001.html

https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1889/5061/products/vj2lfcflyfmyevsk1fv1_x550.jpg?v=1534959854

Either that or theres been 2 dial versions. Stuff like this drives me batty - the new bronze big pilot heritage , the renders on iwc website all show a brushed finish, the rep is polished. But then I find video reviews of the watch with a polished case .

thanks for the informative confirmation


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Puretime has them in his New Arrivals section now. Odd that the InTime pics show a lumed bezel where the Puretime pics do not.

I noticed that too! PT might be using old stock photos. However I’m not sure GEN has that loom feature. Checking now.
 

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Nice box. Which dealer is it?

I'm still on the fense. Would need a wrist shot I guess.
 

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I noticed that too! PT might be using old stock photos. However I’m not sure GEN has that loom feature. Checking now.

REP do NOT have loom on insert as shown in pics over at one TD.
 

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I will post pictures later as I just came back from Asia. I inspected the watch for 3 min. My first impression is that the bracelet and locking mechanism is way below expectation. It feels lighter than GEN and a tad cheap. Anyone holding a GEN vs REP would question the REP right away due to the bracelet. DW font is not as prominent as GEN. GEN is more crisp.
I do feel a tad high on the wrist but the dial is spot on. Movement quiet as a mouse. Pushers look great. Spacing is good. Caseback too. Overall visual appearance is very good.
6.5/10 - might rate it higer after use.
 
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You can always ditch the bracelet for shark mesh or velcro, a la " astronaut" !
 
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FYI
The black / orange have a very cool insert loom feature.
The white / black do not have this loom feature.
 

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You can always ditch the bracelet for shark mesh or velcro, a la " astronaut" !

Indeed. I have both black & white and for some reason the OM bracelet on the black is a tad firmer. Definitely a different batch but still not as per GEN feel. I will do a swop on the white. I would love a great Omega Nato but those REPs are hard to come by.