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RobSnoo
·Good Afternoon OF. My Father bought this watch new and wore it all through my childhood and into adulthood. I remember it clearly when I was young being amazed when he told me about how it winds itself. I used to love it when he made the alarm go off.
I really didn't think about it all that much as I grew as I was busy doing my own thing and I was never really a watch guy. He died in 2005 and towards the end had a few cheap digital watches like G-Shocks etc, and again I didn't really think about it all that much. My mum gave me some of his watches after his passing and I assumed this was one of them.
I've looked for it in old boxes and places where I thought it might be on and off over the years just for sentimental reasons but with no great effort, however last week my mum sends me a message saying she found dads old watch in a box and would i like it. Knowing nothing about watches I say yes of course. Immediately I fell in love with it, a connection to my dad. The crown grinds a bit but it ticks away after a few turns. I wear it for a week and it's running great just self winding. Lost about half a minute in that time.
My brother in law is a watch guy. Loves Omega watches. Has a big collection. Has a look at it and polishes the glass. Puts it on his timegraph and says its in good shape. He tells me it's a classic. Takes it in to his trusted Omega approved shop for a service. Really looking forward to getting it back. I really love this watch.
Going to be my daily wearer in honour of my Father. I'm planning to pass this down to one of my boys.
All I know is...
1969 or 1970
166.072
980 movement
1170 band with 618 ends
Thanks for reading if you got this far. Happy to be a part of a community that loves so many beautiful watches.
Rob
I really didn't think about it all that much as I grew as I was busy doing my own thing and I was never really a watch guy. He died in 2005 and towards the end had a few cheap digital watches like G-Shocks etc, and again I didn't really think about it all that much. My mum gave me some of his watches after his passing and I assumed this was one of them.
I've looked for it in old boxes and places where I thought it might be on and off over the years just for sentimental reasons but with no great effort, however last week my mum sends me a message saying she found dads old watch in a box and would i like it. Knowing nothing about watches I say yes of course. Immediately I fell in love with it, a connection to my dad. The crown grinds a bit but it ticks away after a few turns. I wear it for a week and it's running great just self winding. Lost about half a minute in that time.
My brother in law is a watch guy. Loves Omega watches. Has a big collection. Has a look at it and polishes the glass. Puts it on his timegraph and says its in good shape. He tells me it's a classic. Takes it in to his trusted Omega approved shop for a service. Really looking forward to getting it back. I really love this watch.
Going to be my daily wearer in honour of my Father. I'm planning to pass this down to one of my boys.
All I know is...
1969 or 1970
166.072
980 movement
1170 band with 618 ends
Thanks for reading if you got this far. Happy to be a part of a community that loves so many beautiful watches.
Rob
