Got Tungsten?

Hi all,

A while back I saw a post about what models do members own in multiple quantities, to me it’s ref. 166.078, I know, due to own budgetary restrictions it couldn’t be a sexier reference and I know other members have multiples of models that are way more relevant. But anyways I have to admit I find this watch appealing if you’re into 70’s space design, and I can wear it at weekend without fear of having something ultra valuable on my wrist.

I once mentioned falling in love with Omega while browsing the shop by the Burlington Arcade in London, I was looking at all the Omegas in display and I remember clearly thinking “gosh that one is ridiculous, I could never wear it” but then of course after thinking of it for a couple of days and researching a bit I found my myself thinking “gosh I really need to get one” and after that maybe even a couple more.

The main feature of this watch is the 44mm case in SS treated with Tungsten reinforcement rumored to be the result of Omega’s research for harder cases to be supplied to future NASA expeditions after the landing in 1969, my perception is that the experiment wasn’t successful since most cases (including mine) present dents and other surface irregularities due to time erosion.

Dial: I have see a number of variations with the ones in my possession being the most common satin silver with applied hour markers and Omega logo. I quite like the bi-colored retention ring in blue and white.

Movement is an automatic cal.565, 24 jewels, sorry for not posting pictures but I really avoid opening case backs myself, my watchmaker took pictures while servicing them and now they’re lost somewhere in my iPhone cloud backup.

Hands are silver stick with silver second hand, on this one I have seen many models carrying a blue hand, actually one of the models I bought had one and the other two had a silver one, after some research I couldn’t find evidence of blue hands used in cal. 565, I’m happy to be proven wrong if any club member has more info.

Bracelet: this one is tough, I couldn’t pin down which model was originally fitted so I used a 1162 a 1166 a mesh bracelet that was modified by my watchmaker to give it a flatter surface which I kinda liked.

As I like to disclaim in all my posts I am still learning about posting and describing so any comment from the members is welcome if I missed anything, I already know I’m no good at taking pictures so I’m happy to learn on this as well if anyone has any tips

thanks a lot
Duccio

Man o man does that look like a Rado Diastar...also tungsten

Damn! Where did you get the Anakin and the Vader? 🥰

This is only Tungsten I can afford))))

Guys, do not forget that tungsten (Wolfram) is a heavy metal and is thus exhibits a chemical toxicity...
Dr. R.

Tungsten watch, tungsten bracelet. Meteorite dial. Oh I do hope this thread isn't supposed to be Omega-specific..

Seaborgium is heavier, and a whole lot worse.

True. Trust me, I'm very well placed to know it 😗

Yes, but many people enjoy titanium for its light weight on the wrist. Tungsten is heavier (weight wise) than lead so I think there is a reason it hasn't taken off in watch production.

"Tungsten as a material has a greater density than lead making the weights approximately fifty percent smaller. Tungsten weights are great fishing heavy cover since your sinker is less likely to get hung up."

Lol,

I'm hypocondriac, self quarantined and working from home since last Friday due to the COVID-19 outbreak measures that my company implemented and now you tell me there's an even bigger danger inside my house? 😲


So before throwing everything in the trash i did my research and below two links look like certified sources confirming that the risk is minimal:

https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/phs/phs.asp?id=804&tid=157
https://patient.info/doctor/tungsten-poisoning

phew 😁

This is an insane collection... what reference is the watch in the top left of the photo?

It looks to mr like a ref. 176.004 aka Big Blue