[MrBucket]

Felt like a little touch of gold today with the Apollo 11 45th anniversary.
 

 

[OddE]

  Felt like a little touch of gold today with the Apollo 11 45th anniversary.

 
-Vee-eery nice. It never ceases to amaze me how many different looks there are to the Speedmaster - you'd imagine that they were all more or less the same, but still - such a small detail as a little gold or black markers instead of the regular white ones - completely different, yet unmistakably the same.

 

[moedawg140]

Felt like a little touch of gold today with the Apollo 11 45th anniversary.

Very snazzy Omega!

 

[moedawg140]

Wearing the Men in Navy Rangeman today:

 

[MrBucket]

   
-Vee-eery nice. It never ceases to amaze me how many different looks there are to the Speedmaster - you'd imagine that they were all more or less the same, but still - such a small detail as a little gold or black markers instead of the regular white ones - completely different, yet unmistakably the same.

Thanks.  Yeah its quite a varied and storied line of watches, which happens to be one of my favorites.  I've actually got 3 different Speedmasters, and they all have quite a different feel/look to them.  Got the obligatory sapphire sandwich on bracelet, a Dark Side of the Moon which I feel is the ultimate modern incarnation of the Speedmaster, and then this Apollo 11 45th Anniversary.  This one is titanium and 18k rose gold, which were picked out to match the colors of the lunar lander.  The dial is also titanium, but instead of the indicies being printed or applied, the dial has actually been etched away by a laser like a relief.  Its then PVD coated in this brown color that can change from almost a light milk chocolate color to nearly black depending on the light.  That effect along with the faceted rose gold indicies make the thing just look magical under the right light.

 

[OddE]

  Thanks.  Yeah its quite a varied and storied line of watches, which happens to be one of my favorites.  I've actually got 3 different Speedmasters, and they all have quite a different feel/look to them.  Got the obligatory sapphire sandwich on bracelet, a Dark Side of the Moon which I feel is the ultimate modern incarnation of the Speedmaster, and then this Apollo 11 45th Anniversary. 

 
-I've got two at present - a 3572.50 (close relative of your sapphire sandwich - they're identical except mine's got a hesalite crystal) and a 3570.40 (exotic/racing dial & hands, otherwise as stock a Speedmaster Pro as you get.)

 

[MrBucket]

   
-I've got two at present - a 3572.50 (close relative of your sapphire sandwich - they're identical except mine's got a hesalite crystal) and a 3570.40 (exotic/racing dial & hands, otherwise as stock a Speedmaster Pro as you get.)

I believe its actually the 3570.50 which is the hesalite with cal 1861, while the 3572.50 is the sapphire sandwich with cal 1863.  My Apollo 11 is interesting in that while it has a solid caseback, they gave it a sapphire crystal.  I believe most if not all others (special editions might be the exception) with solid casebacks have the more traditional hesalite crystal.

 

[OddE]

  I believe its actually the 3570.50 which is the hesalite with cal 1861, while the 3572.50 is the sapphire sandwich with cal 1863.  My Apollo 11 is interesting in that while it has a solid caseback, they gave it a sapphire crystal.  I believe most if not all others (special editions might be the exception) with solid casebacks have the more traditional hesalite crystal.

 
-Yup, the 3570.50 is the one with hesalite crystal and solid caseback; the 3572.50 was made for a few years ca. 2000 and sported a sapphire back and hesalite front (and c.1863, which is basically a nicely finished 1861 with the delrin brake replaced by a metal part for aesthetic reasons) - and 3753.50 is the sapphire sandwich w/sapphire front & back as the nickname implies and a c.1863 in the middle.)

 

[interpolate]

 
Kind of relevant. Sorry about the SQ.

 

[MrBucket]

   
-Yup, the 3570.50 is the one with hesalite crystal and solid caseback; the 3572.50 was made for a few years ca. 2000 and sported a sapphire back and hesalite front (and c.1863, which is basically a nicely finished 1861 with the delrin brake replaced by a metal part for aesthetic reasons) - and 3753.50 is the sapphire sandwich w/sapphire front & back as the nickname implies and a c.1863 in the middle.)

Ah yeah mines the 3573.50, too many confusing numbers
 
The reference number for my Apollo 11 is something like 15 digits long at least, I've decided never to attempt to remember it

 

[Podster]

Most up-to-date version of the Gulfmaster:

In a word, Schweeeeeeeeeeeeeeet

 
She's still mostly right BFP, except for a few browns most are still YELLA

 
Nice watches Lin0003, that Calibre with the small seconds is to die for

 
I can't even post on the next page, can't keep up with the Omega Posse

 
 
By the way Mass Drop is running that sweet Seiko Cocktail again!!!!!! Those dirty rotten B^ztards

LOL
 
https://www.massdrop.com/buy/seiko-cocktail-time-sarb065-watch?referer=PR3LLV&mode=guest_open&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Audiophile%20A%20Product%20Announcement%202015-10-20&utm_term=Community%20-%20Audiophile%20-%20MAU%20%28Active%29

 

[Podster]

Casio Chocolate Mousse, gift from my Brother from another Mother

Just used a picture from June

 

[moedawg140]

One of my Masters class yesterday met at a cafe. The Gelato was amazing:

 

[lin0003]

 
Pic of my Raymond Weil Freelancer watch

 

[korotnam]

  Felt like a little touch of gold today...
 

That is one fiiiiiiine looking device. The gold looks fantastic.