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Wryfox
·Ah the irony of life...what I hate about a Speedmaster is also what I love, The complex dial. I always have to spend just a moment too long to see what time it is. But I love working for it....
Is there anything you DON'T like about an omega you own?
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JwRosenthal
·Ah the irony of life...what I hate about a Speedmaster is also what I love, The complex dial. I always have to spend just a moment too long to see what time it is. But I love working for it....
It’s 8:27
Wait, which sub-dial is moving, what is a tachymetere, lots of little stick things, where are the hands... this thing is pretty...let me look at my phone to see what time it is
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Darlinboy
·How? Please let us know
There’s not enough room in a post to list all the ways that Omega is inferior to Rolex, and I can’t be bothered anyway. Figure it out yourself.
Pratts!
Will I B******S!!!
p.s. I like Snoopy too. And, by the way, my Timex Marlin Silver Snoopy is far superior to Omega’s Silver Snoopy (the gazillionth “limited” edition Speedmaster Omega has churned out, in case you’re as ignorant of those as you are of Rolex quality) and at a much lower price point too.
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JohnnyRocket
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I too suffer the curse of large hands accompanied by equally big fingers ...and it does make it hard to feel the crown as I wind the watch. Being an automatic...
Thankfully once it’s going I’m set for a few days.
My particular biology, is not the fault of the watch of course...but it does make its use a bit of a challenge. It is a beautiful little gold capped jewel that I love to admire and wear on occasion.]
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77deluxe
·I actually dislike my cal. 1001. Every time I think it’s fixed....
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jaspers
·Of all my watches, my speedmaster professional 145.022 is by far the most dear to my heart. That doesn't mean I unconditionally love everything about it. Matter of fact, there are some things I kinda don't like about it:
- The 1171/633 bracelet. It jingles and rattles, it's flimsy and generally uncomfortable. It's amazing how much better and solid bracelets have become over the last ~20 years. Now I know I shouldn't judge a vintage watch against modern standards, but I simply don't like wearing it on a bracelet. There, I said it.
- I can't help it, but the 12-hour marker on any speedmaster dial looks like a cock & balls to me. Totally childish, but it's all I see when looking at it. Can't imagine I'm the only one seeing it this way. Also can't imagine no-one in Omega's design corps in 1957 ever brought this up during a staff meeting to then get ridiculed by their co-workers...
- The 1171/633 bracelet. It jingles and rattles, it's flimsy and generally uncomfortable. It's amazing how much better and solid bracelets have become over the last ~20 years. Now I know I shouldn't judge a vintage watch against modern standards, but I simply don't like wearing it on a bracelet. There, I said it.
- I can't help it, but the 12-hour marker on any speedmaster dial looks like a cock & balls to me. Totally childish, but it's all I see when looking at it. Can't imagine I'm the only one seeing it this way. Also can't imagine no-one in Omega's design corps in 1957 ever brought this up during a staff meeting to then get ridiculed by their co-workers...
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JwRosenthal
·Of all my watches, my speedmaster professional 145.022 is by far the most dear to my heart. That doesn't mean I unconditionally love everything about it. Matter of fact, there are some things I kinda don't like about it:
- The 1171/633 bracelet. It jingles and rattles, it's flimsy and generally uncomfortable. It's amazing how much better and solid bracelets have become over the last ~20 years. Now I know I shouldn't judge a vintage watch against modern standards, but I simply don't like wearing it on a bracelet. There, I said it.
- I can't help it, but the 12-hour marker on any speedmaster dial looks like a cock & balls to me. Totally childish, but it's all I see when looking at it. Can't imagine I'm the only one seeing it this way. Also can't imagine no-one in Omega's design corps in 1957 ever brought this up during a staff meeting to then get ridiculed by their co-workers...
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JwRosenthal
·This reminds me of the crown over the Smiths on the De Luxe models....mmmhmm, yeah...boobs
Now you can’t unsee that!! Ha!
Now you can’t unsee that!! Ha!
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PhilF
·There should be micro adjustments on every watch omega makes with a bracelet
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JohnnyRocket
·Well now... we now all can see the Freudian 12 hour marker. (Probably for the rest of our lives) !
To be totally acccurate it should probably lean somewhat to the 2.5 minute mark.
Depending on your age! Hahaha!
To be totally acccurate it should probably lean somewhat to the 2.5 minute mark.
Depending on your age! Hahaha!
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JohnnyRocket
·Well at least it stands loud and proud at least a Twice a Day!
More than I can say at my age.
More than I can say at my age.
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jaspers
·This reminds me of the crown over the Smiths on the De Luxe models....mmmhmm, yeah...boobs
Now you can’t unsee that!! Ha!
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A J
·I find the crown on my Apollo11 50 year anniversary Speedy very awkward to grip when winding. Fortunately I've made a little gizmo I now use which makes winding a lot easier.
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jaguar11
·Tsk-tsk. Rolex watches are incredibly fine pieces. The troll will get no argument from me there. The reason I don't own a Rolex is that I live in an area where displaying bling is a daily hobby for many people. There are herds of guys wearing Rolex watches because they think Rolex is a status symbol that completes them. They know nothing about watches, but they know Rolex is high end so that is enough for them. They could have $2 Chinese movements in those things, but as long as the crown is on top of the dial they are good. I have run away from that scene and I refuse to get involved with those empty suits. I love my two Omega's, and I wouldn't trade them for a Rolex.
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Tony
·One thing I don't like about my Seamaster (2551.80) is how hard it is to manipulate the timing bezel. I don't dive, so I really don't have much use for it, but I still think it should be a lot easier to operate. I can't imagine trying to do so with wet gloves on.
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kkt
·Sometimes I wish the Connies had hacking seconds.
And maybe a little harder to pull the crown a stop too far and accidentally change the date, on the quickset date models.
And maybe a little harder to pull the crown a stop too far and accidentally change the date, on the quickset date models.
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Pvt-Public
·Having a hard time finding a link for the bracelet on my 166.028 Seamaster. Or even getting a definitive identification of the bracelet.
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shaun hk
·I’m not convinced with the date window on this, just seems too small for my old eyes and just not that well done.
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JwRosenthal
·I’m not convinced with the date window on this, just seems too small for my old eyes and just not that well done.
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