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M'Bob
·no, not at all. I round to the next 5, even if it is not the nearest, as I do not want to be responsible for them being late...
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Anyone else not so enthusiastic about the new Omega 8500 and 8900 calibers?
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Duckie
·no, not at all. I round to the next 5, even if it is not the nearest, as I do not want to be responsible for them being late...
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I did get a little stuck recently when a rather young person asked me the time and I responded in the usual fashion, which momentarily caused a little confusion between us.
That was until i realized they didn't fully comprehend a rounded analogue interpretation and required the time to be communicated in a digital format.
I had to put my thinking cap on briefly and do the conversion. Lol.
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SpeedyD
·I tell them it is 5 past the hour and that I know because the new callibre on my Omega watch is so accurate, and after they’ve been bored sh*tle$$ for 5 minutes with all the technical reasons as to why it is so much better, I tell them it is 10 past. If they counter that it is all marketing hype, and I know they are running late I might agree with them and appologise for my mistake and add ’damn you’re right’ it is actually 20 past. So sorry. 😜
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JCBS
·Dear all,
I am looking for information on the production of Omega co-axial parts. Is it still be done by ETA or how difficult is it to find out who or where the production is placed of the Omega co-axial parts, and who does it in real? If the case is that ETA still makes a lot of parts for the new co-axial movements for Omega than I think this co-axial movement is just a new ETA movement, and not in-house. Yes, I know ETA is part of Swatch, like Omega is. Can someone help me please?
Kind regards,
Arno
I am looking for information on the production of Omega co-axial parts. Is it still be done by ETA or how difficult is it to find out who or where the production is placed of the Omega co-axial parts, and who does it in real? If the case is that ETA still makes a lot of parts for the new co-axial movements for Omega than I think this co-axial movement is just a new ETA movement, and not in-house. Yes, I know ETA is part of Swatch, like Omega is. Can someone help me please?
Kind regards,
Arno
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Archer
··Omega Qualified WatchmakerDear all,
I am looking for information on the production of Omega co-axial parts. Is it still be done by ETA or how difficult is it to find out who or where the production is placed of the Omega co-axial parts, and who does it in real? If the case is that ETA still makes a lot of parts for the new co-axial movements for Omega than I think this co-axial movement is just a new ETA movement, and not in-house. Yes, I know ETA is part of Swatch, like Omega is. Can someone help me please?
Kind regards,
Arno
Can I ask why you feel this is important? Does it really matter?
Cheers, Al
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JCBS
·Dear Al,
Thanks for your reaction Al, I was hoping you did read my question. Yes, to me it certains matter. I am a super watch idiot (with an autistic spectrum), not stupid but I only like to know these things, how it is in real (that is real important for me). For example; I have a document written of 96 pages with all the possible information related to my first (and only) real mechanical wrist watch, an Omega De Ville 8500 (Si14), purchased in 2015. Not strange for me, just entertaining. Just last week I had contact with the Omega service desk to hear from them when my watch was assembled or in what year the COSC was done. The only answer I get was that the validation date (date on the purchase certificate, 2015) was important, so also not the serial number on the case (with a possible date, 2008). So I was disapointed and did not dare to ask them about the Omega co-axial parts production in relation to ETA. Thats why I asked my question here, it realy matters for me. 😀
Cheers,
Arno
Thanks for your reaction Al, I was hoping you did read my question. Yes, to me it certains matter. I am a super watch idiot (with an autistic spectrum), not stupid but I only like to know these things, how it is in real (that is real important for me). For example; I have a document written of 96 pages with all the possible information related to my first (and only) real mechanical wrist watch, an Omega De Ville 8500 (Si14), purchased in 2015. Not strange for me, just entertaining. Just last week I had contact with the Omega service desk to hear from them when my watch was assembled or in what year the COSC was done. The only answer I get was that the validation date (date on the purchase certificate, 2015) was important, so also not the serial number on the case (with a possible date, 2008). So I was disapointed and did not dare to ask them about the Omega co-axial parts production in relation to ETA. Thats why I asked my question here, it realy matters for me. 😀
Cheers,
Arno
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Archer
··Omega Qualified WatchmakerHere, problem solved.
Now everything is "in house"...
Now everything is "in house"...
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JCBS
·😁 Thanks Al
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scapa
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What, no applied logo? And I hate fauxtina paint on a wall! And note the awkward kerning and slight downward slope on the Omega font -- shoddy, shoddy paintmanship, wouldn't get past the front door at Rolex. And is that Seamaster red or LE red? And.... and.... and...
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Foo2rama
··Nowhere near as grumpy as he used to be...😁 Thanks Al
also define in-house. Do all parts have to be made in house? Hint there is no legal definition of in house. You’d be surprised what is called in house and has basically zero work done by the house.
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JCBS
·Swatch can put any manufacture name of the Swatch company on the dial if they assemble the watch in the right factory, it always will be in-house for them. This time the parts are assembeled in the "Omega house", as the dial say. I still love my Omega watch though. Real in-house (most parts done by the house) are become an illusion or too expensive. For me a Rolex watch is too much blingbling and blabla; so Patek, Lange, and Jager are too expensive for me. Zenith will be my next thought of buying. I was thinking the real spirit of Omega was back in the house, but Omega has been taken over by a bigger concern, this one is thinking bigger.
Cheers,
Arno
ps. The construction is very ETA, and ETA will of course have played a huge part in developing this movement, as it’s a long time since Omega had an in-house movement.
Cheers,
Arno
ps. The construction is very ETA, and ETA will of course have played a huge part in developing this movement, as it’s a long time since Omega had an in-house movement.
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gbesq
·For what it’s worth, the caliber 8900 in my Globemaster is slightly less accurate than the caliber 2500D in my SMPc and only slightly more accurate than the caliber 1861 in my Speedmaster.
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loaswa
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A big Omega logo at the entrance
But if you go around the building, you'll find an ETA logo on the side and at the back of the building ;-)
(to be fair: the back is somehow also a front as it is visible from the road that runs past the building (the bigger road behind the building not visible here in this picture)
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Archer
··Omega Qualified Watchmaker🤣 That's actually exactly what Swatch did!
A big Omega logo at the entrance
But if you go around the building, you'll find an ETA logo on the side and at the back of the building ;-)
(to be fair: the back is somehow also a front as it is visible from the road that runs past the building (the bigger road behind the building not visible here in this picture)
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loaswa
·(Slight correction to be precise: it's not a road that runs behind the Omega/ETA building but a railroad track.The road I was thinking of actually runs only behind the Nivarox building, which itself is located right behind the railway tracks.)
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GrussGott
·Here's a question for this zombie thread:
Why are the clocks at Omega HQ Seamasters:
But the clocks at the ZRH airport constellations??
Why are the clocks at Omega HQ Seamasters:
But the clocks at the ZRH airport constellations??
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502 to right
·Here's a question for this zombie thread:
Why are the clocks at Omega HQ Seamasters:
But the clocks at the ZRH airport constellations??
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DenisChalandier
·Breaking news, Omega mouvement's are made by ETA 😀
Two logo's on the same building. At least, that's what we could name "In House" 😀
Two logo's on the same building. At least, that's what we could name "In House" 😀
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