Omega Speedmaster Quartz - The "Almost Forgotten Speedy"

[andrema]

For some reason, these were always interesting to me...there is one of these for sale at TRF, but I cannot bring myself to buy it.




Photos from this sales post -->> http://rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=194604


Specifications

Size:

The dimensions of this watch are 33.5mm wide (36.5mm over the pushers), 39.5mm long and only 7.2mm thick. The bracelet is a folded link type, with deployant clasp, and is integrated into the case. The watch weighs a total of 59 grams (2.0 oz) including the bracelet, and being so thin and light is all but unnoticeable during wear.

Functions:

The watch, by means of its single-row LCD display, can display:

*Time - Hours (12 or 24), Minutes and Seconds, and by a down-arrow Day of week.
*Time - Hours (12 or 24), Minutes and Date, as well as Day of week by the down arrow.
*1/100 second Chronograph, able to accumulate up to 23 hours 59 minutes and 59.99 seconds.
*Split Second Chronograph (as above)
*Lap time
*Split/stop of 2 consecutive times
*Light source for illuminating the display at night, powered by a separate battery.
Calendar programmed for leap years.

This is a nice write-up on the watch from TZ --->>> http://www.timezone.com/library/workbench/workbench0010

[CesarG]

That is a great one!

[matt.wu]

Whoa! With original box too. That's awesome.

I love these quirky, old watches... sometimes more so than the more popular (and more numerous) counterparts.

[apnk]

Cool, it looks like a Casio.

[ikkoku]

Cool, it looks like a Casio.

I was just about to say that it looks like a 1980s canal street special.

Cool to see it tho, I've never seen one of those

[demer03]

I dig that, baby....

[Zidane]

It's definitely quirky but I can't see myself dropping any cash on one unless it was a few hundred bucks.

[Kieron]

I've got one of these in gold with the original bracelet (a real hair snagger), along with a spare NOS case. The one you're looking at, although very well presented, is grossly over-priced in my view...

[Pasquale]

Dam. I wants one, reminds me of the crappy 80's technology..

[sharkfin]

The geek in me says thats cool and I need one.

Looks like a stop watch in the last pic.

very cool.