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No Omega symbol on crystal of Ultraman

  1. cicindela Steve @ ΩF Staff Member Sep 15, 2018

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    Just saw this posted on Puristpro. Comments?

    Mine certainly has it. Are people just not seeing it because it is very fine and crisp ?
     
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  2. Foo2rama Keeps his worms in a ball instead of a can. Sep 15, 2018

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    I find it not possible..
     
  3. cicindela Steve @ ΩF Staff Member Sep 15, 2018

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    Well it is much more finely made and sharp, compared to the crude older versions .
     
  4. jberb55 Sep 15, 2018

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    Crude seems a little strong?
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  5. cicindela Steve @ ΩF Staff Member Sep 15, 2018

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    What does the newer sharp Ultraman mark we are talking about have to do with "crude older versions" ?
     
  6. jberb55 Sep 15, 2018

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    You called the older version “crude”. I thought it was a weird word to describe it... crude makes it sound (to me) like the old version was scratched on with a dull knife. I then took and posted a pic of the symbol on my Ultraman, which (to me) looks the same as the one on all my other hesalite Speedmasters. Though none older than 2008
     
  7. many Sep 15, 2018

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    Are these marks just on hesalite models or are they on sapphire models too?
     
  8. cicindela Steve @ ΩF Staff Member Sep 15, 2018

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    Interesting, the one on my Ultraman very precise and finely made, smooth and sharp, like a knife edge. While my older ones look mechanically cut in
     
  9. jberb55 Sep 15, 2018

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    Here’s a pic of the eldest in my possession. There could be a difference I can’t see. Surely suppliers and/or methods change

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  10. jberb55 Sep 15, 2018

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    One more; man these pics are difficult. Maybe the top-left of the symbol’s arc looks a little flat? Or maybe the lighting / iPhone / shakyhands

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  11. rob#1 Sep 15, 2018

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    I see that they still can’t put them on straight :whistling:
     
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  12. pianomankd Sep 16, 2018

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    Or, was the rest of the watch built crooked......
     
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  13. jw0n Sep 16, 2018

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    It's there, just perhaps harder to spot. Yes, they can't seem to put it on straight, and that really puzzles me. Anyway, just use the light off your phone and look around the center:

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  14. pianomankd Sep 16, 2018

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    GREAT photo!
     
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  15. cicindela Steve @ ΩF Staff Member Sep 16, 2018

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    Yes and in this photo you can see the sharpness and crispness of it.
     
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  16. STANDY schizophrenic pizza orderer and watch collector Sep 16, 2018

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    ST1 is also a lot finer and crisp than my 2013 speedmaster normal

    ( speedmaster normal - funny I have to use this so people know what I mean )
     
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  17. rob#1 Sep 17, 2018

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    Great photo! Perhaps the sharpness of the orange hand takes your eyes away from the symbol... Love the applied logo as well, wish the ‘Speedmaster normal’ had this.
     
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  18. Archer Omega Qualified Watchmaker Sep 17, 2018

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    Please note that the "Ultraman" uses the exact same crystal as any regular production Speedmaster Pro...
     
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  19. Archer Omega Qualified Watchmaker Sep 17, 2018

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    Omega is not concerned with the orientation of the symbol, but of the line in the tension ring - they want that line towards the bottom of the dial so it's less visible. So they are paying attention to the orientation, but just not the orientation of the symbol.
     
  20. rob#1 Sep 17, 2018

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    That’s fair enough, however when my Seamaster was serviced the new crystal was installed with the symbol on ‘straight’ and I presume the watchmaker got the tension ring in the right place at the same time. Is it a time thing at the factory - and do you install them any which way or with the symbol straight? I guess I must have more OCD than I thought :eek:
     
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