The Omega world is a remarkably broad church with some extremely knowledgeable and devoted specialist collectors following each line, model or even movement. One of the most noteworthy has always been Erich Lexer, often referred to on forums as “the black hole of Europe” since watches heading his way never escape again. [..] Visit Omega 30mm Chronometer Book Review to read the full article.
Thanks @Bill Sohne for the typo corrections, the next article will be out two days from now and we’ll see if that can remain the cadence two a week on Tuesday and Thursday into the future. Thursday will be about a special Seamaster reference that several members have been assisting with. Something I didn’t mention btw in the article is the price is 220 Euros or equivalent in USD, and can be ordered via @mac_omega directly
Really enjoying the content so far. It's nice to see this sort of info posted somewhere that's designed for long-form articles.
I did obtain a copy from Erich , and it helped me a lot in my quest to look for old watches, and how to value them, and not buy them. rule 1 never buy a watch with a damaged dial.... great book. recommended.
Don't forget to ask him to sign it! Great book so far. Looking forward to digging in. Thanks for the suggestion and recommendation.
That Book should come with a warning , like Cigarettes...." Reading that Book can result in the Death of your Bank account...." Or something like that..... Highly addictive content.... I haved used it more often than anticipated. If you can't be bothered with the above disclaimer, buy it as long it is on the market.
As I'm reading it I am struck with how straightforward the descriptions are written, particularly as there is such a depth of detailed information. It doesn't overwhelm, but builds one step at a time. Erich wrote that he wanted a book that would meet the desires of a novice through to the most detail oriented collector, which is no easy task. I think he pulled it off, at least for the first 30 pages that I have read thus far. It's quite interesting how he strips the earliest version of the movement and demonstrates how it works. For the serious collector, there are side by side photos of components such as wheels that identify what differences to look for in each succeeding variation. One curious side-line was his photograph of an actual Omega microfiche from the archive. We've heard of Omega's archive but this is the first detailed example of what kind of information is available and the challenges in decoding it. It shows the extent to which the author wants to involve and have the reader understand the process of researching the book. I think he knows his audience well. It's not hard to imagine an expert in one esoteric subject at a cocktail party who gets excited when talking about the detailed minutiae of his subject while not noticing how his audience is receeding. This is not that person. Instead, Erich seems very approachable and engaging, bringing just the level of detail to make me want to know more, which in this example is reading on. I just wish there was a similar book on Seamasters.
I've started it and I was amazed to read the section on the analysis of the types of plating on the movements and that it quickly transitioned to mostly rose gold