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  1. Interstatetime Nov 10, 2013

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    I am usually only a Chrono guy when it comes to watch loving but this little beauty showed up today at a local swap meet. It appears to be original. The guy who owned it had sent it back to Omega for service a few years ago so it does appear to have been given the factory service refin. The end-inks say 586 and it has an Omega crystal. I don't know much about it but from what I have found out in the last few minutes online I guess it is a ref-166.042 Compressor?

    I bought it because it seems big enough to wear and I love the dial.

    JohnCote

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  2. ulackfocus Nov 10, 2013

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    Seen one or two of them around here. I think Norm / X350 XJR has owned a few and knows about them.
     
  3. Joe K. Curious about this text thingy below his avatar Nov 10, 2013

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    Its a ref 166.042. The watch was introduced in 1969 and has a special case back which compresses the case gasket against the crystal and are supposed to make it water resistant. There are a few dial variants of the ref (you can see this and another in AJTT pg. 292), but apparently the design was not a winner and production of this model was limited. Nice catch!
     
  4. Interstatetime Nov 10, 2013

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    Thanks Boiz. I have been wearing it for a couple of hours now. I am used to a much bigger watch but I really like the feel of this little fella.

    JohnCote
     
  5. gatorcpa ΩF InvestiGator Staff Member Nov 10, 2013

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  7. Interstatetime Nov 10, 2013

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    Gatorcpa,

    Thanks for the great link and thanks to Desmond for the fine writeup.

    JohnCote
     
  8. adam78 Adam @ ΩF Staff Member Nov 10, 2013

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    So how big is it? But I would think a square dial would wear larger than expected by mere millimeters.

    It does have that psychedelic look!
     
  9. Interstatetime Nov 10, 2013

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    It measures about 34mm side to side without crown and about 40.5mm tip of lug to tip of lug. I am a big guy with pretty big wrists and used to wearing much bigger watches. However this watch looks bigger on the wrist than it measures. I am a Heuer guy and it is very Monaco like. I hate it when I like a watch enough to keep it.

    JohnnyC
     
  10. dsio Ash @ ΩF Staff Member Nov 10, 2013

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    These are quite cool there are another few members with them and they wear a lot larger than I expected