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RARJ
·Now this is getting a little out of hand. A LE for the 36th run of a yearly sporting event? What’s next? A limited edition for your next tax report?
Omega America's Cup 2021 LE
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RARJ
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Despite being one of the other die-hard PO fans on here I take it that it doesn't really do much for you? Your reaction of "meh" resonates similarly with me as well.
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cverstegen
·wonder why they moved the date back to 3?
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Meme-Dweller
·wonder why they moved the date back to 3?
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AntonisCy
·wonder why they moved the date back to 3?
All non chrono POs have their date at 3.
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AntonisCy
·As i noted earlier in this thread i think this is the first PO that ditches the rubber for color on the bezel with liquid ceramic. Don't know if anybody had any problems with the rubber in the past but i guess this will be more future proof.
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Meme-Dweller
·As i noted earlier in this thread i think this is the first PO that ditches the rubber for color on the bezel with liquid ceramic. Don't know if anybody had any problems with the rubber in the past but i guess this will be more future proof.
Let me see if I can find it
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kip595
·I've never done any racing in sailing, just for sport/fun (PLEASE somebody tell my bank account that means I'm rich...); but I actually don't mind the looks of this PO. More colorful than anything I currently own and not a 'must have', but it'd certainly go into the rotation if I were to somehow end up with one.
Maybe even just for the usual caviar and Bud Light social at the harborside dive bar...err...I mean...um...yacht club. 😉
Maybe even just for the usual caviar and Bud Light social at the harborside dive bar...err...I mean...um...yacht club. 😉
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I think on a chrono it looks really good. The spacing is just right. But on a three hand watch (especially the PO) I think the 3 o'clock positioning looks best.
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cverstegen
·because it was never at 6 except for the chronograph versions?
Oh, right. I was confusing it with the 300M. Oops 😀
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imageWIS
·I think it looks like a TAG Heuer... and that's not a good thing.
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queriver
·36th run since 1851 and it’s the oldest sporting trophy in the world.
One of the greatest America's Cup skippers of all time, Dennis Conner, was a carpet salesman. He won several cups but knew how to sail without being rich
From National Museum of Australia website: https://www.nma.gov.au/defining-moments/resources/americas-cup-win
"At 5.21pm on 26 September 1983, off the coast of Rhode Island, the yacht Australia II crossed the finish line to win the America’s Cup.
In the best of seven races, Australia II was 1–3 down after the first four races. In the final race she came from behind to win 4–3. It was the first America’s Cup race in 132 years that a country other than the USA won."
From Wikipedia entry about the 1983 America's Cup: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1983_America's_Cup
The loss of the 1983 America's Cup was considered a time of shame in U.S. sailing, as the U.S. had been able to defend the Cup for 132 years. Dennis Conner took the loss hard. Asked about how he felt initially after losing the Cup Conner said: "It was awful. I just did not want to get out of bed in the morning. I am usually full of life and energy... I just wanted to hide".
In retrospect, Conner said that losing the Cup in 1983 had been good for the sport of sailing and the Cup itself: "Me losing after 132 years was the best thing that ever happened to the America's Cup and the best thing that ever happened to Dennis Conner...Before the win by the Australians, the America's Cup was only big in the minds of the yachties, but the rest of the world didn't know or care about it at all. But when we lost it... it was a little bit like losing the Panama Canal - suddenly everyone appreciated it. If I hadn't lost it, there never would have been the national effort... without that there never would have been the ticker-tape parade up Fifth Avenue in New York, lunch with the President at the White House and all the doors of opportunity that it opened".
BTW -- Since the USA lost in 1983 and subsequently won it back in 1987, it's been won by New Zealand, Swiss and US teams.
Australia II:
... and the secret weapon used to win the 1983 Cup - a winged keel:
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AntonisCy
·Yea i think i prefer the liquid ceramic one 😜
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jlam1127
·It’s not even a real sport but some socially disconnected rich people entertainment, no one really should care about. If you like that, then this world is not for you...
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jlam1127
·well where i come from (and i guess that’s the same for most of the world) sailing is for rich people only. People who have the luxury and time to get on a boat and race against each other are usually fat cats or assholes. And guess what, no one is watching the sailing events at the olympics either. It is only oympic because people with money decided it to be...
and btw, where i come from you’ll get a full month of sports membership for your 20£.
get in line, big shot...
You absolutely come across as one of those "Americans" that fits every stereotype the rest of us are trying to avoid. Relax I'm also American, but not the ignorant loud obnoxious type....
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High Hope
·I will not, but since i made my point clear, there is no reason to further elaborate on the economically excessive nature of sport sailing.
all sport sailors are bastards, A.S.S.A.B.
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