I got mine as a BD gift when I was 17 in 1969. It has the .861 movement, which means it's one of the first transfer versions after the .321. It does not have the "moon" logo on the back because it was built shortly before Apollo 11. I still wear it. Sometime in the 1990's I sent it back to Omega for a "tune up". For $300. US, they gave me new pushers, a better more scratch resistant Hesilite crystal, and a newer sweep second hand and subdials, and a brand new metal wristband. They gave me the original parts back in a small plastice bag, except for the dials, which were crumbling from the night reflective materal coming off the hands. The watch originally cost $275 with a 20% discount because my girlfriend who gave it to me worked at a large store where they sold Omega watches. I recently had my local jeweler polish the crystal and steam clean the wristband. The watch looks and works like it's brand new today in late 2017. Omega's website says the watch is water resistant to 50m. I've never taken mine in the water, ever, because I was told it was not water resistant when I first got it. Maybe the newer versions are. Also, the Omega website states the 1861 is the first moon watch. I think they made a mistake. The .321 was worn by Apollo astronauts and the .861 came out just after Apollo 11. The only difference is that some of the metal parts in the 1861 are dipped in Rhodium plating (like chrome). There may also be a small nylon part change, otherwise the two are almost identical. My watch has the carryover "dot/90 (dot over 90) on the bezel. That goes back to the .321 movement era. Newer Speedmasters have the dot next the the 90 second marker, like the above watch. I'm happy to have one of the first .861's without the "Moon Watch" logo on the back, because I don't like to brag. LOL. DPA

@DeeKay1911

5 жыл бұрын

daffidavit Amazing watch you have and a great story of yours. Their service level in your watch was pretty great as well. Glad to hear your watch is holding up so great - looking to get my own first Speedmaster in a years time

@MarkMphonoman

5 жыл бұрын

Very interesting story about you and your Omega Moon Watch. I think you should do a KZread video about it. 👍 Mark

@jonbryn4

5 жыл бұрын

Your 321 was the one on the moon

@bmw.pi314

4 жыл бұрын

daffidavit Great story! Congratulations on having a great timepiece and one with such a great, personal story behind it!

Got into watches a few years back when I inherited my father's Omega Seamaster DeVille presentation watch. Next was the Seamaster 300 diver 41mm and got my Speedy last week with the black leather strap. What a classic. Hesalite has issues with scratching, but it's the way to go for sure. Love this watch.

@_Peter_.

2 жыл бұрын

Great taste!

I'm glad it didn't change. It's beautiful and the history of it is amazing.

One of the greatest watches of all time!!! Unique, very beautiful and with a huge fan base around the would! Thanks for the great video!

Very nice review...you told a nice story without being long winded. I just bought the Bulova Moonwatch, but I'm saving for the Omega...good fortune to you...

@rob_in_sv

4 жыл бұрын

The Bulova Moonwatch is a nice timepiece as well.

Anyone else think this man sounds like Ron Howard? Great vids, keep it up!

I love as you say. It's subtle. It's not as flashy as some other brands. I can't wait to get one

Excellent presentation. I especially liked your comment on hand winding and further bonding with the watch. I have ordered one and am currently impatiently awaiting its arrival. Thanks

@countryprepper4719

4 жыл бұрын

Did you finally get your watch?

I love it how you used James Horner's music.

I'm not into chronograph's at all. But this is the one exception.

@martin.B777

6 жыл бұрын

Why? Are there cons to chronographs or just a personal taste?

@TheSC20k

5 жыл бұрын

There are plenty of cons. They are thicker and more difficult to service than a regular watch. They are also more expensive. Because you need pushers to control the additional functions, there are extra holes in the case (with very few exceptions), which means a higher likelihood of water ingress. Lastly, I know this isn't a huge deal, but it's worth mentioning: the hands have to be thin in order to avoid covering up the subdials and the minute and hour indicators, which means you can't really have very good lume AND maintain proper function.

@FatSamEIE

5 жыл бұрын

I'm the same- never liked the busy dials and find the chronograph feature unnecessary- I use a dive watch bezel to time up to an hour. But this watch called me and now I own it. It's so versatile... from the everyday steel bracelet to smart it casual leather straps and it looks amazing on Natos...

@milescivis1018

3 жыл бұрын

This is the king of Chronos so your exception is well made

You can use the chronograph arrow as the date. Simply point it at the minute mark that corresponds with the date and move it every day one second. Very cool watch.

Most entertaining Review i've seen so far(and i have seen a lot).

Awesome! Subscribed an am looking forward to a detailed review of the ceramic sub

Awesome video of a classic mainstay. Really a cornerstone to any collection. Certain pieces like this represents the essence of watch collection imho. And of course the assortments of straps allows a wide range of styles of wear. Total two thumps up!!!!

Great review pal.. I purchased one last week, all time classic 👍

@timetell4371

6 жыл бұрын

Pablo Murf thank you so much. More reviews to come soon!

@pouriashapourian9759

4 жыл бұрын

is it okay to wash it with water? you never experienced condensation?

@_Peter_.

2 жыл бұрын

Great choice!

Very nicely done and informative video. This watch is definitely on my wants to have list. A lot of nice watches at this price point though.

@timetell4371

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much, glad you enjoyed it!

I bought mine in 1969 in Duisburg (Germany) through the NAAFI whilst serving in the army. It cost £40 then (they were £66 in the UK). It has the .321 movement and what makes it better is that the omega symbol is actually made of steel and not printed on like the modern ones. It still works and l wear it every day but it does need some repair work. I am very happy with mine as I think it is a genuine moon watch bought just before Apollo 11 landed on the moon.

@DurangoC

5 жыл бұрын

That baby is worth $8,000. You should get it serviced.

@_Peter_.

2 жыл бұрын

Great watch!

That Speedy looks great in that brown-red leather band. :)

I think you're right. The Saph sandwich offers a nice view of the movement but here's an opportunity to have basically the same watch that went to space. The hesalite definitely looks better and that coin like back beats that glass feeling against the wrist any day in my opinion. I think it would complement my vintage Seamaster nicely.

Great review of the Speedy. I have the same one you are showing. I agree with everything you said. Very good job! CHEERS, Kenny

@timetell4371

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! Yes it truly is a classic timepiece

Wow, learned much from your video. Five thumbs up. 👍👍👍👍👍

Very Nice revieuw, you have a Nice VOICE to listen to.

Oh...I subscribe to your channel...I was impressed!

Very excellent review

Other than the fact you hit focus less than 50% of the time, a pretty decent video. I own a Deville and a Seamaster 300 diver, and this is next on my list.

GREAT VIDEO.. loving the content. One suggestion - WRISTSHOT

Great review

Great review, very thorough - thanks! One question, what strap have you got it on and where is it from? Really like it and would like to get one! Thanks again.

@timetell4371

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks! The strap is from JonesInTokoyo shop off etsy.com. He does excellent work.

Pronounced tacky meter, not tacky ah meter. I’ve had my Speedy Pro for over 20 yrs and still love it. Nice brown strap you have there.

@ln4531

5 жыл бұрын

I also noticed he said tachyOmeter. Lol

@michaelsaia54

4 жыл бұрын

Not tachy meter, but rather Ta-chym-e-ter

What was the MSRP back then?

I went for the Speedmaster Reduced instead as I like the size and feel better value for Money as you get 100m water resistant ,saphire glass, silica balance spring and in-house movement . I feel the MOTM watch is a bit less practical and more fragile for today's use!

@DurangoC

5 жыл бұрын

There's nothing fragile about it. It's a tank, as my 50 year old 321 can testify to. The hesalite is just as durable in its own way as a sapphire, and a sapphire ruins the look of these watches.

Moonwatch and shows space shuttle in the Intro

El mejor reloj del mundo nadie lo puede igualar en presicion y belleza

There is no "o" in Tachymeter.

Accuracy? How much Seconds per day?

What's the purpose of a tachemeter in space or the moon?

@Pulsonar

5 жыл бұрын

Maybe used as backup to check and align with on-board instruments measuring the rate of energy consumption for a fixed volume (chamber) of fuel during various stages of ascent. Any quicker or slower than expected may indicate problems (leak, or block etc...). Or perhaps not used at all, NASA didnt commision a watch from Omega, they simply saw what was already popular with their astronauts and available since 1957 and tested it to certify it for use in space. The tachymeter obviously did not compromise the space mission task, or else NASA would have asked Omega to remove it.

But you didn’t use footage from the Apollo missions!

classic good review

I get it, I would love to have one, and all that... All that Legend stuff. That said, the fact that it is so pumped as the moon watch and supposedly a very rugged thing overall is just weird because I know multiple guys who have lost theirs due to water damage in a swimming pool or similar barely deep water. Even Omega if you contact them directly do not recommend swimming with it. Even though it has 50m... I don't know, it seems like something should be done about that. Yes yes, it's a legend, I get it. I'll take one.

@john-carlosynostroza

5 жыл бұрын

NASA still uses this wash today according to the review? Not saying that it is not true but really? Why?

@DurangoC

5 жыл бұрын

It's not a dive watch. Anyone who ruined theirs in water probably hasn't had it properly serviced.

Any more (business Administration) students watching this for motivation in the evening before the exam?

@RedmeashaStudios

5 жыл бұрын

That's a verrry specific audience, surely

@_Peter_.

2 жыл бұрын

😂 I got my (first) Speedmaster after the assessment center for my MBA… At the end program I reward my self with a (rather rare, original condition) Speedmaster 125th…

Omega Speedmaster “Men on the fucking Moon”!

what u think of the new 3861 movement vs 1861?

@petemorbius3936

11 ай бұрын

@@Unused_1 thank you for the info.

@petemorbius3936

11 ай бұрын

@@Unused_1 its ok.. every 1 has the right to their opinion

You also said, "...this was before quartz [watches] were popular..." Quartz watches weren't introduced until 1970. NASA selected the Speedmaster in 1965.

@amundbjerve

5 жыл бұрын

Also, the first quartz watches were quite expensive. Possibly more expensive than a Speedmaster.

🥇

Nice watch... Shame nobody has ever been in space let alone been to the moon.. 🤣😂

Concerning the hesalite crystal. Yes, it is resistant to shattering, and when broken does not leave lots of microscopic particles; just big pieces. However, you state that hesalite was chosen over sapphire, because sapphire shatters into dangerous shards. Sapphire crystals were not available in 1965 when NASA chose the Speedmaster. Watch crystals were literally 'crystal', hardened glass, which will easily shatter into microscopic, dangerous shards.

@dancarlton7973

5 жыл бұрын

Sapphire has the Mohs hardness of 9 compared to the diamond's at 10. If you don't know what Mohs hardness is, you can google it. In other words, sapphire is an extremely hard material, only a diamond is harder. That's probably why the shards are dangerous.

Worn by astronauts and cosmonauts and me 😜. Beautiful watch ❤️

where did you buy the strap?

@timetell4371

6 жыл бұрын

There is a shop on Etsy called Jones in Tokyo.

BTW, his last name is pronounced: (sher rah) with the accent on the rah.

Its such a good watch! *took a bath with it* oh... it died.

@MrJoep87

6 жыл бұрын

Grimmer2006 ...You have a bath deeper than 50m?

@lettuce1305

6 жыл бұрын

if the WR is 50m it doesnt mean that you can dive down 50m with the watch.

@MrJoep87

6 жыл бұрын

Larry B I would expect it meant exactly that... when I pay over 3 grand for a watch I would damn well expect it to meet up to the manufacturers claims! If Omega say WR to 50m then I would hope it had absolutely no issues with showers/baths/general swimming etc.... is that unreasonable?

@drhombus242

6 жыл бұрын

Larry B it actually does. When omega says it’s resistant to 50m they mean it. Other companies may or may not. However you need to get your seals checked every year or so to make sure everything is right. Even a 600m Watch will leak if a seal is bad

@goibby1323

5 жыл бұрын

50m should Mean 50m but usually it means you can swim with but if we going to pay 3k upwards it better do what it says on the case.

What accuracy are you getting?

@timetell4371

6 жыл бұрын

About +6/s day

@stevenrobertson7643

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Does the chronograph minute recorder move when the central seconds hand passes dead on 12 or just before after the 59 second marker making a time of 59.6 seconds for example falsely displaying a time of 1 minute 59.6 seconds?

When men were men, they wore their watches and not the other way around...

@guillermocarrillo7010

3 жыл бұрын

What?

Love the watch, but that box is a liability

You can't play the theme to Apollo 13 and show an STS launch! 😫 Amateur hour

Great lookin watch, but 6 g's and no date window, no thanx.

@Kostja81

4 жыл бұрын

You have so many different types of the speedmaster model some include also a date window 🙂

Omega did not have an automatic chronograph in 1969, so that's a mute point Poindexter.

WRONG ! The first watch in space was the Russian watch worn by Yuri Gagarin...

@timetell4371

6 жыл бұрын

Yes! You are correct! I misspoke on the video, but I did add text to correct it to the first watch on the moon.

@elegomeskin

6 жыл бұрын

Well done, then...!

@_Peter_.

2 жыл бұрын

The very first watch in Space was Pobeda…(test flights with dogs; without a Human on board) The first watch in Space used by a human was Sturmanskie…

ANOTHER reviewer pronounces Wally Schirra's name wrong! The emphasis is on the second syllable, as in shi-RAH, and not SHEE-rah.

@Enzoxvx

5 жыл бұрын

Pls just stop. Just stop.

If Rolex owned that watch it would be selling for $10.000.00.

Im

bulova moon watch??????

Will the millennial astronauts be using a watch with traditional movement? Is OMEGA moon watch fitted with GPS features considering that atomic watches synchronized with the GPS is now developed in the 21st century? If we consider the effect of earth's gravity on the watch mechanism at sea level and the effect of microgravity in the outer space and on the lunar surface, will a mechanical watch be as accurate as an atomic watch (like SEIKO ASTRON or CITIZEN)? We have to consider the principle of quantum entanglement as applied to the most precise timekeeping nowadays. The general theory of relativity has proven that time can be dilated by the planet's gravity and can be compressed by the weightlessness of the watch in the outer space. The impact of the quartz revolution since the 1970s and 1980s remains a nightmare and inevitable to the Swiss watch industry till the 21st century.

@brandonross9345

4 жыл бұрын

ISAAC NEWTON you are aware that gravity has the exact same effect on atomic clocks right? This post is worthless

@erwinmanzano7596

4 жыл бұрын

@@brandonross9345 You got it! Quartz and mechanical watches are equally affected by gravity. Atomic clocks are very accurate in time-keeping by virtue of quantum entanglement. Do expensive Swiss mechanical watches capable of detecting the inboard atomic clocks?

dude theres no O in tachymeter... its TACKY METER also DONT recomend the plastic, get sapphire it lasts longer of course

@CocoKoi321

4 жыл бұрын

@Daytona 6263 lol you're the basic GRAMMAR NAZI VERY FUNNY BRO :D

Please Ladies and Gentlemen, although in the original Greek, it's pronounced "Gem min eye", during the Apollo missions, for whatever reason, the word was pronounced "Gem en eeee". If you wish to go by the original Greek word, then "Gem in eye" would be correct. But for some reason, maybe because of ignorance of the correct pronunciation of the word, the mission was known as "Gem in eee". So if you want to be historically accurate, please call it as it was, "Gem en eeeeee". If you want to be correct in the Greek pronunciation, then it is "Gem in eye". But if you go back to most of the NASA mission tapes, most of the time the mission was called "Gem en eeee". Maybe a fault of the Americans back in the day, but that was the name it historically went by. So if you want to be historically accurate and be a true "space dork/nerd" call it what it was. If you want to be a special millennial wannabe, then call it whatever you wish. Amendment: It is now Oct, 2018 and the movie "The First Man" just hit the movie theaters. Ryan Gosling, who gave an interview with Claire Foy in front of the VAB at the Cape, corrected the interviewer who said Gemini (as in Gem in eye) and Ryan Gosling immediately corrected his by saying "Gem en eeeeeee".

@ArnoDriessens

Жыл бұрын

seriously, where do you get the idea that an ancient Greek woud pronounce gemini as if he was from Alabama ??

@daffidavit

Жыл бұрын

@@ArnoDriessens I never said the ancient Greeks pronounced the word as "Gem en eye". I said: "in the original Greek it's pronounced Gem mi eye". That's the present interpretation of the original Greek. Nobody knows today how medieval Greeks spoke either.

@ArnoDriessens

Жыл бұрын

@@daffidavit sure ....

@ArnoDriessens

Жыл бұрын

them darn medieval Greeks ....

@ArnoDriessens

Жыл бұрын

@@daffidavit No all jokes aside, the mission would ofcourse be ''gem-in-eye''

Fake statements. The first watch in space was Yurii Gagarin watch, Sturmanskie Gagarin Air Force Military Watch, and only because of this, is the best collection watch to have.

@timetell4371

5 жыл бұрын

Hi yes you are correct. If you watch the screen when I say that I put a note up stating it was the first watch on the moon not in space.

Reviewing the Omega Speedmaster is a tool move, this is really low hanging fruit. How many time have we heard the same commentary about this watch. This is more about clicks than offering any unique insights into the piece. At this point what can someone say that's original about the OSM?

Respect the history and capabilities. Hate the design

@DurangoC

5 жыл бұрын

You have to own it and wear it to appreciate it, and then nothing else compares.

Why CANT millennial's pronounce astronauts names correctly ?

Why the fuk are u wearing gloves

Absolutely no one went to the moon. So, no moon watch.

@markymark3572

5 жыл бұрын

Idiot

@NikonFM2n

5 жыл бұрын

Maybe, but I'm not rude and I have the right to my own opinions.

@DurangoC

5 жыл бұрын

@@NikonFM2n Maybe, but still a total idiot.

@NikonFM2n

5 жыл бұрын

@@DurangoC we'll see soon enough who the idiot is, Jajajajajajajajajajaja Jajajajajajajajajajaja

@mikebeyer5605

5 жыл бұрын

There is no cure for stupid...

they didn;t go to the moon ffs

42 mm is too large. It looks tacky

The watch is beautiful, but human being never went to the moon. Sorry man.