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Duke84 · 8 October 2016, 02:03 AM

Omega Speedmaster.

Stirling Moss · 8 October 2016, 02:04 AM

Get the Tudor, then save for the Daytona. Then you have a less fragile sapphire crystal dive watch to someday become your beater to go with your Daytona.

Mr. K · 8 October 2016, 02:42 AM

Speedy is juwt as classic as a sub IMHO. Iconic.

PatrickJ · 8 October 2016, 02:48 AM

I would get Tudor Black Bay, in house movement. It is cheaper than the Omega and technically a better watch than a modern Omega moonwatch.

However, the Speedy has an amazing history if you have the patience to get a correct cal 861 from the 70s or a cal 321 ref 145.012 then get the Omega. Mind you the cal. 321 will cost way more and the time investment needed to get a correct example is significant.

porschedude · 8 October 2016, 02:53 AM

Pelagos for me

Undefeatable · 8 October 2016, 02:57 AM

I've actually owned both back to back (Sold Speedmaster to fund Pelagos).

I would choose the Pelagos personally. The speedy is a nice watch, but I discovered that I don't like the manual wind, low water resistance, and hesalite crystal. I found myself babying the watch way to much due to the water resistance and softer crystal.

The Pelagos was an amazing watch (sold awhile ago) and would be my choice.

nyyankees · 8 October 2016, 03:12 AM

Wait and get a Sub

Hawada · 8 October 2016, 03:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Undefeatable

I've actually owned both back to back (Sold Speedmaster to fund Pelagos).

I would choose the Pelagos personally. The speedy is a nice watch, but I discovered that I don't like the manual wind, low water resistance, and hesalite crystal. I found myself babying the watch way to much due to the water resistance and softer crystal.

The Pelagos was an amazing watch (sold awhile ago) and would be my choice.

The hesalite crystal is another concern of my mine - it seems like it would scratch easily... is it expensive to repair?

warrior · 8 October 2016, 03:57 AM

Personally, I would choose the Speedmaster. It's well known on watch forums that the hesalite crystal scratches easier than a sapphire obviously...BUT you can polish the crystal to look as good as new ( even if it scratches) by using polywatch with a cloth. Takes a couple minutes and the crystal looks as good as new. A tube of polywatch is cheap.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hawada

The hesalite crystal is another concern of my mine - it seems like it would scratch easily... is it expensive to repair?

Ragna · 8 October 2016, 04:04 AM

When in serious doubt, get both.

But first lets make a moment of silence.. to contemplate the superiority of Pelagos in-house over Moonwatch.

The band.. the lume.. the water resistance.. the readability.. the movement. Period.

Undefeatable · 8 October 2016, 04:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hawada

The hesalite crystal is another concern of my mine - it seems like it would scratch easily... is it expensive to repair?

Like someone said before, you can get a tube of Polywatch and polish the crystal back to looking good. The main reason for my concern is that I am a one watch guy, so whatever watch I own, I wear it exclusively and daily. Light scratches are easy to get rid of, deeper scratches would require replacement of the hesalite (which is pretty inexpensive, just a pain to have to send your watch in somewhere to have it done.)

Hawada · 8 October 2016, 04:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ragna

When in serious doubt, get both.

But first lets make a moment of silence.. to contemplate the superiority of Pelagos in-house over Moonwatch.

The band.. the lume.. the water resistance.. the readability.. the movement. Period.

I don't disagree - love the Pelagos' bracelet, in house movement - it's a modern day sub without the price. I like the iconic status of he moonwatch but the modern package that the Tudor offers...

psholtz · 8 October 2016, 04:40 AM

Speedmaster for me. I like the Black Bay a lot more than the Pelagos.

Ragna · 8 October 2016, 05:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hawada

[...]the modern package that the Tudor offers...

Ive nothing else to add.

Undefeatable · 8 October 2016, 05:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hawada

I don't disagree - love the Pelagos' bracelet, in house movement - it's a modern day sub without the price. I like the iconic status of he moonwatch but the modern package that the Tudor offers...

I've owned 2 Speedmasters. I bought another one a few months after the first one. I bought the first one purely because I love NASA and the link between the Speedy and NASA. I bought the second one because I thought I missed having it after selling the first one. Ended up selling the second one about 2 weeks after I got it.

In my experience, don't get something just because of its "iconic" status. Get it because you genuinely love the piece.
I've gone through quite a few watches in the past year, many of them I bought mainly because they were talked a lot about on forums, or were iconic. I never warmed up to most of them after the honeymoon phase.

I have a Ceramic Submariner now, and love the thing. I bought it because after owning a pre-ceramic sub, I knew I wanted the upgrades that the new version offered.

Onikage · 8 October 2016, 06:10 AM

The Speed Master is one of the coolest watches ever made and should be acquired sooner rather than later. The Pelagos is nice too though. I have neither in my collection though so what do I know?

Andrés G · 8 October 2016, 06:15 AM

Get the Speedy Pro. The best watch for the money.

DPE · 8 October 2016, 06:22 AM

Speedy. A watch to keep.

Flstfirider · 8 October 2016, 08:49 AM

Pelagos, mine gets a lot of wrist time!

JLM3 · 8 October 2016, 08:51 AM

Speedy

asdff · 8 October 2016, 09:03 AM

Speedy, then when the funds are ready, add Sub.

BLACKHORSE 6 · 8 October 2016, 09:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by asdff

Speedy, then when the funds are ready, add Sub.

This

KrismanX · 8 October 2016, 09:45 AM

If for whatever reason I didn't have my Daytona, I would have a Speedy. Tudors are nice; but I haven't found myself in need of one just yet. Maaaybe the BB Dark. Maybe.

kneedeep · 8 October 2016, 11:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KrismanX

If for whatever reason I didn't have my Daytona, I would have a Speedy. Tudors are nice; but I haven't found myself in need of one just yet. Maaaybe the BB Dark. Maybe.

If for whatever reason I didn't have my Speedy, I would have a Daytona! I did pick up a BBB recently and like it a lot.

Nyquist · 8 October 2016, 01:21 PM

My vote goes to the Speedy.

importstunna · 8 October 2016, 01:39 PM

Speedmaster! A timeless design.

toolr · 8 October 2016, 02:00 PM

This...

Droolex · 8 October 2016, 02:01 PM

Pelagos is a great second watch. Speedy for sure.

Dandoun · 8 October 2016, 02:36 PM

Tudor is a joke, get the Omegz.

GB-man · 8 October 2016, 02:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dandoun

Tudor is a joke, get the Omegz.

Clearly you haven't owned a pelagos.

Put Rolex on the dial and it's a 10k watch all day worldwide and a best seller. It's that good.

8 October 2016, 02:04 AM	#32
Stirling Moss "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Washington State Watch: Doxa 300, 116610, Posts: 28	Tudor Get the Tudor, then save for the Daytona. Then you have a less fragile sapphire crystal dive watch to someday become your beater to go with your Daytona.

8 October 2016, 03:12 AM	#37
nyyankees "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Southeastern PA Watch: 1216610 Posts: 2,131	Have had both..... Wait and get a Sub

8 October 2016, 06:10 AM	#46
Onikage "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: England Watch: 16710, 16628 Posts: 7,757	The Speed Master is one of the coolest watches ever made and should be acquired sooner rather than later. The Pelagos is nice too though. I have neither in my collection though so what do I know? __________________ GMT II 16710 TRADITIONAL ( D- Serial #) ROLEXFANBOY P-Club Member #4

8 October 2016, 01:21 PM	#55
Nyquist "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Canada Watch: AP Royal Oak 15300 Posts: 159	My vote goes to the Speedy. __________________ Audemars Piguet 15300 Rolex Air King 14000 M Rolex Submariner 14060 M Tudor Prince Date + Day Omega Speedmaster

8 October 2016, 02:00 PM	#57
toolr 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Northwest Posts: 1,369	This... Attached Images

8 October 2016, 02:03 AM	#31
Duke84 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Real Name: T Location: USA Watch: 116600 Posts: 998	Omega Speedmaster.

8 October 2016, 02:42 AM	#33
Mr. K "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2005 Real Name: Mark Location: Seattle-ish Posts: 6,078	Speedy is juwt as classic as a sub IMHO. Iconic.

8 October 2016, 02:48 AM	#34
PatrickJ Banned Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: England Posts: 456	I would get Tudor Black Bay, in house movement. It is cheaper than the Omega and technically a better watch than a modern Omega moonwatch. However, the Speedy has an amazing history if you have the patience to get a correct cal 861 from the 70s or a cal 321 ref 145.012 then get the Omega. Mind you the cal. 321 will cost way more and the time investment needed to get a correct example is significant.

8 October 2016, 02:53 AM	#35
porschedude "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: USA Watch: 116610LV Posts: 1,207	Pelagos for me

8 October 2016, 02:57 AM	#36
Undefeatable "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2016 Real Name: Kevin Location: Irvine, CA Watch: 124060 Posts: 496	I've actually owned both back to back (Sold Speedmaster to fund Pelagos). I would choose the Pelagos personally. The speedy is a nice watch, but I discovered that I don't like the manual wind, low water resistance, and hesalite crystal. I found myself babying the watch way to much due to the water resistance and softer crystal. The Pelagos was an amazing watch (sold awhile ago) and would be my choice.

8 October 2016, 04:04 AM	#40
Ragna Banned Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: The Matrix Posts: 1,070	When in serious doubt, get both. But first lets make a moment of silence.. to contemplate the superiority of Pelagos in-house over Moonwatch. The band.. the lume.. the water resistance.. the readability.. the movement. Period.

8 October 2016, 04:40 AM	#43
psholtz "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Los Angeles Watch: Speedy, Milgauss Posts: 194	Speedmaster for me. I like the Black Bay a lot more than the Pelagos.

8 October 2016, 06:15 AM	#47
Andrés G "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Guatemala Posts: 3,392	Get the Speedy Pro. The best watch for the money.

8 October 2016, 06:22 AM	#48
DPE "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: uk Posts: 1,050	Speedy. A watch to keep.

8 October 2016, 08:49 AM	#49
Flstfirider 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Auburn, AL Watch: Rolex, Tudor Posts: 1,139	Pelagos, mine gets a lot of wrist time!

8 October 2016, 08:51 AM	#50
JLM3 Banned Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: RI Watch: blusylvx2blnrsmpbb Posts: 723	Speedy

8 October 2016, 09:03 AM	#51
asdff "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: CA Posts: 22	Speedy, then when the funds are ready, add Sub.

8 October 2016, 09:45 AM	#53
KrismanX "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Real Name: Kristofer Location: Los Angeles, CA Watch: my feet. Posts: 2,364	If for whatever reason I didn't have my Daytona, I would have a Speedy. Tudors are nice; but I haven't found myself in need of one just yet. Maaaybe the BB Dark. Maybe.

8 October 2016, 01:39 PM	#56
importstunna "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: World Watch: BLNR Posts: 855	Speedmaster! A timeless design.

8 October 2016, 02:01 PM	#58
Droolex "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: NYC Watch: RG SeaQ Pano date Posts: 321	Pelagos is a great second watch. Speedy for sure.

8 October 2016, 02:36 PM	#59
Dandoun Banned Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Lebanon Posts: 110	Tudor is a joke, get the Omegz.

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