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You go more than 60m down when you fall out of a boat? [emoji33]

Are... are you Tony Stark?

😁

People are way too finicky about water resistance nowadays. With modern watches, 60m means 60m. Which is overkill for dress watches, frankly.
 
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People are way too finicky about water resistance nowadays. With modern watches, 60m means 60m. Which is overkill for dress watches, frankly.
Especially as Omega tests to 125% of stated WR, I'm not particularly bothered about taking a modern Speedy into the pool and those are only 50m.
 
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It's more of a throwback to the Seamaster dress watches of the 50's and 60's I think, which as @w.finkenstaedt pointed out had virtually no water resistance. Nothing to do with the divers.

My understanding the Seamaster began as a waterproof watch for sailing on your yacht. It's only ten years later it also became a diver's tool watch.
 
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They need a new category for a watch like this. Something like "Landmaster"

Seaminor?
 
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I think it's gorgeous but I am a bit puzzled by the placement of the minute markers and the length of the seconds hand.
 
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Oh my dear, that is a very nice watch......🥰🥰

Look at the case: sleek lines, so much more subtle compared to the chunky AT-case.....
No nonsense on the dial: simple, clean, perfectly finished..... This will cost me.

Inspired by Riva..?

Actually you could make a case that the AT teak dial was indirectly influenced by the Riva😀
 
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Hands don't pass the Hoi test. 😁
 
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Actually you could make a case that the AT teak dial was indirectly influenced by the Riva😀
To think of that I missed that .....🤦
Hands don't pass the Hoi test. 😁
So....?
😁😁😜

I noticed that too, but decided to keep silent....
 
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btw: notice the slightly different hour markers on this 18K version: with and without the 'faceted' ends at the rim-side (sorry for putting it like that).
The former resembling the 50's look...... (but lacking the lume on these ones...)

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Especially as Omega tests to 125% of stated WR, I'm not particularly bothered about taking a modern Speedy into the pool and those are only 50m.

Only watches rated for 300m or more get tested to 125% - everything else is tested to the rated depth.

Cheers, Al
 
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Only watches rated for 300m or more get tested to 125% - everything else is tested to the rated depth.

Cheers, Al
Huh, TIL. Thanks!

Don't all METAS watches get tested to 125%? I thought I read that somewhere.
 
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What would the logic be? Venice, Seamaster? No source says anything concerning limited availability? And at the same time sold only in Venice? Too much marketing i think.
 
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I like the look of this watch (at least from the two pics in the OP), but I rarely have a need to wear something so dressy. It is in competition with the ST and 60th LEs for me, and I would wear any of those much more often. Nice looking, though!
 
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I like it. Hopefully it's possible to get without having to go to Venice.
 
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I like it. Hopefully it's possible to get without having to go to Venice.

what would be the fun in that?


Just booked a flight/cruise... and one of these set aside for me already.... live wristshots in the summer..😀
 
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What would the logic be? Venice, Seamaster? No source says anything concerning limited availability? And at the same time sold only in Venice? Too much marketing i think.

the "Seamonster"/"hippocampus"/"Omega Seahorse logo" was apparently inspired by the symbol he saw on a gondola while in Venice, and saw the potential for a logo on the Omega watches... works for me, no matter how much of a stretch that might be...

It would have been perfect if it was the manual wind... but you know what they say... "perfection is boring.. getting better is where all the excitement is..."
 
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It's a beautiful watch, but personally I think the stainless model would be much nicer if the hands, markers and logo were stainless or white gold instead of Sedna.