Just one is - the 'Grail' now aka the 'Chuck Maddox' [nt]

Jul 03, 2008,21:17 PM
 

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Sorry for my beginner question, but...

 
 By: Jacky : June 28th, 2008-20:58
..whats the difference of Speedy Pro and Speedy? Case size? I find that there is a lot of diff versions in the Speedy collection. I ad always like the Speedy Moon and Full Calendar but that seem to be less popular in this board as well as people around me... 

Well . . .

 
 By: SamJH : June 29th, 2008-06:26
For the most part, the Speedy Pro is a manual wind chronograph (with calibre 1861 today) approved by NASA for use outside a spacecraft. In the 1970s, the Speedy Mark II was also marked "Pro", but not approved by NASA. The manual wind moonphase (calibre 18... 

Thank you very much, Sam...

 
 By: Jacky : June 29th, 2008-11:10
..but i think there is more autos Speedy Pro then manual wind ones, no? Thanks a lot for the explanation of the calibres and their movements names. The F.Piguet 3300 sounds good Anyone else to add anything? Thanks! Regards

Actually, no -- no autos are marked Professional

 
 By: SamJH : June 29th, 2008-13:53
in today's Omegas. Historically speaking, the automatic Mark IV was marked Professional, as were certain Mark IIIs that were also automatics (which I forgot in my earlier post). Those were the only autos marked Professional. To reiterate Omega sells men's...