Oris versus Omega

[alw]

Hi all,

I have this Oris Artelier Complication which I bought in July but am not totally satisfied with:

Now, I have the option of swapping it to a second-hand Omega Speedmaster which looks exactly like the Moonwatch but is an automatic version from 1999 (sorry, no pictures, but it looks like the Moonwatch ). I

[ubiquitous]

Which Moonwatch? The Speedy reduced? Or the new one with the 3313 co-axial?

Do you have a ref number?

[alw]

Just handled it quickly, I

[ubiquitous]

Widely spaced subdials... Sounds like a Speedy Reduced...

[alw]

Is that a bad thing?

[PAMman]

An auto from 1999, which looks like the Moonwatch, must be the reduced auto Speedmaster. The running secs at 3 instead of 9 on the Speedy Pro??

In principle I would be keen to swap from an Oris to an Omega, but not the reduced Speedmaster. For me, the only Speedy is the original, solid-caseback, handwind Moonwatch. Buy a good used one and be careful not to pay over the odds and you will have a watch that will hold its value from that point onwards, but more importantly you will have a watch that you won't want to sell anyway.

[ubiquitous]

For me, the only Speedy is the original, solid-caseback, handwind Moonwatch.

+1

[alw]

Alright, sounds like sound advice.

[andreww]

Nonetheless I'd prefer a reduced Omega Speedy to an Oris with faux chronos

[alw]

Faux? They are not faux and definitely not chronos.