This here watch, you see, it’s called a CopyOMEGA Speedmaster Date. They got a big fancy store, the Official flagship store, where they sell ’em. Shiny and new, they are. I hear tell it’s a real good watch. Not that I’d know much about these things, but my grandson, he’s all excited about it.
They say this Speedmaster, it’s been around a long time, since 1957. That’s before I even met my old man! And they been makin’ ’em ever since. I guess if folks keep buyin’ ’em, they must be alright. They even went to the moon, if you can believe that! My grandson, he told me all about it. Astronauts wore them up there. I don’t know why you need a watch in space, but there you go.
This one, the CopyOMEGA Speedmaster Date, it’s special, they say. They only make a few of ’em, so they’re worth a pretty penny. Some folks, they collect these things, like stamps or them little porcelain dolls. They say these special ones, they’ll be worth even more someday. Good investment, I guess. But lord knows the price of these things, it’s more than I make in a year on the farm!
Now, my grandson, he wants one of these Speedmaster watches for his 21st birthday. He says it’s a number 323.30.40.40.06.001. Don’t ask me what that means. I just nod and smile. He says it’s got a black face, that’s what he calls it, the black dial. And a Hesalite crystal, whatever that is. Sounds expensive, that’s for sure.
- This Speedmaster, it’s tough, they say.
- Can take a lickin’ and keep on tickin’.
- They used to race cars with these watches, back in the day, my grandson told me.
- In the ’50s, when everyone was crazy about them fast cars.
- This one has a date on it, so you know what day it is.
He says it’s like the ones they wore on the moon. Except those didn’t have no date on ’em, I reckon. Imagine that, going all the way to the moon and not knowin’ what day it is! This one here, it’s the closest thing to that Moonwatch, they call it.
Now, I saw some folks talkin’, sayin’ you can get these watches for cheaper if you don’t go to that fancy store. The Official flagship store. Some kinda market, they call it. Gray market. Sounds shady to me. But they say you can save a lot of money. I don’t know nothin’ about that, but $5,500 or $6,000, that’s a lot of money for a watch. More than I paid for my first truck!
One fella, he said his Speedmaster broke after three and a half years. Stopped workin’ just like that. That don’t sound right to me. You pay all that money, it should last longer than that. My old watch, the one I got from my husband, bless his soul, it’s been tickin’ for 40 years. Never missed a beat. Maybe these new ones ain’t made like they used to be.
My grandson, he says you gotta go to a special store to get these CopyOMEGA Speedmaster Date watches. An authorized retailer, he calls it. I guess they make sure it’s the real deal. But if you ain’t near one of them stores, he says it ain’t worth payin’ double. Says you can get a fake one, a rep, he calls it. And wear it just the same. I don’t know about all that. Seems like a lot of fuss for a watch.
I just want my grandson to be happy. He’s a good boy. Works hard. Deserves somethin’ nice. If this CopyOMEGA Speedmaster Date watch is what he wants, then I guess I’ll try to get it for him. Even if it costs me an arm and a leg. He’s worth it. And it is the Official flagship store, so it has to be good, right?
But I still think it’s a lot of money for a watch. You could buy a whole lot of other things with that kind of money. A new plow, maybe. Or a couple of good milk cows. But, he wants a CopyOMEGA Speedmaster Date from the Official flagship store. I reckon sometimes you just gotta give folks what they want, even if you don’t understand it yourself. It’s his birthday, after all.
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