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chanbar
·I like the one on the right!
Baselworld 1948 Seamaster
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Kmart
·Maybe I'm alone here, but in my opinion these reissues just don't make any sense at all. Most of the time the value of a good reissue comes from being much more affordable than the original (Longines Legend Diver, Tudor Heritage Chrono, FOIS, etc.). But an original Seamaster can still be had for a fraction of this price. Where's the value in that? 😕
Edit: That's not to say that they aren't beautiful watches -- they are, especially the center seconds -- but I just can't see how they're worth THAT much money.
Edit: That's not to say that they aren't beautiful watches -- they are, especially the center seconds -- but I just can't see how they're worth THAT much money.
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sjg22
·Maybe I'm alone here, but in my opinion these reissues just don't make any sense at all. Most of the time the value of a good reissue comes from being much more affordable than the original (Longines Legend Diver, Tudor Heritage Chrono, FOIS, etc.). But an original Seamaster can still be had for a fraction of this price. Where's the value in that? 😕
Edit: That's not to say that they aren't beautiful watches -- they are, especially the center seconds -- but I just can't see how they're worth THAT much money.
I agree with you. I think they look quite nice,
especially the simpler of the two (although perhaps a bit thick) - that said, I think they’re quite a bit more pricey than I would’ve expected. I’m guessing the high price is due to the “limited edition” element.
When an original can be had for less money, does this make sense? I get it when you build a Black Bay to mimic early Subs, because those are two very different pricepoints, but here...
Most buyers don’t really care about METAS, co-axial escapements, etc. Why cram this technology into every movement? This makes all of your watches $2k more expensive and far thicker than they need to be....
Omega could sell as many of these as they want for $3k with a simple, non-METAS, non-co-axial automatic movement - essentiallly a “dress” watch at the Speedy Pro pricing. They could’ve put a big chunk of the money currently being spent on their vintage watches into their pocket.
But a fat dress watch with state of the art movement tech that’s 50% too expensive... I think it’s a missed opportunity....
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Rman
·Omega really delivered on these, and didn’t go crazy on the size, 38mm. It just may be my first modern Omega purchase.
“Limited” to 1948 pieces
(Photos borrowed from Hodinkee)
“Limited” to 1948 pieces
(Photos borrowed from Hodinkee)
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Bill Sohne
··Bill @ ΩFHi Guys
Yes ,its nice looking...... I am a fan of the early Seamasters.... but the devil is in the details....
I did a quick comment on the article.... when it was posted....
I love the Jumbo 36 mm bumper Seamaster. .. and even the standard 34 mm case bumper Seamaster.....
just scaling the case to 38 mm is a challenge.... if anyone is at Baselworld... see if you can find out the width....
cause the 36 jumbo wears large on the wrist... 38 mm could be huge....
Here is a 36 mm in rose gold, FYI I have a 8 inch wrist .
Good Hunting
Bill Sohne
Yes ,its nice looking...... I am a fan of the early Seamasters.... but the devil is in the details....
I did a quick comment on the article.... when it was posted....
I love the Jumbo 36 mm bumper Seamaster. .. and even the standard 34 mm case bumper Seamaster.....
just scaling the case to 38 mm is a challenge.... if anyone is at Baselworld... see if you can find out the width....
cause the 36 jumbo wears large on the wrist... 38 mm could be huge....
Here is a 36 mm in rose gold, FYI I have a 8 inch wrist .
Good Hunting
Bill Sohne
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Caliber561
·I dunno, looks pretty vintage to me. 😉
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Rman
·This is a good point Bill, pretty good. We’ll have to see how they wear but they both come in under 12mm thick with the sub seconds slightly thicker at 11.6mm.
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Wetworks
·Beautiful models, but no date is always a hard pass for me. Elegantly executed by Omega, however.
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ac106
·Hodinkee reports 38mm
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Rumar89
·It’s the thickness that kills me. One of the reasons I love vintage watches is that they feel so svelte on the wrist. That is totally lost when you get something registering at 11mm. It’s a problem Tudor has struggled with too with the in-house movement.
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Speedmasterfan88
·I was just about to post this.
Great great looking watch! I inherited the original in gold from my grandfather and am realy considering this, as I find 38mm more wearable for me than the original references size.
The case design is truly timeless. I had a couple of those but sold them all, apart from my grandfathers.
Compared to the old ones they realy nailed the dial design and the hour markers. I would prefer to see the hands from the center seconds on the sub seconds version though.
And I don't mind the additional text on the dial ad all. It's a remake and not a copy after all.
Someone know the price point? Please don't tell me they are white gold or platinum or something rediculus.
Edit: the coat hanger S is a realy nice touch and shows how much attention to detail went into it.
Great great looking watch! I inherited the original in gold from my grandfather and am realy considering this, as I find 38mm more wearable for me than the original references size.
The case design is truly timeless. I had a couple of those but sold them all, apart from my grandfathers.
Compared to the old ones they realy nailed the dial design and the hour markers. I would prefer to see the hands from the center seconds on the sub seconds version though.
And I don't mind the additional text on the dial ad all. It's a remake and not a copy after all.
Someone know the price point? Please don't tell me they are white gold or platinum or something rediculus.
Edit: the coat hanger S is a realy nice touch and shows how much attention to detail went into it.
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BostonCanuck
·Nice, but I can't get past the short hands on the version with the inner minute track. And it's too bad the other version doesn't have any lume.
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Rman
·I was just about to post this.
Great great looking watch! I inherited the original in gold from my grandfather and am realy considering this, as I find 38mm more wearable for me than the original references size.
The case design is truly timeless. I had a couple of those but sold them all, apart from my grandfathers.
Compared to the old ones they realy nailed the dial design and the hour markers. I would prefer to see the hands from the center seconds on the sub seconds version though.
And I don't mind the additional text on the dial ad all. It's a remake and not a copy after all.
Someone know the price point? Please don't tell me they are white gold or platinum or something rediculus.
They’re asking 5700swiss francs for these.
Agree about the text, it’s very well done.
The subtle differences between the two models make both desirable IMO. It’s sweep/lume vs sub/railtrack, great options.
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ac106
·I could really do without "co-axial" on the dial
I wouldn't mind dropping "Master Chronometer" but i can stand it.
I wouldn't mind dropping "Master Chronometer" but i can stand it.
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Speedmasterfan88
·Thanks @Rman
I only inherited the second watch from above. The other two I bought at a meter point.
Wow that's quite a hefty sum. I was hoping for a bit more moderate price given it's a time only, no bracelet watch. BTW they would look super nice on a BOR I think. Do we know if they will have a hesalite or Saphire? Hesalite would be awesome.
I only inherited the second watch from above. The other two I bought at a meter point.
Wow that's quite a hefty sum. I was hoping for a bit more moderate price given it's a time only, no bracelet watch. BTW they would look super nice on a BOR I think. Do we know if they will have a hesalite or Saphire? Hesalite would be awesome.
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Kmart
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Speedmasterfan88
·Wow, way to go from on top of the world, to in the dumps within ten minutes. I got realy exited after seeing the other thread on here about this watch.
But the caseback and the pricepoint totally kills it for me. Too sad because I inherited the original from my late grandfather a few years back, but found the size just a bit too small for me to wear it comfortably and this reissue would've been the perfect solution.
Totally agree about the unnecessary cramping of a metas co axial movement in those. A nice, dressy entry level price point watch is what I was hoping for when I saw the pictures first, with a simple but quality movement.
But no, it has to be a top notch movement latest greatest plus limited edition to squeeze a few extra bucks from the buyers.
I get it that omega wants to place it self more as a competitor for Rolex in the marked. But does that necessarily mean that everything has to be expensive now?
Well I guess my grandpas watch has to do from time to time 😉.
But the caseback and the pricepoint totally kills it for me. Too sad because I inherited the original from my late grandfather a few years back, but found the size just a bit too small for me to wear it comfortably and this reissue would've been the perfect solution.
Totally agree about the unnecessary cramping of a metas co axial movement in those. A nice, dressy entry level price point watch is what I was hoping for when I saw the pictures first, with a simple but quality movement.
But no, it has to be a top notch movement latest greatest plus limited edition to squeeze a few extra bucks from the buyers.
I get it that omega wants to place it self more as a competitor for Rolex in the marked. But does that necessarily mean that everything has to be expensive now?
Well I guess my grandpas watch has to do from time to time 😉.
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gostang9
·Omega really delivered on these, and didn’t go crazy on the size, 38mm. It just may be my first modern Omega purchase.
...
(Photos borrowed from Hodinkee)
I like simple 3 hand watches (prefer a date though). My Visodate hits the spot for me and at a much lower price point (<$500 USD).
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merchandiser
·Great looking watches, both of them, but I prefer this limited edition from 2012:
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