Is not you… it’s me…

I feel the same way. I actually owned one some years ago and sold it after about a year of ownership. It just gave me a feeling of ennui.

That's what makes this hobby so enjoyable.

One man's Calatrava is another man's Ploprof.

I did not join the Speedy club until 2020 but I had coveted one for many years.  My version is the basic Moonwatch…mechanical not automatic, 42 mm which fits my wrist perfectly.  I like it.

But one of the first things I realized is that for over 50 years, this watch is a marvel of corporate marketing.  The Moonwatch legend that has become attached to this version drives sales like gangbusters.  But that said, it has not diminished my love for this watch.

People are into watches for different reasons, and everyone has different tastes. I am a fan of the moonwatch, but it does irk me when people say “everyone needs a speedy (or insert whatever watch) in their collection”. If the style and/or history doesn’t speak to you then that is fine. Buy what you love

Short answer - you don't.

When I first became interested in watches, I came across so many suggestions that any serious collector needed to have a Speedy Moonwatch in their collection that I actively avoided them.  I was intrigued by the historical significance, but that wasn't enough to make me buy into that "must have" hype.

I started to become a bit more interested in the Speedy after watching a YouTube video from Watchfinder comparing the differences between a cheap and expensive chronograph. The "cheap" example was the Speedy, and I was really intrigued by the shots of the movement from behind the sapphire display caseback. It certainly didn't look as nice as the Patek 5170J it was compared against, but I was still impressed enough that I wanted to wanted to delve deeper.

Even after doing some research, I didn't have a strong desire to add one to my collection, for two main reasons. The first was that the movement didn't hack, and the second was the fact that several people seemed to mention that the size/shape of the crown made them somewhat difficult to wind.

With the introduction of the new models based on the coaxial 3861 movement, those two issues disappeared. The new movement hacks, and as a COSC/METAS certified watch, it keeps awesome time.  It has an impressive power reserve, but is also such a joy to wind that I would have no problems winding it every day. The new tapered bracelet also helps to make it one of the most comfortable watches in my collection.

I'm drawn to chronographs, but most of them have two major drawbacks - they tend to be quite thick, and with contrasting subdials, it can often be difficult to read time on them at a glance. With the black sub dials on a black dial, and the contrasting white hands, the Speedy is also super legible. The fact that its manually wound also helps with the thickness, coming in at 13.6mm in the sapphire sandwich version, which is reasonable for a mechanical chronograph.

I know that most Speedy diehards will say that you need the hesalite version, but I don't care. A large part of the appeal to me is the ability to see the movement, and on days where I'm wearing mine, I often find myself taking it off my wrist to admire it. The fact that it is part of the heritage of the watches worn on the moon is icing on the cake,  but the real reason I have the watch in my collection is that it's a helluva good watch.

It’s a good question my friend! What I love is the significance of the watch. It is that significant as a timing instrument Omega has hardly changed its appearance over the decades! How many facelifts has the Seamaster had! 
it’s a what that at some point was used by the guys who did something very special for mankind. Why we haven’t gone 300 more times to the moon since and set up a Rolex boutique yet is beyond me! But for that significance, that’s what pulls me towards it . Also aesthetically it’s one of the most perfectly designed chronographa still to this day imo . I don’t own one yet but one day;) 

I guess if your not into space and historical space achievements it won’t be attractive to you;) 

happy new year my friend! 

You don’t need one for sure, but I found that it is a very versatile and capable watch.

You can put pretty much any strap on it and it just looks good. Also it has a very, very accurate, tough and proven movement that was refined for around 50 years now.

It was actually the first watch I desired when I got into mechanical watches back when I was still a student and couldn’t afford one at all. I didn’t buy one because of the hype around it but because I simply fell in love with it.