As the movement is a caliber 2500D, which is basically the same as the good old 1120 (or 1108) of the original, just with different escapement. All based on the ETA 2892A2 and with the same dimensions. So this was really a aesthetic decision, not technical. Best regards, Adriano
And mine is one of the firsts, still equipped with 861 caliber (as they happened to exist during the transition to the 1861). I honestly think they are one of the best looking Speedmasters ever made. I added a touch to mine, swaping the crystal tension ring to a chrome one (instead of the original b
I once did a quick and improvised pictorial comparison between the first "Bond" Seamaster and the lastest (maybe the last?), with ceramic bezel an dial. You will notice that size is the same ans porportions are almost the same. The second incarnation, the Co-axial Bond, received longer hands, which