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Tuesday Speedmaster. 3 specimens.
A dream of a CK 2998: 
Another tropical CK 2998, but with questionable hands:
And for the good measure, a superb CK 2998 specimen, with a great black dial:
Who could guess that one day, I would start a Speedie Tuesday? 
Best,
Nicolas
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Tuesday Speedmaster. 3 specimens.
A dream of a CK 2998: Another tropical CK 2998, but with questionable hands: And for the good measure, a superb CK 2998 specimen, with a great black dial: Who could guess that one day, I would start a Speedie Tuesday? Best, Nicolas ...
Wow !!!
Below is my contribution, featuring a pretty modern Speedy.. well, compares to yours I mean ... except you should have noticed that lovely chocolate 2998 in the background , a sweety which belongs to the famous DrStrong of course Best regards ^^ - Fred ...
Is that a 145.022 Ludi?
It looks great! And that chocolate in the back is so sweet! Best. René
My favorite reference. Cheers!
And it looks in perfect condition. Enjoy it a lot in good health. René
It may be Speedy Tuesday today, but in my timezone, it's always . . .
. . . Flighty Friday! [ Ca '69 Ω ref 145.013 cal 910] Pic taken last night on my way to a pool match at Maggie's. Did well, won the lion's share of bank-the-eight games, including a phenomenal long two-rail shot on the 8 at an odd angle. Gotta chalk it up...
The Flightmaster and Mk II Speedmaster . . .
. . . were both introduced in '69, and really should be considered as half-brothers. The designs of both Mk II and Flightmaster are more appealing than the Pro personally. I'm in a minority on this, but there you have it. Art ...
Most guys like Speedies. Others, Seamasters. Some even . . .
. . . go for Rails. Not to mention Ploprofs. But only a handful bow before . . . . . . the ineffable Flightmaster. ;-) ...
I did let go one few years ago
With a dial that was starting to get tropical. I regret it so much. Anyway, beautiful watch Art. Best. René
Late to the party
and while I have a (modern) CK-2998 those beautiful tropical dials prompt me to want to share this instead.... psuedo tropical! ...