The Omega Speedmaster with Co-Axial 3861 | One Year Later

Blake Malin, Christa Chance, and Blake Buettner chat about their ownership experience with the Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch Professional reference 310.30.42.50.01.001 with hesalite crystal and new co-axial equipped 3861 hand wound chronograph movement. Did you pick up a new Speedmaster? Own and older reference? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below, or in the full article, now live on Worn & Wound.

[ulrichk]

Can you guys please get this girl to do all your voiceovers? she has a very pleasant and clean voice

[ItsNeverTooHotLeather]

Hesalite 1861 owner here. I love it and will never sell it. As mentioned in the video, the Speedmaster works on so many different types of straps. Truly a beautiful and versatile champion.

[James]

Treated myself to this exact version of the new Speedy for my 50th birthday in 2021, and I'm still in love with it a year later. Considering selling lots of watches from my collection because they just don't get wrist time anymore with this beauty hardly ever getting put in the box.

[leonbosket]

I've owned the hesalite 2020 for over a month now, and I'm in love. Something about manually winding a watch every morning that just gets me. A space enthusiast myself, I was blessed that the wife got it for me - I wouldn't have wanted anything other than the hesalite version. When I do feel about missing out on seeing the movement in action, I watch a servicing video of someone breaking down a 321 or 861 movement in detail, and just appreciate what's on my wrist a little more, knowing how much complexity is packed within the 14mm of space of my watch case. Do wish that the lume markers degraded a little overtime so that they could patina a little, but I digress. The absence of an applied logo is a little bit of a bummer, but the chronograph second hand does well in keeping that area of the watch naturally obscure, so there's not much fuss there. The hesalite has scratched a little, and knowing that there's a premium price for this watch, it does feel weird. But hey, I'm going for authenticity here, and it just makes it mine in the long run - those are my scratches, my history i'm telling. Overall, I love this watch, and I look forward to getting a JB Forstner Komfit to really bring in the authenticity factor. You should definitely look into getting one for your collection. LunarReplicas.com also carries them, and the same spec'd out velcro strap from the Apollo era.

[julionunez]

I bought a speedmaster to celebrate my son’s birth. I wore it when he as born. I’ve used it to time his reading, his runs, etc.

[melocoton]

The new bracelet is amazing. I have an older Speedmaster (Hesalite of course 😄) and the bracelet always bothered me a bit. So I switched it out for the new one and it feels like a completely different watch. So comfortable now and it looks gorgeous. It’s definitely staying long term.

[anthonyagung]

Went for the sapphire sandwich 3861, I must say it’s a beautiful movement and never regretted for not opting for the purist’s preference. It gets more wrist time than my submariner

[Newtypenewtype]

Great to have the long term feedback on this watch as I'm also considering one at this point!

[trickystravels]

I’m still none the wiser for sapphire or hesalite! The purist in me wants close to the original but I know I will bash and scratch it. Whichever one I get I’ll want the other one. I’ve had this debate for 35 years. The new sapphire looks amazing though

[gerasimosmoschonas]

Speedy is probably my favorite watch but the current pricing situation is getting rather annoying. Just 2 years ago you could easily get a brand new one for 4k. After the latedt price increase it will cost you 6k plus a ridiculous maintenance cost of 850 for servicing. This is not what the speedy used to represent in the watch market.

[mikec]

Co-Axial is definitely a big horological innovation of the 20th century. I would add that Grand Seiko’s Spring Drive is also up there. PS, I’m a Speedy 3861 owner so not talking down Omega or co-axial.

[MistaRhoi]

I bought the 3861 bracelet for my 1861 Hesalite. I'm so glad it fits and it solves all my issues with the previous bracelet (huge clasp, male end links, less taper). Now it fits like a dream having a small wrist and not a fan of the reduced proportionally.

[dopagony]

I sold my 1861 a few years ago. Bought the 3618 as soon as I could. Excellent movement. And no doubt hesalite.

[typebflieger]

Interesting question at the end about going with the hesalite crystal or not. Personally, I care more about seeing the movement than going with a hesalite crystal, so I’d absolutely go with the sapphire sandwich. I agree Omega should’ve offered an option for a sapphire back on the hesalite.

[danielgutierrez-jwtx]

Never selling mine- got it a week ago (sapphire sandwich) piece!!!!

[redhunterandgatherer]

I am on the hunt for one of these magnificent pieces...Making it the fourth Moon Watch in my collection.. OCD?...Yes...Omega Collecter Disorder

[Sergiors]

Really enjoy seeing Blake on these videos!

[justinchua]

AMAZING bracelet... and perfect weight balance across the watch. Easy wearing and comfortable.

[animarku]

How come I’ve never seen uou before, I’ve beenwatching YouTube watch channels intensively for more than 5 years, just saw this video,
Great content, keep it up 👍🏻 👊🏻
Greetings from Albania 🇦🇱

[starfluke]

My Hesalyte came from my wife on our 40th and as a child of the space age it can only be passed to a descendant. I have a significant collection but this watch stands alone. In a thousand years our descendants will be able to walk into a museum, such as Science & Industry in Chicago, hold up their wrists, and compare theirs with Jim Lovell’s scratched Hesalyte.