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: Hi Ralph.
: i'm also a proud owner of a black SMP :-)
:
: I'm using my Speedmaster as my daily watch.
: And i really didn't want to deal with polishing
: the hesalite crystal.. i hate scratches on
: the crystal.. + i wanted to enjoy the beauty
: of the movement with a sapphire caseback
: straight from Omega.
: So i bought the Speedmaster sapphire.
: (Hesalite versus Sapphire is also a bit
: exaggerated.
: I never had a watch with a broken sapphire
: crystal, not even while hitting it against a
: rock.)
: It's the same watch like the flight qualified
: by nasa speedmaster.
: On the exception that it has a scratch
: resistant sapphire crystal + a sapphire
: caseback
: + a more decorated Lemania movement.
: But otherwise the same movement.
: I haven't adjusted this watch since i bought it
: 5 months ago..
: It keeps better time than any of my Chronometer
: certified watches.
: It's a superb watch and winding it is fun! :)
: Some pictures : (English is not my main
: language)
:
: Great pictures! especially of my baby, the SMP. wow!
I noticed that your watch is not flight-qualified, bu then again....who cares.
Thanks for your useful comments
:
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