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lm6's initial reaction to the new Omega Speedmaster 'Pilot Flight Qualified' captures the nuanced sentiment of many collectors when a beloved reference receives a modern update. This article delves into the community's assessment of Omega's latest pilot-themed Speedmaster, exploring its design choices and how it measures up against its iconic predecessors and the exclusive 'issued' variant.
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Gonna pay a visit to the Beverly Hills boutique later today....
I liked the qualified pilots version much more, because it was much more abstract. This one just yells at you, wanting you to believe that it is a pilots watch, but doesn't make sense on closer inspection. Horizon line for running seconds? Really? What purpose does it serve apart from looking like an attitude indicator? In the old version, at least it was justifiable being a day/night indicator. That one also filled up the dial much better with the Arabic numerals. This one is far too much cospl
otherwise agree with you 100%
This one is much more muted and flight-qualified looking. All the colours make sense and not much is out of place. No random flash of blue. The grey dial works better than black, but at least it's the same texture here. I think the cool thing is that the 'issued' watch looks better and remains unobtainable for the general publicβit keeps it special for the service members who actually get them. But the publically available variant is just not as cool.
is that the dial itself is identical in finish. The only difference, besides the customized engravings on the backside, is that the nine o'clock subdial has the attitude horizon in grey versus blue. Personally, it's a negligible difference, and I might even prefer the blue horizon due to the color mix, as well as the age old pilot adage 'keep the blue side up' π....
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