Echi
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That first Speedy.. is that a regular version?
With all those special pieces, I had to ask 
This one.. Gone but not forgotten and still in my mind. Maybe I go back to it but with a different piece.
Hope you and yours are well, Abel.
Echi
How about celebrating Speedy Tuesday today?
I invite our Speedmaster fans in our community to share shots of your favorite beloved Speedies. Be it charming vintage examples or modern versions we welcome all of them!! Here a few from my collection Look forward to your posts my dear Speedmaster lover...
What an amazing collection. And you photos really make them shine.
You must dream every night about being an octopus with eight arm to enjoy all these beauties. I love it.
Ha ha ha! Thanks a lot for your kind compliments!! Yes, some times I wish to be an octopus. As a matter of facto, in these days of confinement I confess I´m wearing one watch on each wrist!
Speedmaster became an obsession for me in the last three years, and the collection has been growing. Glad to know you like it!! Stay safe! Best wishes, Abel.
That first Speedy.. is that a regular version?
With all those special pieces, I had to ask This one.. Gone but not forgotten and still in my mind. Maybe I go back to it but with a different piece. Hope you and yours are well, Abel. Echi ...
Hello Echi! Thank you so much for viewing and kind commenting and for sharing yours. It´s a pitty you don´t have a Speedy in your present collection but it is easy to put remedy...
... to that and not too costly if you go for a present model. You are right that it is not easy to keep track of all the different versions and limited or special editions being offered lately. The one in the first pictures with the Bond style Nato is jus...
Good to know you're ok.. intresting to see a regular version amongst special ones..
I don't think that usually happens in a context such as this one. But you're right to have a regular one to represent the "closest one among the modern versions" .. people often miss that
Thank you again Echi for your kind comments. Yes, I value the present versions of the Moonwatch so much and I often wear them. They are very practical watches and...
... as a matter of fact own one of each variant presently in the catalog: hesalite and closed case back and the so called "sandwich" with saphire over dial and on the glass case back which lets view the beautiful 1863 movement which is very very accurate ...
Ha ha ha!! Thank you amigo Nicolas! The Speedy has became an obsession for me and the collection is growing. The Alaska I had been hunting for few years and I got it...
... last November thanks to my son presently living in Barcelona with his family and a contact with a good friend and collector in Spain. He found a NOS complete set and my son bought it for me. I will post soon with that watch I was desiring so much. Gla...
Wonderful collection that you have!
The watches are well known but that Victorinox Apollo - I have never seen anything like it: the blade seems heavily decorated; I really like it. Can you tell us more (pieces produced etc.)
Thank you so much Vinnie for your kind comments on my collection. Regarding the Victorinox: this is the work of a good friend of mine, Master Engraver Antonio Montejano from...
... Albacete, Spain. He is a true artist and he mantains and has evolved in a high art the traditional work with "Aqua Forte" which he combines with other techniques, like engraving and email to make his works. He makes special unique pieces from time to ...
Wow
That is even more special than I thought! No wonder I could not find any for sale
Thank you again Vinnie! I added a few shots to my previous answer. As you can see my pocket knife has number 1 of only four pieces...
... but I think he made another batch of four pieces with a different color of the aluminun scales. This was a very short series indeed. As you can see there is the signature of the artist as well. The inscription and work is made with an special big loup...
I have already spent some time on his website!
Thanks for letting us know about this craftsman/artist - amazing work that he does. For my next trip to Spain, I might need to organise a small detour South...
I´m glad you have been already visiting Antonio´s web site. It is a pleasure to introduce you and our friends here to his work. I feel I will be posting something about his work in a near...
... future. I had a rather large collection of his works as I´m also fond of knives both vintage and modern. Absolutely agree that if you travel to Spain and have some time to spare to visit Albacete. You´ll enjoy so much visiting this "City of Blades" of...
Ah yes, it happens. You may visit his Face book and you can see when he launches the new editions. Regret to say he doesn{ t take special requests anymore and the only ones available ...
... are the series he makes mostly in Victorinox knives. They sell almost instantly because he has some followers who wish to have one of each of his works. But sometimes he offers unique pieces as well. So you collect knives as well? I´ve been collecting...
Unfortunately I do not collect knives, but I do collect katana swords 😉
I will do a bit more research on this artist and hopefully I will be able to purchase one of his works of art in the near future 👍
Ahh ok!! But that’s a wonderful subject of collection!!
Big congrats!! History and technique of katanas is an amazing and interesting matter to study research and collect! Cheers! Abel
Stunning collection you have there mate
I'm just on one, my favorite watch with a lot of sentimental value ...
Thank you so much for your kind compliments Nono! And for sharing your stunning shot as usual with your photography. Those sentimental reasons add a big personal value...
... to your watch, which is the most important aspect of the pieces in our collections. Keep enjoying and loving so much Nono and keep safe! Abel.
Hi Abel, I love your collection !
Thanks for posting these. I share your love for omegas and in particular, Speedmasters. I was wearing this Rising Sun recently and caught the sunlight. Be well my friend ! ...
Thank you so much dear Seeks for your kind comments and I am happy to share with you the love for Speedies! Your Rising Sun version is a magnificent variant...
... with that striking red bezel encircling the stunning textured dial makes for an awesome presence on the wrist. Great shot as usual and thank you so much for sharing! Keep safe and enjoy your watches my dear friend! Abel
Ref. 345.0808 Limited and Numbered version
Oh yeah, these old Speedies... here my beloved one (full set btw)... ...
Hello JLCman!! Thank you so much for sharing your beauty! That´s a great addition to a Collection. I feel that special editions devoted to Apolo XI are among the most interesting...
... to collecto among all special editions offered by Omega in relation with the Space Exploration. I wish you will keep enjoying it so much and stay safe! Cheers! Abel
Thank you so much Emiel for your kind comments and for joining the Speedy Tuesday celebration with your own Speedy.
It is amazing to view how timeless this design in spite of the pass of the years. Always charming, always practical and always a delight to wear. Keep enjoying so much and stay safe!! Cheers! Abel
Love all the photos Abel. I have way too many to post so I will pick a current favorite photo as I started another thread for Speedy Tuesday today as well
So one of my favorite photos is of the Moonshine which I posted a few weeks ago which I will post again below. Just love this photo showing a watch I would also love to own (sort of a grail piece 😉). ...
Thank you so much Holdemchamp for joining us in this thread and of course I will participate with much pleasure in your thread. Agree with you that the Moonshine is a grail pice...
... and you have captured its beauty so well in your shot you are sharing with us. It is the crown jewell of my Speedmaster collection, and a watch I desired so much for a long time as I had been hunting the original 145.022 of 1969 for long till its pric...
Awesome Collection and pictures! thx for sharing [nt]
Here is my contribution! -D- No longer in collection but did like the beige nato! 57’ on metal bracelet.. again no longer in collection ...
Thank you so much Dkleal for sharing your pictures of your Speedies. I´m delighted to have you joining this celebration of Speedies. It is my pleasure to share mine as well.
Keep enjoying this place so much! Cheers! Abel