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·I recently purchased a Speedmaster Triple Date Chronometer (ref #3221.30.00) a/k/a Speedmaster Day-Date Chronometer from an authorized dealer. It had been hanging around the shop a while (as it is a discontinued model) but it is new. This the newer Chronometer version, not the older Triple Date that was not a certified Chronometer.
I've realized that Omega seems to have made a subtle change to the dial that I can't find documented anywhere and I'm curious how many others might have this variation as well.
The change is to the 12 hour Chronograph dial at "6 o'clock". On almost every photo I can find of this model, including on Omega's site, the 12 hour chronograph dial is numbered at 3, 6, 9 and 12 hour positions, with 'tick marks' at each hour in between. So between 12 and 3 there would be 2 tick marks for hour one and two.
However on my watch, there is only one tick mark between the numbers, so the tick marks only mark 1 1/2 hours, 3 1/2 hours, 6 1/2 hours and 9 1/2 hours. Frankly, this makes it almost impossible to accurately time anything over 30 minutes, because the chronograph only has a 30 minute timer and you must then reference the 12 hour dial to determine if you are at say 2 hrs 01 mins or 2hrs 31 mins.
I've attached a photo of my watch and an example of the more common version as well.
How many people out there have the 1 1/2 hour sub-dial that I have?
I've realized that Omega seems to have made a subtle change to the dial that I can't find documented anywhere and I'm curious how many others might have this variation as well.
The change is to the 12 hour Chronograph dial at "6 o'clock". On almost every photo I can find of this model, including on Omega's site, the 12 hour chronograph dial is numbered at 3, 6, 9 and 12 hour positions, with 'tick marks' at each hour in between. So between 12 and 3 there would be 2 tick marks for hour one and two.
However on my watch, there is only one tick mark between the numbers, so the tick marks only mark 1 1/2 hours, 3 1/2 hours, 6 1/2 hours and 9 1/2 hours. Frankly, this makes it almost impossible to accurately time anything over 30 minutes, because the chronograph only has a 30 minute timer and you must then reference the 12 hour dial to determine if you are at say 2 hrs 01 mins or 2hrs 31 mins.
I've attached a photo of my watch and an example of the more common version as well.
How many people out there have the 1 1/2 hour sub-dial that I have?
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