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OMTOM
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That would worry me...
2777-1, Thin Arrow, Watches of Knightsbridge, 3rd Nov.
That would worry me...
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OMTOM
·My old MG was a good friend...
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Bill Sohne
··Bill @ ΩFGAME ON!
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Bill Sohne
··Bill @ ΩF
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OMTOM
·I think it was Greek from 300 BC - "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder",
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OMTOM
·Maybe a misunderstanding. I wasn't referring to the lume.
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MSNWatch
··Vintage Omega AficionadoThe probability of getting an original example with no rust spots is nil. You get the best one you can find. Or you get one with a later factory replacement dial though that one has slight differences when compared to the 1950s original.
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Darlinboy
··Pratts! Will I B******S!!!The probability of getting an original example with no rust spots is nil. You get the best one you can find. Or you get one with a later factory replacement dial though that one has slight differences when compared to the 1950s original.
Hen’s teeth indeed, but they do exist. A very nice one sold on OF just a month or two ago. And I would gladly add another (at the right price of course) even with a few rust spots. I susoect the WOK example is now probably going to get a bit of an “OF bump” in price. I guess we’ll see. 😉
And the “Bienne” dial...
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Bill Sohne
··Bill @ ΩFI owned a MGB , PUT ABOUT 100,000 miles on one......
Rust on that example....is was beyond a surface issue... looks like the unibody is totally compromised.
Good Hunting
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OMTOM
·@Bill Sohne: so did I. So did I. BUT once the rust sets in...
As Darlinboy says, "Hen’s teeth indeed, but they do exist."
jimmyd13 asked "please comment on anything and everything you see" - which is what I did. As I wrote "That would worry me" - you bet.
To me, this is similar to the (steel) dial on the cosmic/calendar moonphase/TDMP/27 DL PC (see https://omegaforums.net/threads/omega-tdm.72173/ ), where MSNWatch wrote in the last post “If the early SM300s is bezel, bezel, bezel the TDMP is dial, dial, dial.” I agree. And (as implied by Darlinboy), I think that applies here. With the 2777-1, it’s dial, dial, dial.
But 'Beauty is in the eye of the beholder': good luck if you fancy it!
As Darlinboy says, "Hen’s teeth indeed, but they do exist."
jimmyd13 asked "please comment on anything and everything you see" - which is what I did. As I wrote "That would worry me" - you bet.
To me, this is similar to the (steel) dial on the cosmic/calendar moonphase/TDMP/27 DL PC (see https://omegaforums.net/threads/omega-tdm.72173/ ), where MSNWatch wrote in the last post “If the early SM300s is bezel, bezel, bezel the TDMP is dial, dial, dial.” I agree. And (as implied by Darlinboy), I think that applies here. With the 2777-1, it’s dial, dial, dial.
But 'Beauty is in the eye of the beholder': good luck if you fancy it!
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Bill Sohne
··Bill @ ΩF@Bill Sohne: so did I. So did I. BUT once the rust sets in...
As Darlinboy says, "Hen’s teeth indeed, but they do exist."
jimmyd13 asked "please comment on anything and everything you see" - which is what I did. As I wrote "That would worry me" - you bet.
To me, this is similar to the (steel) dial on the cosmic/calendar moonphase/TDMP/27 DL PC (see https://omegaforums.net/threads/omega-tdm.72173/ ), where MSNWatch wrote in the last post “If the early SM300s is bezel, bezel, bezel the TDMP is dial, dial, dial.” I agree. And (as implied by Darlinboy), I think that applies here. With the 2777-1, it’s dial, dial, dial.
But 'Beauty is in the eye of the beholder': good luck if you fancy it!
Agree on the beauty part....
But comparing a rust spot on the dial to that of a car is very far reaching....
I bet the car is not being kept in climate controlled environment.....
going forward I would think the watch dial would not really degrade anymore unless the new owner subjects to adverse environments...
Good Hunting
bill
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MSNWatch
··Vintage Omega AficionadoThe so called stainless steel tool watches - the ones are exceptional condition - are highly desirable because they combine the popularity of the model (submariner, speedmaster, SM300 etc) with the huge difficulty of finding one in tip top shape. The TA is a forerunner and as I've said before is hugely undervalued for what it is - large size, made in small numbers, military, antimagnetic and railmaster predecessor. Bill and I have discussed this years ago over coffee and omelettes and my reading of this model hasn't changed. I remember in the 2008-2009 period emailing everyone who I saw owned one from the web and offered to buy their watch and over the next 5 years or so got 3 of them this way. So you might say my patience paid off.
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··Bill @ ΩFThe so called stainless steel tool watches - the ones are exceptional condition - are highly desirable because they combine the popularity of the model (submariner, speedmaster, SM300 etc) with the huge difficulty of finding one in tip top shape. The TA is a forerunner and as I've said before is hugely undervalued for what it is - large size, made in small numbers, military, antimagnetic and railmaster predecessor. Bill and I have discussed this years ago over coffee and omelettes and my reading of this model hasn't changed. I remember in the 2008-2009 period emailing everyone who I saw owned one from the web and offered to buy their watch and over the next 5 years or so got 3 of them this way. So you might say my patience paid off.
HI MIKE
That is just fantastic.... I have have my one example that I bought from the guy it was issued to in the Uk in the 1990s.... and later found a greenlander that he saw and bought at a bootsale for me... as soon as he saw it !
Yes, I still have both watches...
best
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·The so called stainless steel tool watches - the ones are exceptional condition - are highly desirable because they combine the popularity of the model (submariner, speedmaster, SM300 etc) with the huge difficulty of finding one in tip top shape. The TA is a forerunner and as I've said before is hugely undervalued for what it is - large size, made in small numbers, military, antimagnetic and railmaster predecessor. Bill and I have discussed this years ago over coffee and omelettes and my reading of this model hasn't changed. I remember in the 2008-2009 period emailing everyone who I saw owned one from the web and offered to buy their watch and over the next 5 years or so got 3 of them this way. So you might say my patience paid off.
couldn't be said said better ....
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gemini4
··Hoarder Of Speed et aliaI like best the "no arrow" in the center.
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·The so called stainless steel tool watches - the ones are exceptional condition - are highly desirable because they combine the popularity of the model (submariner, speedmaster, SM300 etc) with the huge difficulty of finding one in tip top shape. The TA is a forerunner and as I've said before is hugely undervalued for what it is - large size, made in small numbers, military, antimagnetic and railmaster predecessor. Bill and I have discussed this years ago over coffee and omelettes and my reading of this model hasn't changed. I remember in the 2008-2009 period emailing everyone who I saw owned one from the web and offered to buy their watch and over the next 5 years or so got 3 of them this way. So you might say my patience paid off.
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