10 years of collecting vintage Omega - SOTC

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What you need is another watch.I

Thank you for sharing your beautiful collection. Carefully chosen condition is your apparent theme in chasing watches.
 
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Sir, hats off, a beautiful collection. You have a discerning eye for quality and condition in watches. Even the strap choices just seem to make perfect sense.
 
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Simply stunning...

What does your wife say?
 
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Thank you for sharing this arsenal. Suberb collection and I hope you try to wear them all 😀
 
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Wow this is very inspiring. I must admit my interest in Omega began with the Masters, but this is what I would learn to expand beyond.
 
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Simply stunning...

What does your wife say?

I have a teenage daughter and my watches, cant afford a wife also 😉😀
 
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A diverse and stunning collection 🥰🥰🥰 Well done.

although you honestly don’t need to break diversity with 3 white dial broad arrow rancheros...I might know someone who could help you...😗

😁 I know, 3 white Ranchero's are a little to much, but they are so hard to find in this condition, maybe some day I will trade for a grail 😀

 
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😁 I know, 3 white Ranchero's are a little to much, but they are so hard to find in this condition, maybe some day I will trade for a grail 😀

Ummm, just sell your “lesser” 2 and there you go.
 
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Stunning collection. Thanks for sharing!

(do you keep them locked up in a vault at home/bank? 🙄)
 
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Only 10 years, and yes i have often considered to reduce the collection and go after some grails I cant afford to day. But prices for these grails are so high now and the value of my dress Omega's low at it takes maybe 20 of them to get a grail Omega to day, and then I just keep them 😀

please don't take this personal as you aren't the only one using it, but I get a kick out of the term "grail" and how it is usually attributed to watches that, if not for the internet, wouldn't be considered so desirable or valuable. this is most prevalent in rolex collections where if one was to compare, most collections all start to look the same. we had spent the past 15 years hunting for watch treasures all over the south pacific and my hoarding wife must have close to 300 watches that she still convinces me we need to keep. among them is probably at least 40 to 50 most would consider "grails" but honestly if they didn't fall into our hands for cheap we would never have bought them.

as a matter of fact I can spot at least 30 of your watches pictured (and probably more) that I would prefer to look at and wear over any of the most commonly referred to "grails" in our collection. set aside the $$$ value and enjoy your gorgeous collection my friend, and leave the "grails" to the impressionable internet suckers 😀
 
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Wonderful collection! I, like you, collect what I like. I can get as much enjoyment from a $50 Benrus as I can from my GMT....sometimes more. The diversity in your collection is what’s impressive- a hoarder will have 20 of the same thing, your collection is beautifully curated- almost a dissertation on the breathe of design and diversity in the vintage Omega catalog.

what he said!
 
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Wow, what a collection. You should just open a local branch of the Omega museum in your local town.... wherever that may be!
 
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Wow! Quite a collection. The site administrators now need to install a new server to accommodate all those terrific pictures. 😁

Thanks for sharing.
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😁 I know, 3 white Ranchero's are a little to much, but they are so hard to find in this condition, maybe some day I will trade for a grail 😀


would love to hear what your grail could be with a collection like this...
 
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A stunning collection. I am so glad you stayed away from "patina".

Thank you for sharing.
 
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Thomas - that is a fantastic collection and a great Speedy to boot! Thanks for sharing these, I love the Tuxedos that you have. Nothing to scream of the golden era of watchmaking than those. Speedys were mere toolwatches back then. Also, I don't spot a No Name Constellation in the Constellations or is it just not pictured? Eye popping grades you got here....wear in good health.