Omega

I’ve heard rumors that omega will discontinue the current hesalite speedmaster professional, and put the 3861 movement in to-be-offered sapphire sandwich model, albeit at a higher price point. Anybody else hear such rumblings? And another minor question: ...  

It’s a great watch for future collectors to own.

..their lost pony best narrow down and stop fooling around with collectors. They trivialize their own merits -This one opened the hatch, this one saw the dog, this one saw the bigfoot, this one saw F1 from space and this one is for ppl who like orange. To... 

After 50yrs we actually get to see the real Moonwatch.

that they’d discontinue the Hesalite model

they'd sever the bloodline to their most treasured heritage if they did. Might "upgrade" the sapphire version, though. Cheers Marc

I have no new inside information, but I’m hoping that Omega will leave the hesalite model alone with the 1861 movement in place and upgrade the sapphire version to caliber 3861 and call it a day. That would let entry level collectors have access to the Sp... 

Who knows. If they do that, what a shame. I have always described the moonwatch as the most affordable luxury sports watch one can buy from a store. That’s how i got mine.