Not sure if this can be considered a response to your question.

I am not even sure if a question was asked at all or if you were simply thinking aloud

Anyway, the response is, I am old-fashioned and I don't associate myself with things that are too ornamented to attract attention. The Speedmaster to me is a no-nonsense watch, very parred down and very resolute. People outside the watch circles wouldn't know its price and I like that fact very much.

I must admit though that part of the attraction came from the connection with the space programs. The ad campaign by Omega did fuel my interest in the Speedmaster initially. But the long time love for it comes only through its inherent qualities as stated above. I will still love and be proud of the Speedmaster all the same if some day, one way or another, the credibility of moon landings is questioned again. I love the watch for what it is. Now let's hope Omega won't introduce any radical change to it in the future. If the standard Moonwatch and the Speedmaster 9300 co-exist continuously, the collectors won't have to moan and newcomers to Omega will have the choices they need.

Oh ... you didn't ask about that so let me stop here. Have a nice weekend to you and everyone.

Ruckdee

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Speedmaster Moon - A true mystery to me ...

By: nilomis : October 24th, 2014-11:21

Team, Other day I posted a teaser that was composed by a case with twelve Speedmaster watches there. Today, after I did the photo process, here are more detailed pictures of each. Looking each one, we can see that those watches were no "safe queen" and no...

Now that's some "tool-box" ;-)

By: MikiJ : October 24th, 2014-11:54

Not sure if this can be considered a response to your question.

By: Ruckdee : October 24th, 2014-20:06

I am not even sure if a question was asked at all or if you were simply thinking aloud :D Anyway, the response is, I am old-fashioned and I don't associate myself with things that are too ornamented to attract attention. The Speedmaster to me is a no-nons...

Your answer is correct ...

By: nilomis : October 26th, 2014-12:32

The association with the space program is powerful. I remember, I think it was Omega's marketing person, a statement like "people comes to the boutique asking for the moon watch". But i believe that's something beyond this relation. The design, case size,...

Your friend is an assiduous . . .

By: Dr No : October 26th, 2014-17:49

. . . collector, and then some. 'Wow' is all I can say. As for why the Speedmaster is universally regarded as an icon with broad appeal, my sense is the aesthetics are as much to credit as history and tradition. Black background with white lettering: as p...

Stunning pictures of an awesome collection Nilo! Your thoughts...

By: Subexplorer : October 27th, 2014-14:41

... made me ask myself: which are the features of an object like a car or a watch in our case, that make it deserve the adjective of "Classic"? I guess it is a timeless design, which was attractive 50 or 60 years ago as today. In a watch, it also requires...

Words of wisdom ...

By: nilomis : October 27th, 2014-15:52

Abel, You summarized perfectly what makes an iconic watch and you captured in words the age of adventure. I'm old enough to remember that era, the pictures of the first seven astronauts on Life Magazine, the International Geophysic Year, the Sputnik and t...

Thank you for your kind words Nilo! I also share same...

By: Subexplorer : October 28th, 2014-05:21

... memories of these events you comment. I am now 66 years old and it means that I had witnessed like you -through newspaper news, and of course Life Mag, and B&W TV- all those episodes which marked Mankind forever. Regarding the new version of the S...

Some watches just "catch" something iconic....

By: Baron - Mr Red : October 28th, 2014-10:22

.....I think of watches and cars in the same breath. I look at the Porsche 911 and when that car was made, Porsche caught something that became iconic. If only that was easy to do!! Very few manufacturers manage to find that Golden Goose that becomes an i...

Interesting thoughts Joe. Completely agree both with watches and cars!

By: Subexplorer : October 28th, 2014-12:57

May be we should include a bit of nostalgia in the recipe. Sometimes I ask myself if any of the present watches (or cars) will be considered "classics" in 40 or 50 years from now. I sincerely doubt it! Cordial regards, Abel.