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Clarification For You
#1 and #2 are manual wind movements based on the original Lemania movement. The dial is slightly modernized in design compared to the original, but not radically so. #1 is most like the original (stylistic update notwithstanding) in that the crystal is hesalite and there is no display back.
# 3 is stylistically most like the 1957 version in appearance but it has a more contemporary movement inside (caliber 3201 with a coaxial escapement). It is COSC certified (#1 and #2 are not) and a manual wind watch. The 3201 is derivative of the 3313 movement used in #4 (see discussion below) but the 3201 is manual and the 3133 is automatic.
#4 is most unlike the original. First, it's an automatic, not a manual wind. The movement, Caliber 3313, is Piquet-based with a coaxial escapement (i.e., it's not the Cal. 2500 that appears in the Planet Ocean...the 2500 is based on the ETA 2892-a). The 3313 is COSC certified but (although I don't want to open up a hornets' nest...) it has gotten distinctly "mixed" reviews in the press, at least insofar as executed by Omega. Second, the case size is 44.25 mm, larger than the 42 mm of the Speedy models #1, #2 and #3.
The way I see it, if you want the watch that is most faithful to the original in terms of movement and materials, it's #1. If you want the "guts" of the original but the advantages of a sapphire crystal and a display back, it's #2. If you want a watch that "looks" most like the original but with a completely different (albeit manual wind) movement, it's #3. And if you don't care about horological accuracy and want a big, blingy automatic, it's #4.
Me personally?? I lean toward #2...and that's what I voted for.
Regards
DB
POLL: Your preferred version Omega Speedmaster
Thanks to Bill for setting up this poll for me!
DB, i'm a bit confused with model numbers.
Clarification For You
