They are quite a nice watch I got a reduced, and will now save up for the master speedmaster. I would go around in short sleves all the time if I had on of these.

Hope to buy one in a few years so I can be cool like Gordon Duncanson.

At first blush one might expect the garden variety geek to wear some modern descendant of the digital calculator watch of the 80’s such as the Casio Wave Ceptor complete with its atomic clock signal receiver that ensures its accuracy will easily eclipse that of watches such as my 16570 Explorer II. Ultra ‘techy geeky’ types might be expected to flock to the solar powered version of the same watch, while those geeks with more upscale tastes might be thought to prefer something Swiss made such as Tissot’s T-Touch.

Thanks for pointing out this is not always (or perhaps even usually) the case! Suffice to say that calling ‘old school’ non-electric/electronic watches ‘mechanical marvels’ here would be preaching to the proverbial choir however including many who employ and enjoy the ‘bleeding edge’ of electronic innovation amongst those who appreciate the finer qualities of a watch with a beating heart is refreshing. The stereotypical geek is after all most often accused of having predicted the demise of the mechanical watch during the quartz/digital watch revolution which very nearly sank the Swiss watch industry.

In short: very cool post.I just acquired a used Omega Speedmaster Reduced Schumacher red dial (ref #3810.61.41) with an 1143 movement and steel bracelet and am enjoying it a great deal.

Cheers,

- Peter