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It looked like the original reference 2915 from 1957 in so, so many ways, right down to the crown-guard-less. But the dial and hands make this unlike any other manually wound Speedmaster to date. Mechanically speaking, it features a hand-wound Omega caliber 1861 three-register chronograph movement and uses the original 39.7mm case of the reference 2998. Omega released a new self-winding Speedmaster with its killer co-axial movement and called it the Speedmaster '57. This is an Omega Speedmaster made in a limited edition of 500 pieces celebrating a decade of HODINKEE.
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And yet another wants to know what a chronometer actually is, and why anyone would pay honest coin for one? For the full story, go to: Follow HODINKEE: hodinkee See more videos on our site: Download our podcasts: Shop for new watches and accessories: Shop for vintage watches: /collections. The Omega Speedmaster '57 (Again), This Time With Broad Arrow Hands Finally Something strange happened in 2013. One viewer writes in to ask about watch hands - why do they look the way they look, and who decides which work where? Another wants to know whether or not, and how, they can sell off the inexpensive "first love" watches they bought when they were but a wee collector and their fontanel was still throbbing with mingled ignorance and fascination for all things horological. Anythewhoozle, we've got another episode for you and, as usual, we've got a mix of the technical, the cultural, the practical, and even the (for the watch world) political. Swatch Sistem51 x Hodinkee Generation 1986, 170. We're just gonna wrap that lie around us like a warm blanket. Clockwise: Omega Speedmaster Hodinkee Limited Edition, inspired by Clymers grandfathers watch, 6,500. Skipping these simple steps would be as silly as forgetting to screw down the crown before a dive.