For the love of lugs ?

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Alpha

·Apr 14, 2020

I seem to have developed a love of certain lugs and quite happy to admit it, not a massive amount to choose from but any others have preferences ?

My route with I am sure more to come,

 

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Canuck

·Apr 14, 2020

I like the lugs on this 50 year old (at least) Omega manual winder.

 

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Tony C.

·Apr 14, 2020·Ωf Jury member

Good idea for a thread! 👍

I would say that lugs are often overlooked, or underrated, and one of the pleasures of collecting is finding a "new" and appealing lug style. Here's an example (no wrist shot yet - it's being serviced):

 

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KingCrouchy

·Apr 14, 2020

I like the doglegs and stepped lugs

 

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STANDY

·Apr 14, 2020·schizophrenic pizza orderer and watch collector

Crispy Lugs 🥰

 

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Vitezi

·Apr 14, 2020

Tulip lugs, circa 1953

 

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UncleBuck

·Apr 14, 2020

Norman Morris creation from the '40's

 

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DaveK

·Apr 14, 2020

More lug shots are on my most wanted list 👍

 

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Vanallard

·Apr 14, 2020

My fave when it comes to fancy lugs - early 60s 14k white gold Hamilton Sir Echo!

 

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TimeODanaos

·Apr 14, 2020

Tony C.

Good idea for a thread! 👍

I would say that lugs are often overlooked, or underrated, and one of the pleasures of collecting is finding a "new" and appealing lug style.

Totally agree x2. I think the theme that emerges from my small bunch is a preference for fairly beefy styles - but with some off-piste adventures. Such as...

Norman Morris 1958/59, cal 520 man., cased in USA by Lemieux

1949 Certina Kurth Freres ref 8629, chromed SS (needs some chutzpah to wear though - what were they thinking?)

(Yes recently posted elsewhere on OF, sorry...)

Edited: Apr 15, 2020

 

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X350 XJR

·Apr 14, 2020·Vintage Omega Aficionado

 

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0uss

·Apr 14, 2020

Beefy lugs and lyre lugs for me. 😀

Omega Seamaster ref 2828-8 SC.

Verdal Tour de France.

Universal Genève Polerouter ref S20214-1.

 

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mr_smith

·Apr 14, 2020

Alpha

I seem to have developed a love of certain lugs and quite happy to admit it, not a massive amount to choose from but any others have preferences ?

This kind of lug is a preference of mine... Lyre, I think they're called? I don't have a very big collection, but all of my watches have them. Tried the 300 Master Co-Axial but the straight lugs were one of the reasons I moved it along - just didn't sit right with me.

Photo is from Omega's site.

 

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allwoundup

·Apr 14, 2020

They don’t make ‘em like they used to...

 

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Cozmopak

·Apr 15, 2020

 

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hejsam

·Apr 15, 2020

I seem to have a thing for those twisted lugs

 

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Amg786s

·Apr 16, 2020

Had the chance of trying on a Manufacture Royale at a watch show a while back and loved these weird yet nicely articulating design

 

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Alpha

·Apr 16, 2020

Pure and simple,

 

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connieseamaster

·Apr 16, 2020

At a watch meet up about 6 weeks ago, we had a similar discussion and came to the conclusion that the problem with many modern microbrand watches is that there's little creativity in the lug design. It's all plugged into a CNC machine so there's little deviation in curvature and slope from one case to the next.

 

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Spruce

·Apr 16, 2020·Sunburst dial fan

Call me ‘Mr Conventional’.