- Posts
- 125
- Likes
- 185
Jan Dietrich
·Hallo guys! Do you trink there will be a remake of the seamaster 300 big triangle in future? Maybe with the sword hands?
Omega Big Triangle remake?
- Posts
- 2,180
- Likes
- 2,357
McBeardy
·Personally I don’t think they will. The PO range took some styling cues. But I also feel the current heritage 300 is Omegas modern iteration of this.
- Posts
- 13,201
- Likes
- 22,957
Davidt
·I can’t see them issuing a heritage SM300 big triangle anytime soon.
- Posts
- 2,979
- Likes
- 8,734
hen
·Again? 😉
- Posts
- 2,929
- Likes
- 6,104
Fallout Boy
·The original SM 300 is slim and handsome, and not a brick with unnecessary gimmicks like a date window...
- Posts
- 10,442
- Likes
- 16,327
padders
··Oooo subtitles!The original SM 300 is slim and handsome, and not a brick with unnecessary gimmicks like a date window...
- Posts
- 2,929
- Likes
- 6,104
Fallout Boy
·If OMEGA does not - Steinhart will: 40 mm , 10 thickness, no date and titanium.
$ 380 😀
$ 380 😀
- Posts
- 2,296
- Likes
- 18,242
Paedipod
·The original SM 300 is slim and handsome, and not a brick with unnecessary gimmicks like a date window...
- Posts
- 2,979
- Likes
- 8,734
hen
·Or a fart valve
The HEV is mission critical to us high stakes action Seamaster owners. Yes you may call us Bond types we dont mind.
- Posts
- 637
- Likes
- 1,493
Jakeys
·You need to educate your self: https://omegaforums.net/threads/big-problem-with-helium-escape.39163/
The HEV is mission critical to us high stakes action Seamaster owners. Yes you may call us Bond types we dont mind.
I welded my SMP's HEV shut, that way the helium cannot escape. But then I realised the crown was also a point of leakage, so I had to weld that shut. Unfortunately, then I realised that while the Caliber 1538 keeps good enough time that the crown is not needed, the date wheel would slowly drift - so I covered the crystal at 3 o'clock with blu tack, which is an approximate colour match to the dial. The only issue now is that I will have to throw the watch away at the next service interval, but fortunately there is a reasonable second hand market for my reference.
Can't understand why Omega didn't design it this way from the factory, frankly.
- Posts
- 2,979
- Likes
- 8,734
hen
·I welded my SMP's HEV shut, that way the helium cannot escape. But then I realised the crown was also a point of leakage, so I had to weld that shut. Unfortunately, then I realised that while the Caliber 1538 keeps good enough time that the crown is not needed, the date wheel would slowly drift - so I covered the crystal at 3 o'clock with blu tack, which is an approximate colour match to the dial. The only issue now is that I will have to throw the watch away at the next service interval, but fortunately there is a reasonable second hand market for my reference.
Can't understand why Omega didn't design it this way from the factory, frankly.
You could use a tear of calendar in stead of the blue tack, or maybe drill and tread a hole to fit a date adjuster from a day-date. Any competent watch maker will be able to do this job for a reasonable price.
- Posts
- 2,929
- Likes
- 6,104
Fallout Boy
·I would prefer a USB port.
- Posts
- 10,442
- Likes
- 16,327
padders
··Oooo subtitles!I
Good thinking. I'm going to flood my SMPs with Radon for this exact reason. Indeed I may get my dial relumed with Radium to provide a continuous source in case of future leakage but the Radon gas atoms are so fat, heavy and lazy (until they decay that is) they will likely stay put. It seems the guys in the 1950s had it right all along. Bloody red tape!!!
Am I a genius or what!
Any competent watch maker might disagree, but I dont think welding is the way to go. Helium is the second smallest atom we know so it can leak trough a poruos weld. Have you considered any of the other inert gases? Argon and Neon are both lighter than air, but you would still have the problem of the higher density than Helium making your watch feel heavy on the wrist.
You could use a tear of calendar in stead of the blue tack, or maybe drill and tread a hole to fit a date adjuster from a day-date. Any competent watch maker will be able to do this job for a reasonable price.
Am I a genius or what!
Similar threads
- Posts
- 6
- Views
- 204
- Posts
- 16
- Views
- 523
