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·I went into Hamburg this morning with a view to either buying a MoonSwatch or, if not available, taking a look at the full set in the Omega Boutique. Unsurprisingly there were no MoonSwatches in the Swatch store, so off to Omega.
The OB outcome was a bit different than expected. Firstly the staff explained that they were not permitted to remove the MoonSwatch display box from the window, not even for their own interest after office hours; it had to stay in the prescribed position mandated by Omega. So no luck getting even a close up photo, let alone an actual hands-on experience.
A bit deflated I asked about the 2022 releases from Omega itself to which I was asked if I had seen the new Speedmaster “siebenundfünfzig“. Somehow my brain was still in English mode and thought “what the hell is a Speedy 75?” So of course said yes. This was a fortunate mistake because if I had immediately understood Speedy 57 I would probably have thought “uh, just some new coloured dials on an auto-winding, overly thick watch that has little to do with the classic Speedy Pro” and answered “no thanks”.
What they brought out was mighty impressive: smaller, thinner case, fine tapering bracelet also with smaller, thinner links plus the micro-adjust clasp from the Chronoscope model (more on this later) and of course three fascinatingly subtle and attractive dials.
So here is a quick upload of the photos I took. The videos were even more impressive/convincing.
It seems that quite a few Speedy 3861 owners, myself included, have already done or asked for the bracelet clasp upgrade from stock to Chronoscope to be done. I was informed by the OB that Omega either has or soon will stop this practice, so if you have this upgrade on your to-do list better do it sooner than later.
For Omega fans in northern Germany I can tell you that all of the new models will be in the Omega Boutique, Hamburg between 4th and 9th April.
The OB outcome was a bit different than expected. Firstly the staff explained that they were not permitted to remove the MoonSwatch display box from the window, not even for their own interest after office hours; it had to stay in the prescribed position mandated by Omega. So no luck getting even a close up photo, let alone an actual hands-on experience.
A bit deflated I asked about the 2022 releases from Omega itself to which I was asked if I had seen the new Speedmaster “siebenundfünfzig“. Somehow my brain was still in English mode and thought “what the hell is a Speedy 75?” So of course said yes. This was a fortunate mistake because if I had immediately understood Speedy 57 I would probably have thought “uh, just some new coloured dials on an auto-winding, overly thick watch that has little to do with the classic Speedy Pro” and answered “no thanks”.
What they brought out was mighty impressive: smaller, thinner case, fine tapering bracelet also with smaller, thinner links plus the micro-adjust clasp from the Chronoscope model (more on this later) and of course three fascinatingly subtle and attractive dials.
So here is a quick upload of the photos I took. The videos were even more impressive/convincing.
It seems that quite a few Speedy 3861 owners, myself included, have already done or asked for the bracelet clasp upgrade from stock to Chronoscope to be done. I was informed by the OB that Omega either has or soon will stop this practice, so if you have this upgrade on your to-do list better do it sooner than later.
For Omega fans in northern Germany I can tell you that all of the new models will be in the Omega Boutique, Hamburg between 4th and 9th April.
