Professional designation, what does it actually mean?

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cvrle1

·Sep 11, 2016

Perhaps a silly question, but one I cant really figure out. What does "Professional" for Omega mean? There are hand dialed, auto dialed, battery powered Omega watches that have Professional designation, so that isnt it. Is it because they are made for professionals to be used in certain field? Do other watch companies, like Rolex for example, use this designation?

 

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ulackfocus

·Sep 11, 2016

cvrle1

What does "Professional" for Omega mean?

It means $$$$$$$$$$$.

 

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cvrle1

·Sep 11, 2016

hahaha thats a given I suppose. Good marketing will do that.

 

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Archer

·Sep 11, 2016·Omega Qualified Watchmaker

It means they wrote professional on the dial...

 

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noelekal

·Sep 11, 2016·Home For Wayward Watches

I love seeing the word on my Speedmaster's dial. It validates the fact that its owner's bound to be professional at something.

Now if, at this late date I could only figure out what.

 

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Vercingetorix

·Sep 11, 2016·Spam Risk

Only true professionals know why certain watches are classified professional.

 

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Foo2rama

·Sep 11, 2016·Keeps his worms in a ball instead of a can.

Marketing term that theoretically implies that it can stand up to the rigors of someone using it for work. I figured it was made up to denote the change with crown guards as that was a more robust design feature. Then Omega put it on the high end dive watches for similar reasons.

 

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al128

·Sep 11, 2016

... white collar watch... Not a Seiko... Got it?

Rolex = management

 

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Bushido

·Sep 11, 2016

Because "Speedmaster Amateur" sounds shitty.

 

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ulackfocus

·Sep 11, 2016

Bushido

Because "Speedmaster Amateur" sounds shitty.

Leader in the clubhouse.

 

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meganfox17

·Sep 11, 2016

.........but there's a $200 designer Swiss , Roberto Bianci with an even cooler
" Professional Commando " written on the dial that comes with all the bells & whistles[emoji14]

 

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alam

·Sep 11, 2016

photoshop skills improving?? 😜 ....is there a Professional Mercenary model?

 

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Mad Dog

·Sep 11, 2016

noelekal

...its owner's bound to be professional at something.

Damn straight...professional DD coffee chugger here. 👍

 

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noelekal

·Sep 11, 2016·Home For Wayward Watches

Yeah but Mad Dog ... is your palate properly professional enough to judge between Dunkin' Donuts and Tim Horton's?

 

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Mad Dog

·Sep 11, 2016

noelekal

Yeah but Mad Dog ... is your palate properly professional enough to judge between Dunkin' Donuts and Tim Horton's?

Ummm...negatory...I didn't get a chance to sample the T. Horton's in YYZ...too busy goofing off at Hooters. 😁

 

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BlackTalon

·Sep 11, 2016·This Space for Rent

meganfox17

.........but there's a $200 designer Swiss , Roberto Bianci with an even cooler
" Professional Commando " written on the dial that comes with all the bells & whistles[emoji14]

Not sure I need my watch to inform everyone I roll without underwear for a living...

 

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noelekal

·Sep 11, 2016·Home For Wayward Watches

Mad Dog

Ummm...negatory...I didn't get a chance to sample the T. Horton's in YYZ...too busy goofing off at Hooters. 😁

Hmmph! While you were hootin' it up, I was busy slavin' away, doing a road trip taste test a couple weeks ago. After several samples of each, DD gets a double-jointed thumbs up for being best for both coffee and donuts (though the last DD tested did serve up a stale blueberry donut).

 

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Slipstreamer

·Sep 11, 2016

Then there's the Speedmaster "Meister (master)". A Speedmaster "double-double". LOL

 

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cvrle1

·Sep 12, 2016

Slipstreamer

Then there's the Speedmaster "Meister (master)". A Speedmaster "double-double". LOL

Yeah I saw several Omega's with meister printed on the dial. From what i read it is a shop that had special order made for them. Personally I dont like it. Even thought it is only one extra word, it just looks out of place and makes the dial too busy. i would much rather get the non meister version.

 

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JimInOz

·Sep 12, 2016·Melbourne Australia

BlackTalon

Not sure I need my watch to inform everyone I roll without underwear for a living...

Beat me to it. 😁
I haven't gone commando for many years, but in my younger days quite often, always with a sarong though, not shorts.
MF will understand.