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I didn't see a thread here and a search did not turn up any results so I thought I'd start a thread for Marco Richon who passed away on June 12th, 2017. Needless to say that his work at Omega and his books are dear to many of us and I'd also found him to be a very kind man during some email exchanges about obscure quartz calibers a few years ago. RIP.

Here is his Omega bio from Linked in :

 

Well done, @webvan, thank you. "Omega, A Journey through Time" speaks for itself. If you're ever in an AD where they have it at hand, do yourself a favor and take a look at the last, and arguably the best of many great ones. What a career.

 

Oh, Sh*t !!!! another source of knowledge gone. met him twice at the museum with john diethelm. a very passionate man , who lived for Omega. very sad to hear the news ! I will have a good whisky tonight in his memory. kind regards. achim

 

Sad news. Marco was a lovely man. Apart from his leviathan efforts in producing Saga and AJTT he was kind, accessible, responsive and more than a measure tolerant of people like myself who many times sought, and on occasion provided, information. The museum has never been the same since he retired and Jean Luc and John left. When he was there the policy was to engage the collecting community , and when he left it transformed into to a brand marketing outpost.

Regards

Desmond

 

sad news
a life dedicated to omega

 

Very sad news indeed. 'A Journey Through Time' is one of my prized possessions. Qu'il repose en paix.

 

Indeed a great loss.
I'm honored to have known him and I'll cherish my copies of Journey and Saga which he kindly autographed

 

sad news, he was a real gentleman. He assisted me on the purchase of my Omega Saga, and threw in a complimentary velcro moon strap since I was far away.