Speedmaster Professional

The moon watch, man. Look, I'm no astronaut. But there's something about a watch that actually went to space that I can respect. It's chunky. It's honest. It doesn't have any diamonds on it. That last part is important.

This watch was made to accompany men to the moon. It succeeded in that mission. I ask: ought we to judge a tool by anything other than the completion of its purpose? The chronograph's purpose was fulfilled at Tranquility Base. Everything else - its price, its collectibility, its associations - comes after, and is therefore secondary.

The Speedmaster Professional. Manual wind. NASA-certified. I own one - it is what one wears when playing at being 'casual.' It communicates that one is a serious person who understands watches without needing to shout about them. However. I would not wear this to Dorsia. There are limits.

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