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Breaking News: The New Steel Speedmaster With Caliber 321 “Ed White”
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Martin_J_N
·I advised Omega via their website that I was interested in the watch the day it was announced. I have now been contacted by Omega requesting that I confirm my interest (done) and at which Boutique did I want to collect my watch (done). I am now awaiting an update either from Omega or the Boutique. There was no request to pay any deposit nor any details as to whether one would be required and unsurprisingly no details of any delivery date.
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Mad Dog
·Hi Al, what causes the column wheel to break? i.e., is there some sort of side loading due to other parts in the train of parts between pusher and column wheel wearing and coming out of alignment, or attempting to force a pusher while bound or jammed? Or is this simply something that happens due to poor design and loading a pillar on the column wheel in shear or bending that eventually causes the pillar to fail?
Are there any preventative measures that we as users can take to prevent column wheels from breaking?
Hopefully @Archer will chime in regarding the questions that you posted...he probably didn’t see your original post.
As a former U.S. military helicopter pilot and owner of a birth year 105.003-64, I’m a little paranoid about stuff breaking. I’m guessing that not utilizing the chronograph function will prevent the column wheel from breaking.
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Archer
··Omega Qualified WatchmakerI was wondering the same thing regarding your questions...especially the last one that I bolded and underlined.
Hopefully @Archer will chime in regarding the questions that you posted...he probably didn’t see your original post.
As a former U.S. military helicopter pilot and owner of a birth year 105.003-64, I’m a little paranoid about stuff breaking. I’m guessing that not utilizing the chronograph function will prevent the column wheel from breaking.
I can't say I've really studied why these fail. Certainly not using the chronograph is one way to preserve them, but I can't really give you much else right now...
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Mad Dog
·I can't say I've really studied why these fail. Certainly not using the chronograph is one way to preserve them, but I can't really give you much else right now...
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Travelller
·...So even though you accept my claim (thanks!) you didn't get the point I made 😕😕😕 Which is, the color of the lume on the new Ed White, is not made to look aged (its not faux), but it was made to look new in 1967...
Ok, so this is what the Moonwatch-Only lads have to say ... 📖
So, that's that, then... 😁
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eugeneandresson
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Thank you for further validating exactly what I have stated/shown based on someone else's opinion, no doubt formed in the same way 👍 However, 'on the first tritium dials, the markers were ivory colored with a greenish tinge or pale yellow from the 1970s to the 1990s, according to production period' could be left open to interpretation if people ignore the bold bit...it is clear there are no green lume dials in the 60s, early 70s or late 80s or 90s. If you want to take the MWO statement as gospel though, there are still a few holes...like the 60s...and the color of early radium dials (shown in Walter Schirra's pics..and also it is clear that the 90s were not ivory colored, but rather what people today would call 'faux'. And, worth mentioning, this is just speedmasters. I am fairly certain the same dialmakers used the same lume on other manufacturers dials...
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padders
··Oooo subtitles!Copy...thanks dude. You could have put some blurb about physics. Personally, I think physics should be outlawed...but that would probably cause other problems. 😁
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Denarius
·I was first on the list at a well known Omega AD here in the UK (day of release), I had to educate the salesman about what it was all about! He said I was first down so I should get the first watch, whats the bet I dont get a call!!
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Travelller
·...If you want to take the MWO statement as gospel though...
As far as assumptions go, you better believe I'll take theirs over ours any day of the week... 👍
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Archer
··Omega Qualified Watchmakerit is clear there are no green lume dials in the 60s, early 70s or late 80s or 90s.
The most common colour I see on 1969 Speedmasters is lume with a slight green tint, so I would disagree that there are no green lumed dials in the 60's for sure.
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eugeneandresson
·The most common colour I see on 1969 Speedmasters is lume with a slight green tint, so I would disagree that there are no green lumed dials in the 60's for sure.
Well...-69's are all made in the 70s...so...
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Archer
··Omega Qualified WatchmakerWell...-69's are all made in the 70s...so...
60's and 70's then - the period you said they didn't exist in...
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eugeneandresson
·60's and 70's then - the period you said they didn't exist in...
Its common knowledge that about 95% of -69s were made in the 70s (70~72 I think...can't remember all the SW's etc)...its also common knowledge that a few were delivered in late 69...so your observation, and mine, are not different.
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Archer
··Omega Qualified WatchmakerIts common knowledge that about 95% of -69s were made in the 70s (70~72 I think...can't remember all the SW's etc)...its also common knowledge that a few were delivered in late 69...so your observation, and mine, are not different.
If you are not seeing green lume in this era, then we are certainly having very different observations.
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Mad Dog
·I read Chickenhawk. Apparently before you fly it’s a good idea to check the Jesus bolt. Maybe do that with your Echo Whisky too.
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Bp1000
·Omega chronographs are my fav watch of all to collect, in more than just the speedmaster line.
This therefore is very attractive to me. And I’d pay virtually anything for these watches if it feels right.
However I got to admit, and this is coming from a huge fan, it feels 20-30% too expensive.
I doubt this will prevent me buying one but it will sting a bit. I guess you just have to look at the vintage market to see, quality originals are much more pricey.
I guess the Breguet produced 321s need to get some skin in the game.
This therefore is very attractive to me. And I’d pay virtually anything for these watches if it feels right.
However I got to admit, and this is coming from a huge fan, it feels 20-30% too expensive.
I doubt this will prevent me buying one but it will sting a bit. I guess you just have to look at the vintage market to see, quality originals are much more pricey.
I guess the Breguet produced 321s need to get some skin in the game.
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SpeedyPhill
·one giant leap for Omega ...
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