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  1. t268 May 12, 2019

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    One of my first posts to OF. Thanks for having me!

    I realize beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but I was eyeing up a vintage Seamaster with fat boy lugs. I’ve grown to like the oyster case from the Tudor I had but would like to dabble in omega. It seems like this might give me a similar case shape and allow the dabbling. Also, do cases with these lugs have a positive/negative/no effect on desirability if one were to sell down the line? Thoughts?

    Thanks all!

    -Drew
     
  2. Davidt May 12, 2019

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    Pictures?
     
  3. Lucasssssss May 12, 2019

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    Im not exactly sure what you mean by 'fat boy lugs'. I have done some preliminary googling, there seems some reference to the 166.067 such as this one (image lifted from this thread: https://omegaforums.net/threads/first-omega-seamaster-166-067-thoughts.93690/)

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    alternatively I have heard some people call the Dennison cased Seamaster 'fat lugged' (picture mine)

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    What kind of fat lugs are you referring to?
     
  4. Rochete May 12, 2019

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    Pics please, we do not know what "fat boy lugs" might mean to you.
     
  5. Tubber May 12, 2019

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    As far as I am concerned this is Fatboy lugs.
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    The lugs on a Fatboy.
     
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  6. t268 May 12, 2019

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    I’m referring to 166.067 as one of the repliers said. I saw the term on multiple eBay listings. As such I assumed it was an established descriptor. Since I’m new to vintage Omega, please forgive my rookie mistake.
     
  7. Lucasssssss May 12, 2019

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    I actually particularly dislike this reference, in my eyes it just looks over-polished. In my early days here I actually submitted one to the overpolished POS thread and was corrected that this is actually what the reference was suppose to look like, here is another image of it (from www.poshtime.com).

    But if you like it, go for it.

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  8. Tet I prefer Dilmah do try it May 12, 2019

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    Ha, was my exact thinking. Wearing mine right now as it happens.
     
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  9. Tubber May 12, 2019

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    Ha, so am I.
     
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  10. 77deluxe May 12, 2019

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    I like.
     
  11. JwRosenthal May 12, 2019

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    The most oyster looking cases imo are the 166.010 (168.024 chronometer grade). They are also among the larger of the Seamaster’s from this era. The 166.010 doesn’t look like a blob of soap like the above ones do and has more pronounced lines like the oyster cases.
    (Web pic grabbed for reference)
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