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Tomorrow is the day. Space Center visit!!

Wanted to come here for 35 years or so.

Here in Cape Canaveral, FL and a dream day is coming up tomorrow when we go to the Space Center up the road.

I’ll try to take a bunch of pics and post here.

Only one watch is appropriate for this mission.

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Which to keep: Automatic Bond SMP 2531.80 vs. Quartz 2541.80

Edit – decision made at post #42

I posted this on Omega Forums but I thought I'd post it here as well.

TL;DR – I’m keeping one Seamaster Professional 300m for daily wear, should it be the 2531.80 automatic or the 2541.80 quartz?

A few months ag…

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***Friday, July 31st, 2026 – WRUW?***

This one for me today;

@bombaywalla, regarding the Deighton books that you asked about last week, I have a lot of them but h…

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A little info on two Omegas, please?

We inherited a box of old watches and two of them were Omegas that were not running. We're having them serviced and the watch repair guy gave me model number from inside the case.

The first is a men's auto, Caliber 342. Ottuhr says, "As…

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***Friday, July 24th, 2026 – WRUW?***

Got home from work, a little tired. Another work week done. It's another cold evening in Melbourne town and I have a home-made pizza in the mini-oven. So here comes this week's line-up.
Started the week with the Sinn 556A that I wore last wee…

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Are Speedy Reduced’s that bad?

I am looking at a 2005 3510.82 blue, only 1500 made, this one has box and papers. It is a good looking watch.

I already know Omegas are expensive to service and i understand the reduced movement is a bit of a frankenstein.

Are the reduceds that bad? …

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White Dial Speedy on Strap photo request.

I’m looking for photos of alternative strap options on the White dialed Speedy.
if you have the White dialed Speedy on a strap, please post it and a little info on the strap.
No Photos other than the white dial.
Thanks !

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New Omega gold moonswatch

Anyone have opinions? I think it’s pretty sharp although I would have loved a hand wound movement. The 1200 dollar gold value alone for 600 dolllars should drive demand hard.

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***Friday, July 17th, 2026 – WRUW?***

Okay, I'm gonna whip up a quick pizza after I finish this post, so…
…started the work week wearing the Tudor Black Bay 58 that I wore last weekend. No current photo, so here's one from my archive;

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Speedy Pro, do I want Hesalite or Sapphire?

Finally I think getting close to purchasing my first Omega. I've always admired the classic Moon Watch Speedmaster Professional, and will eventually get one (on stainless bracelet). It's been inevitable for years. But at some point, I will ha…

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