Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch Owner Review : Endearing, reliable and authentic

I was looking for THE watch, the one I would wear every day, robust, reliable, elegant, historic, waterproof, prestigious, the watch of my dreams. For me it ticks all the boxes. This iteration of the Speed, the 3861 combines modernity and the excellence of a cutting-edge movement, with classic and timeless charm, especially with the hesalite glass. I chose this model because I am a carpenter, I only wear it every day, I swim with it in summer, I bathe my daughters with it, it lives with me. The steel back with the Omega seahorse looks more like a toolwatch I think, with the all-brushed bracelet. And the hesalite brings so much depth to the dial, the play of light, the distortion, the dome, with this step dial and the sub-dials that add so much relief. A little polywatch once a year, and off we go again! I am therefore less afraid of scratching the hesalite than a sapphire! I find that it gives it a real extra soul. This is the only watch that offers that in the current landscape. And we are talking about a hand-wound chronograph, which for me is already part of an approach with an emotional connection to this watch. I find the new chronograph hand thinner, more elegant, the railway more airy and precise in relation to the frequency of the movement, the balance of the baton indexes and the readability are incredible. I don't have a big wrist, but the 42 mm don't feel it at all. It is the size of a 40 mm, that's the genius of Omega, with these Lyre lugs, the refined bracelet, the reduced lug-to-lug distance... The 3861 is very precise, it only advances 0.2s per day. Anti-magnetic, waterproof, the METAS certification reassures me, and the co-axial movement is exceptional. Its history is obviously incredible, but it is not only about the conquest of space. It has also experienced polar and Antarctic expeditions, and that is what I like. To conclude, this speed is for me the ultimate watch, the watch of a lifetime. It is a dreamer's watch.