My new purchase! Omega Speedmaster Broad Arrow

[TonyHetherington]

Well, after much "umming and arring" and going from a Tag Carrera, to a Grand Carrera, I eventually settled on an Omega Speedmaster Broad Arrow. Over the moon (!) with my choice - really sits well!

EHasler bought the same watch a few weeks ago and it was his and Stuart's "light persuasion", and kindly allowing me to wear their Speedmasters for a couple of hours, that sealed the deal.

I bought from Dominic H after being widely recommended to him by a few of you lovely chaps on here and was very happy as a result

I'm chuffed with the exhibition back; I can't stop looking at it! Is there anywhere that discusses the movemenet (3313) in great detail?

Anyhow, I'm wearing the watch everyday though after a week now I think I'm going to get another link removed, slightly too loose I think, ever so slightly. I did ask a guy in Goldsmiths his opinion on the bracelet size and he said I have it perfect; able to just get a finger into the gap, but as I have such thin wrists it still tends to fall and slip to the side.

So, a couple of (quickly taken) shots

A happy Tony

[TonyHetherington]

Thanks

I've had a look and don't think there's any half links, but there does seem to be a little movement on the end of the clasp - 3 holes of which mine's in the middle so where a link is 6/7mm, the clasp movement is perhaps 2/3mm so I can play about with it to smaller degrees I think!

[ehasler]

Looks good Tony

You kept this one quiet though!!

[andy_s]

Nice one Tony

[Arun_D]

V. Nice! I do miss the display back on my old Speedy Pro!

[DAVE-W]

Lovely watch Tony.....had a similar situation with the sizing of the bracelet on the Seamaster I bought recently and it was the half link that worked for me.

[TonyHetherington]

Thanks chaps

All the links look the same size to me; are you saying that there should be one that looks half the size (if you see what I mean?).

There might be one in the box still for the old ilnks - if so i could take a full one out and put a half one in

[LukeBird]

Very nice Tony!

[Ikemi]

Excellent choice of watch! As others have said, I took out the half link so that my PO sat on my wrist perfectly. However I've always wanted a watch with a display back ... Looks impressive! I think I'd spend too much of my desk time making the rotor spin

[ShadownINja]

TonyHetherington said:

Lovely... but... which one's the hour hand??

[Stuart]

Lovely, Tony. I move the clasp end link around to suit my sizing as I tend to get fat wrists in the summer for some reason.

Can we have a shot of the movement though?

I agree with Ed though - we were hardly aware that you were considering a watch

[TonyHetherington]

Can you not see the movemeent in my 2nd picture?

Can you move the clasp end link around yourself, or is that a jeweller's job also?

Yeah, I like to keep these things quiet you know Seriously though, thanks for the advice

[TonyHetherington]

ShadowNinja...don't quite understand your question?!

[Stuart]

Sorry Tony - missed that.

You can use a pin/needle to push the link in through the hole on the outside of the bracelet (it is just a spring bar), but you might find it useful to order a spring bar tool, particularly if you're going to be putting it on a leather strap from time time.

[TonyHetherington]

Ah ok thanks

Enjoying the bracelet at the moment, but in a few months I'm sure I'll change so will get myself that little tool - ta.

[Mattt]

Watchworx used to do the Bergeon Spring Bar tool quite cheap, but seems to have disappeared now. Make sure you get a decent one, and it will do you fine.

I started with an old Fossil when I looked here, now got about 10 watches, a leather case for them, spring bar tools, loads of straps, case opening tools, dusting tools etc. Not that I've bothered using all of them mind...

[andy tims]

Very nice.