This thread is causing us to revolt WE MUST STAY STRONG

 

Just a few more days fellows.

 

I'm not remotely "upset" by what you have said, but in my experience people will and do refer the case of the watch, and particularly in an instance such as this, a new watch the "case" will not be a kit of parts, simply the case.

 

If I were the guys from Omega checking this thread, I would postpone the release for another month just to have fun

 

Well... one of the few things I learned quickly here on OF is that: Don’t argue with Archer, because if I disagree chances are I’m wrong.

I’m grateful to have someone as knowledgeable as Archer here and most importantly with his willingness and patience to share his knowledge in such great details.

 

Relax, it is Sunday. Let us enjoy what is truly precious...the time we have with our loved ones.

 

Sounds great, but I won't be drawing on that knowledge or blowing smoke up his bum any time soon.

 

I'm glad you aren't upset - I'm not here to upset anyone. In terms of what people think of when they think of a case, I'm not an expert in others understanding of these things. However several people in this thread have already stated that things like the bezel and case back are part of the case in their view, so others do seem to understand the case as being the assembly as Omega refers to it.

Taking a look at the parts for sale forum there are two listings on the front page that refer to the middle part (that you call the case) as a "caseband" in one listing and a "mid-case" in the other:

https://omegaforums.net/threads/red...-with-original-pushers-for-ref-105-003.94237/

https://omegaforums.net/threads/vin...on-and-dnn-bezel-69-case-back-mid-case.94801/

Those are both terms used to describe the middle part of the case. For the watch we are talking about here is what the Omega Extranet says about the case:

055FZZ011800 | CASE 310 ST AU750 MSG 42 3861 BLK LE

As you can see both ST for stainless steel and AU750 for gold are in the description, so to clarify this is what I was referring to a couple of pages back that you claim is wrong. They do list the case frame as a separate part of the case, and call it:

STEEL CASE MIDDLE PART

It is listed as stainless steel. So the case as a whole has a number of materials, but the case frame (middle part, caseband, mid-case) is steel.

I hope this helps clarify things.

Cheers, Al

 

It does indeed explain how Omega refers to the kit of parts, but the discussion and description was for a complete watch, not what the various parts used to make the watch consists of.

 

Yes of course this thread is about the whole watch. Your specific concern earlier was with the case material, so that's why we went down the rabbit hole. The case frame is SS, and the bezel is gold, so the case is steel and gold.

 

Sorry I repeat myself
It does not matter what YOU think it is. If somebody speaks of the case in the watch industry and the material is referred as steel/gold, and the bezel is not mentioned seperately, chances are extremly high, that the base part is steel and the bezel is gold. It is as simple as that.

 

+1 what MCG555 said.

Not sure about the "blowing smoke up his bum" part, but I do think you should draw on that knowledge.

 

Indeed, I think that would only be useful if Al desired to have a hotter ass. I have heard from his archery pals that he looked pretty good in some green tights when he used to do some charity / pantomime work as Robin Hood, so it might be just a tad OTT to go any further in that direction.

 

...mom?

 

case2
/keɪs/
noun
noun: case; plural noun: cases

1. 1.
   a container designed to hold or protect something.

i think it’s a open and shut case.

A case is front and back, as how do you encase a movement if it is not in a case.


But feel free to change a meaning to suit yourself in this case.

 

A new sign this morning...

 

Finally this thread is proving useful and informative. In future I shall stop calling this a box

and use the more appropriate terminology:-
Nutcase.

Wait, is that terminology already reserved for the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak on account of the case being held together by these:-

 

So this is the week everyone was waiting for...