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路NOS Technos Sky Diver 500m. With the gilt dial, killer patina, big crown, and overall design and uniqueness, it wins hands down.
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Alpha
路路Kilt Owner, Beagle Parent, Omega CollectorI couldn't say it was my favourite but it has so much history that if ever push came to shove and I could only keep one it would be this, owned from new. Slight problem in that it sits almost permanently on my dearly beloveds wrist 馃
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Geo!
路If I could only keep one one watch, and I have a good selection, it would be my Seiko Quartz Chronograph that I purchased new for 拢200 thirty years ago. I just love the look of it, and it's timekeeping is exceptional. What impresses me most is it has run non stop without servicing for all these years, except when I changed batteries.
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rugbymatt
路Amazing !
Thanks. It means that much more because I lost my dad 30 years ago.
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Bill Sohne
路路Bill @ 惟FHi
Here is a 200m Sky Diver day date
Here is a 200m Sky Diver day date
NOS Technos Sky Diver 500m. With the gilt dial, killer patina, big crown, and overall design and uniqueness, it wins hands down.
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oddboy
路Does it matter? (hint: there's more)
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jsaen
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Today I'll claim its this one. I take no responsibility if it changes tomorrow.
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fibonacci086
路My first straight lug speedie. just love how it sits on he wirst
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bristnj
路My 1969 Hamilton Chrono-Matic ranks right up there. The Panda dial is the perfect balance of black & white. Lovely match-stick hands, and of course the famous Cal.11 movement with left crown. Love that the movement was co-developed between Heuer, Breitling, Hamilton and Dubois-Depraz in a partnership to create the first automatic chronograph movement, which in fact was launched in March 1969 with press conferences in Geneva and NYC.
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Pvt-Public
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Here's mine, circa 1905 Ball Waltham, model 1899 with an incorrect dial.
but my favorite is this circa 1950 Hamilton 4992B
but my favorite is this circa 1950 Hamilton 4992B
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Faz
路One huh? It has to be 2...
The Geometer appeals to me in every way. It's nebulous history pre-dating the Speedmaster, the perfect size (for me)at 38mm and that combination of lucious chocolaty dial, sword hands and killer patina..The adjusted V-72 is just the icing on the cake.
But I think this one has an edge...I literally stumbled onto this one last year. It had just popped up on a sales forum at a price I thought was too good to be true but it was sold by a regular seller. My heart sank when the seller told me it had found a new hom but he gave me first dibs if the sale fell through. Lo and behold, two hours later it was mine!
I love this one especially for it's amazing dial and hefty size. The link to Jim Clark is also quite appealing. And again, an adjusted V-72 under the hood. That reverse Panda dial killls me everytime I look at it.
The Geometer appeals to me in every way. It's nebulous history pre-dating the Speedmaster, the perfect size (for me)at 38mm and that combination of lucious chocolaty dial, sword hands and killer patina..The adjusted V-72 is just the icing on the cake.
But I think this one has an edge...I literally stumbled onto this one last year. It had just popped up on a sales forum at a price I thought was too good to be true but it was sold by a regular seller. My heart sank when the seller told me it had found a new hom but he gave me first dibs if the sale fell through. Lo and behold, two hours later it was mine!
I love this one especially for it's amazing dial and hefty size. The link to Jim Clark is also quite appealing. And again, an adjusted V-72 under the hood. That reverse Panda dial killls me everytime I look at it.
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Spacefruit
路路Prolific Speedmaster HoarderFor so many reasons, this 105.012-63.
First the 105.012 is a fascinating reference to a Speedmaster nerd like me as it was the only confirmed Omega on the moon.
The -63 is interesting as it often came with a SWISS MADE dial with no T's as this one.
The 105.012 is the first Asymmetric case, and the first Professional marked dial.
This particular one came on an ebay sale - I wish I had kept the listing. Poor three photos of a speedmaster, and described as a 1970's omega. No movement pictures, no pictures of the rear, and a 1171 bracelet. It was from the owners family.
I paid 1370 sterling for it and was shocked to see a 321 sitting in it. I knew very little at the time, but I knew it was not from 1970's. It was one of the first watches STS serviced for me and it has been wonderful since.
For me the dial, handset and bezel have all aged contemporaneously and attractively.
The dial is correct, with a high SWISS MADE, AML and Professional marking. The lume is present, and slightly degraded. The body of the dial is solid, very slightly faded, and undamaged. All the printing is complete and undamaged.
The hands look original to the watch, showing gentle degradation and patina that fits with the rest of the watch. They are correct for the reference.
The bezel also fits with the rest of the condition, and faded to an attractive grey - we have to be careful with all the so-called ghost bezels that are unattractive, or even bleached.
The case is sound, clean and only sightly polished.
In summary it is not NOS, it is not even what many might consider a fine example - the bezel is faded, the hands are degraded, the lume is not full - but I do believe it is original, and gently patinated.
It is the watch I reach for instinctively when I let my eye wander through my box, looking for the most pleasing example.
First the 105.012 is a fascinating reference to a Speedmaster nerd like me as it was the only confirmed Omega on the moon.
The -63 is interesting as it often came with a SWISS MADE dial with no T's as this one.
The 105.012 is the first Asymmetric case, and the first Professional marked dial.
This particular one came on an ebay sale - I wish I had kept the listing. Poor three photos of a speedmaster, and described as a 1970's omega. No movement pictures, no pictures of the rear, and a 1171 bracelet. It was from the owners family.
I paid 1370 sterling for it and was shocked to see a 321 sitting in it. I knew very little at the time, but I knew it was not from 1970's. It was one of the first watches STS serviced for me and it has been wonderful since.
For me the dial, handset and bezel have all aged contemporaneously and attractively.
The dial is correct, with a high SWISS MADE, AML and Professional marking. The lume is present, and slightly degraded. The body of the dial is solid, very slightly faded, and undamaged. All the printing is complete and undamaged.
The hands look original to the watch, showing gentle degradation and patina that fits with the rest of the watch. They are correct for the reference.
The bezel also fits with the rest of the condition, and faded to an attractive grey - we have to be careful with all the so-called ghost bezels that are unattractive, or even bleached.
The case is sound, clean and only sightly polished.
In summary it is not NOS, it is not even what many might consider a fine example - the bezel is faded, the hands are degraded, the lume is not full - but I do believe it is original, and gently patinated.
It is the watch I reach for instinctively when I let my eye wander through my box, looking for the most pleasing example.
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watchknut
路Given the company that watch is in it says a lot about how you feel about it. Distinctive indeed!
Goes to show that a watch's true value stretches way beyond a monetary valuation.
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Faz
路What is funny is that anytime I have it out with my other watches, collectors go straight for the Technos, past everything else. When I post pics of it, I get emails from people wanting to buy it. It is crazy, as no other watch I have owned has commanded so much attention.
Goes to show that a watch's true value stretches way beyond a monetary valuation.
Well said!
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GregH
路For so many reasons, this 105.012-63.
First the 105.012 is a fascinating reference to a Speedmaster nerd like me as it was the only confirmed Omega on the moon.
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It is the watch I reach for instinctively when I let my eye wander through my box, looking for the most pleasing example.
With all your expertise, I really appreciate seeing your favorite and hearing the story of why it's your favorite.
Thanks!
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