Speedmaster Reproduction

[Ken Cox]

The person responsible for the following site has documented the reproduction of a pre-moon Speedmaster with the 321 movement:

http://kawai3.hp.infoseek.co.jp/eng-speedmaster.html

I have skimmed this site several times, and it remains unclear to me how this person acquired the necessary parts and at what cost.

Do I correctly understand that genuine parts still exist on the retail market and that a person could build or have built a pre-moon Speedmaster with a 321 movement?

A "new" Speedmaster (meaning, NOT a Speedmaster Professional) has a lot of appeal.

I wonder why Omega has not reissued this watch and passed on the added expense of this level of quality to the customer.

After all, look what people pay for a Rolex Daytona.

I'd much rather have a new Speedmaster with a 321 movement (and a reproduction case back with no "first watch on the moon" writing).

Does a market exist for a real reproduction from Omega (faithful except for the tritium)?

And, does the 321 movment really represent a higher level of quality and reliability over today's more cost-effective 1861 movement?

How much more would a faithful reproduction with a 321 movement cost compared to a current version with the 1861 movement?