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Dablitzer
路Only just noticed this! 馃槣 Most likely a service mark. There is nothing etched inside the caseback, so most likely.
Dropped the Red Anchor....(Admiralty)
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Dablitzer
路Thanks for the comments guys! 馃榾 I fear this is the start of a very slippery slope into Sports Omega....馃う
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Privateday7
路Thanks for the comments guys! 馃榾 I fear this is the start of a very slippery slope into Sports Omega....馃う
That's a dangerous slope.......馃槜 Seriously, probably no other watch brand has more connection to sport than Omega.
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LouS
路路Mrs Nataf's Other SonSeriously, probably no other watch brand has more connection to sport than Omega.
Challenged!
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ulackfocus
路Seriously, probably no other watch brand has more connection to sport than Omega.
Longines, Seiko, and Rolex are easily in the same league. 馃槈
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Privateday7
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Longines, Seiko, and Rolex are easily in the same league. 馃槈
Hmmmm......... I should ask my assistant to do more research.........馃槣
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cristos71
路Here's a little something to help wet your appetite 馃槈
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LouS
路路Mrs Nataf's Other SonThis is the watch worn by the central character in last season's final episode of the TV show Breaking Bad. I wonder if there was a sudden spike in interest. It is a beautiful watch.
*ahem* I believe he actually wore the modern version. I prefer the vintage version...and the vintage celebrity placement as well!
...but you are right, it's a beautiful watch, even in its modern version, a special for blue dial lovers.
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路Just three days ago I explained in a Spanish forum that the watch I was most decepcioned with was a white Amiraute I managed to get some time ago. I just can't find the right strap for it, and it just don't get any wrist time. I even got the Omega filo-flex for it (but apparently with the wrong endlinks).
I ended that post with the sentence "Nevertheless, I'm a pigheaded nutcase that doesn't know when to accept defeat, and I know how this will end: with another Amiraute, with the right filo-flex".
Guess who won this tonite:
In any case, there must be something in the air, because in that Spanish forum there has also been a spurt of interest in Amirautes recently.
I ended that post with the sentence "Nevertheless, I'm a pigheaded nutcase that doesn't know when to accept defeat, and I know how this will end: with another Amiraute, with the right filo-flex".
Guess who won this tonite:
In any case, there must be something in the air, because in that Spanish forum there has also been a spurt of interest in Amirautes recently.
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Dablitzer
路Just three days ago I explained in a Spanish forum that the watch I was most decepcioned with was a white Amiraute I managed to get some time ago. I just can't find the right strap for it, and it just don't get any wrist time. I even got the Omega filo-flex for it (but apparently with the wrong endlinks).
I ended that post with the sentence "Nevertheless, I'm a pigheaded nutcase that doesn't know when to accept defeat, and I know how this will end: with another Amiraute, with the right filo-flex".
Guess who won this tonite:
In any case, there must be something in the air, because in that Spanish forum there has also been a spurt of interest in Amirautes recently.
Congrats!
Any ideas about the use for these? as there were Seamasters around at the time..
It would be good to see your current Amirautes! 馃憤
Cheers
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UncleBuck
路路understands the decision making hierarchyAs the Olympics are the recognized (recognised) International Standard for sport, you non-Omegans' can stick it !
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ulackfocus
路As the Olympics are the recognized (recognised) International Standard for sport, you non-Omegans' can stick it !
Longines timed the first modern Olympics in 1892 and since Oslo in 1952 has been the official Olympics timer 14 times.
Do I need to mention Charles Lindbergh, Amelia Earhart, and the International Aeronautics Federation? Longines did patent the flyback chronograph.
Lots of clocks in the old time baseball parks were made by Longines, including Yankee Stadium. They were the official timer of quite a few US sports teams, including the Los Angeles Lakers.
Horse racing, Formula One racing, Skiing, Tennis, and more than 30 Tour de Frances were all officially timed by Longines.
Just a little counterstick. 馃槈 馃槣
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Gavin
路Yup. Longines is not far behind Omega.馃憤
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UncleBuck
路路understands the decision making hierarchyYea, but the Kiwi's have Omega on their hull and they're winning !!! (Tough one for me as the Americans have Tag on their hull and I'm no Tag fan)
Besides, look where lawn jeans got Amelia !
Besides, look where lawn jeans got Amelia !
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cristos71
路As far as I'm aware the Geneve line was introduced as an affordable entry into the Omega world. Targeting a young market sports variations would have been deemed necessary. But as can be seen from the water resistance of most models in this range they were placed lower than the Seamaster in the grand scheme of things.
At the bottom right of this page can also be seen a couple of Omega Automatic Geneve's, I had the 366.0823, even in AJTT these are described as, "Two versions of a "diver's" watch". The use of the speech marks is telling, and with their 30m water resistance these watches are more fashion over function.
Luckily, today most of us won't be getting them wet anyway so we can just appreciate the design aspects without having the waterproofing issue馃榾
Here's my old Geneve "diver"
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ulackfocus
路As far as I'm aware the Geneve line was introduced as an affordable entry into the Omega world.
The original Gen猫ve line was the manual wind counterpart to the Constellation, and only later in the 60's was transformed into the step above the DeVille line.
