Hi all

Ordered a central seconds last Saturday and it arrived yesterday. Very very happy with it. Here it is and also next to my railmaster.

Best regards

Josh

 

Nice combo - congrats!

 

Love it (have it!) - enjoy!

 

should be well under 50, i've got small wrists (6.25 inch) and it fits me well if you'd like to see a pic

 

Small seconds on the nato...so clean. Also bonus pic of the Tokyo speedy (white).

 

Finally got the central seconds from Chicago omega boutique yesterday. Love it! Worth the wait.

 

Have any of you that have handled the watch noticed an almost cheap feeling to the construction? By that I mean when you tap on the front crystal, the watch internals make a rattling sound, or as bad, the watch winding mechanism is extraordinary loud even when on your wrist.

 

I think that’s been mentioned before on here. It’s most likely the rotor that winds the watch. It will be the bearing inside.

I’m not a fan of the winding mechanism on this and I don’t think the crown feels particularly robust but they are minor criticisms to an otherwise incredible watch

 

The first watch of this kind (lightweight, small and dressier type of sports watch) they i purchased was a heuer Carrera Telemeter Calibre 18. They are very similar in many regards. Albeit one is a chrono.

I ‘ranted’ at length (Calibre11 forum) about that feeling cheap and nowhere near as ‘good quality’ as my Speedmaster blah blah.

Later I learnt to appreciate that it was kust the nature of the design. I had bery similar feelsing about the small seconds when if first arrived.

When you’re used to Planet Ocean and Speedmaster Racing most other things feel flimsy and ‘cheap’ in comparison. But heft does not always mean quality. And the converse is very true in this case.

Personally i can’t fault the finish on this piece, save the clasp on the strap which I find annoyingly fiddly. But that’s more me than the watch. It is as per the original more or less.

 

Thanks for the response guys. I've been feeling a bit of buyers remorse because of exactly how you guys described it...it just feels so.... "feel flimsy and ‘cheap’ " -Speedy D. Like the only thing that gives it value is the 18k numerals/markings and their aren't too many of them. Drives me crazy when I drop it on my wrist to clasp it and it rattles....yuck! I felt it was so bad, I started looking for official pics to make sure the omega boutique didn't sell me a fake. Oh and speedy d, totally agree with you on the clasp...chintzy design.

 

Have a read up on the movement used in this, and the other master chronometer certified Omega movements.

I know its a bit cliche and has been mentioned but heft doesn't really mean quality.

These movements of some of the most mechnically advanced watch movements ever produced, by any brand.

The certification is pretty scrupulous, tested over several days, at different power reserves, 6 different resting positions, at different temperatures and different magnetic fields. Its probably one of the best time only watches available today.

To give maybe some balance, one of my Jaeger Le-Coultre watches feels pretty flimsy too, and it actually did break when i used the quickset pushers to advance the data and moon phase. Not what you would expect from such a brand as JLC, in a modern moon phase too. All down to the hands being engaged in a date change at 10:40pm - not what you'd expect in a modern movement.

As mentioned, if you are use to divers and tool watches, dress watches, even from the big brands do feel delicate.

 

Hi all

Has demand for the small seconds version dried up? There seemed to be loads of people of waiting lists when I called Stockists a few weeks ago. I am seeing a few available from high street retailers.

Regards

Josh

 

By the way it is goldsmiths who are showing 4 in stock and you get a free watchwinder.

Josh

 

I expect that they made a few too many. The silly asking prices on chrono24 have all but gone. I suspect Omega may have shot itself in the foot with the delay leaking into the budget window for the LE moonwatches. Too many LEs landing in short space of time. Also I don’t think that Seamasters have quite the dame appeal with collectors as the speedmaster - no moonwatch / space nerd appeal.

I just bought it cause I thought it looked nice. Regardless of whether a few remain in shop windows it still looks Nice

 

Very nice pics of the 1948 Seamaster.

Here's mine from 1956 (redial unfortunately).

 

Huh. I wonder, given these comments, if it isn't a smarter buy to just get a vintage. Granted, there is the risk of it not being waterproof, and it won't have the same movement, but with the different in price, it might just be worth a gamble.

 

For example this one: https://omegaforums.net/threads/omega-seamaster-2938-2sc-50s-650.95623/

 

If they did have that many? (BTW how do you tell how many they have in stock?) then they are all sold now.

 

Hi

I looked at the stock checker and it showed four shops with immediate availability and they were quite far from each other.

Regards

Josh

 

I was on holiday and noticed that a dealer in Singapore had a sub-seconds model available. I recently picked up my centre seconds and immediately put the tan strap on. I recon it looks really smart and not too chunky (I have a really small wrist), some may disagree but I will wear this daily. My first Swiss watch and I am really loving it.