Less is more

My Speedy Automatic Ref 3539.50.00 aka Speedmaster Reduced. While everyone else is lusting after the Professional, I’ve always loved the quietly understated elegance of the Reduced. Put it on a racing leather strap where it belongs, and it recalls its origins as a gentleman’s racing chronograph.

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Nice pairing!

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Must admit the automatic has always appealed to me more than that manual wind business. Cool watch mate 😍👍

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This is the one I would get too as it'll wear better at 39mm.

Absolutely agree 👌it’s an elegant yet sporty watch which is versatile in many situations

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Great watch ❤️

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Exactly

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SpecKTator

This is the one I would get too as it'll wear better at 39mm.

It really wears more like a 36-37mm. The bezel diameter is right about 36mm on these watches. 35.5mm if I'm not mistaken. The added diameter in Omegas measurements comes from the extended case on the crown side of the watch. It definitely wears small, but is a great experience on the wrist.

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Watch_Dude_410

It really wears more like a 36-37mm. The bezel diameter is right about 36mm on these watches. 35.5mm if I'm not mistaken. The added diameter in Omegas measurements comes from the extended case on the crown side of the watch. It definitely wears small, but is a great experience on the wrist.

To me it wears like a 38mm. Spot on about the bezel, but the asymmetric case still adds a little more heft and you do feel this on the wrist. I agree it's small for a chrono. Feels old school to me because of this. Actually, makes a brilliant dress(ier) watch.

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simonmiles

To me it wears like a 38mm. Spot on about the bezel, but the asymmetric case still adds a little more heft and you do feel this on the wrist. I agree it's small for a chrono. Feels old school to me because of this. Actually, makes a brilliant dress(ier) watch.

Yeah, it's a beautiful watch and a bit more elegant because of the smaller size. Sizes can certainly be misleading, but I felt like the Reduced wore pretty similar to my first gen AT and my SBGW231 which are 36.25mm and 37.3mm respectively. Just goes to show how we all perceive sizing a bit differently from one person to the next.