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Railmaster 1957 Trilogy?

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Greetings all
Long time lurker but my first initiated post.
I am very keen to acquire one of these beauties.
Looks like a superb alternative to the Explorer. Would love to hear from anyone who owns, or has owned one. Pros and cons welcome.
Also, if anyone knows of any up for sale (aside from the regular go to spots).
Best wishes
 
KeithS
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It's a nice looking watch, but I ended up selling mine as the crown kept getting pulled out whilst donning/doffing nitrile gloves at work.
 
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BrisBlade BrisBlade
Greetings all
Long time lurker but my first initiated post.
I am very keen to acquire one of these beauties.
Looks like a superb alternative to the Explorer. Would love to hear from anyone who owns, or has owned one. Pros and cons welcome.
Also, if anyone knows of any up for sale (aside from the regular go to spots).
Best wishes

Pros:
-38mm size is good for smaller wrists
-Styling is understated and very much "Omega" on a fundamental, vintage level, markers add to this style
-Lack of date function is both vintage and appeals to anyone looking for simplicity on the wrist and balance of the dial
-Fauxtina looks great
-8806 movement is very accurate

Cons:
-38mm size may be too small for larger wrists
-Styling is very understated to the point that the dial is almost bland, lack of applied markers is boring
-Lack of date function is irritating and means you need to pull your phone out if you want to know what the date is
-Fauxtina looks terrible
-Co-axial movement limits where service can be performed


🍿

Honestly OP, it's a beautiful watch. As far as the styling calling back to a Rolex Explorer is concerned- Sure, it has a similar look, and this is another one of those things that manages to be both a pro and con. Quarter numerals used to be more common and Omega does have a history of using them in the past- even if Rolex has been more consistent with styling decade-to-decade.


Something to keep in mind is that your watch must please only one person primarily- you. Everybody else is going to have some opinion about your watch. None of those opinions matter one bit. Love what you wear and what it says about you!
 
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BrisBlade BrisBlade
Cheers mate.
For our Aussie members in the know. Is a "Cheers mate" the equivalent of a good Southern USA "Bless your heart"? Asking for a friend...
 
Syzygy
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Aroxx Aroxx
For our Aussie members in the know. Is a "Cheers mate" the equivalent of a good Southern USA "Bless your heart"? Asking for a friend...
Ha! No, I believe it's more of a 'thanks for the info, much appreciated'. "Bless your heart" has more backhand than well wishes...Cheers mate is nowhere close as far as I know.
 
Aroxx
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Ha! No, I believe it's more of a 'thanks for the info, much appreciated'. "Bless your heart" has more backhand than well wishes...Cheers mate is nowhere close as far as I know.
Yea that's what I mean. I know "Cheers mate" can be a very positive "thank you" type saying. But I was wondering if it can also be a backhand thing like "Bless your heart". Like, I asked for pros and cons and you tried to sling me a watch. Cheers mate. Bless your heart. 😁 Maybe I read too much into it.
 
Syzygy
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Yea that's what I mean. I know "Cheers mate" can be a very positive "thank you" type saying. But I was wondering if it can also be a backhand thing like "Bless your heart". Like, I asked for pros and cons and you tried to sling me a watch. Cheers mate. Bless your heart. 😁 Maybe I read too much into it.
You beat me to the same reply, and considering I just picked up a nice piece from @SC1 I can echo that he's a solid seller and reputable dude.

Also, seeing @KeithS chiming in reminded me that I was the one to pick up his Trilogy Railmaster when he decided to sell. It's one of my 'top shelf' pieces and I've been extremely happy with how it wears with both the 'tool watch' and 'nice piece' looks of it that dresses up as well as down. I'm firmly in the 'pros' camp and really can't come up with any 'cons'...except maybe that it made picking up the Trilogy Seamaster a very difficult decision that I ultimately scratched the itch by going with the Heritage Seamaster 300 from @SC1
 
MarcusF
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I just give i the bad things in my opinion.

The bracele has polished outer links.
The bracelet is 19mm non tapering.
The clasp is huge and together with 19mm none tapering bracelet not extremly comfortable.
The lume is not great comared to my Seamaster 300 233.30.41.21.01.001, which has similar but less vintage looking lume.
The crown is not screw down.
The 55h power reserve is not fanastic for modern standard.

I do own the Railmaster, but i did buy the bracelet from the Speedmaster 321 steel.
 
BrisBlade
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Ha! No, I believe it's more of a 'thanks for the info, much appreciated'. "Bless your heart" has more backhand than well wishes...Cheers mate is nowhere close as far as I know.
Sounds about right to me.
 
BrisBlade
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MarcusF MarcusF
I just give i the bad things in my opinion.

The bracele has polished outer links.
The bracelet is 19mm non tapering.
The clasp is huge and together with 19mm none tapering bracelet not extremly comfortable.
The lume is not great comared to my Seamaster 300 233.30.41.21.01.001, which has similar but less vintage looking lume.
The crown is not screw down.
The 55h power reserve is not fanastic for modern standard.

I do own the Railmaster, but i did buy the bracelet from the Speedmaster 321 steel.
Thanks mate. Handy details.
 
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I had so much hesitated years ago between the Trilogy version and the "modern" one. I had gone for the latter. At that time, I was not able to justify the premium paid for the design and execution. I still like it though the justification is still pending. If you like it, I don't think you will be disappointed.
 
sonicosa
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The bracelet on the Trilogy line gets a lot of flack, but I have the Seamaster '57 and enjoy the bracelet. Would it be nicer if it tapered? Sure, maybe. I don't find it uncomfortable though, and I think it provides a nice counterbalance the the weight of the watch - although the Railmaster might be a little lighter.
 
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If you're unsure about the look of the 57 Railmaster and want to "try it out" before going 5+ large, you could always try one of the San Martin homage watches. You can find them used for less than $200 and honestly (I have one), it looks hauntingly similar to the 57 Trilogy Rainmaster. I figured I can use this watch as an acceptable placeholder until I'm ready to ante up the funds for the real thing.
 
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Railmasters are such underrated watches and the trilogy is the best. Can go head to head with a Milgauss and an Explorer at the same time!
 
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BrisBlade BrisBlade
Greetings all
Long time lurker but my first initiated post.
I am very keen to acquire one of these beauties.
Looks like a superb alternative to the Explorer. Would love to hear from anyone who owns, or has owned one. Pros and cons welcome.
Also, if anyone knows of any up for sale (aside from the regular go to spots).
Best wishes
BrisBlade BrisBlade
Greetings all
Long time lurker but my first initiated post.
I am very keen to acquire one of these beauties.
Looks like a superb alternative to the Explorer. Would love to hear from anyone who owns, or has owned one. Pros and cons welcome.
Also, if anyone knows of any up for sale (aside from the regular go to spots).
Best wishes
what did you end up doing? I got the Seamaster Trilogy about a year ago and I really like the way it looks, but I just find myself wearing it less and less. I don’t know if the fact that it’s not actually vintage is in the back of my mind or that I just prefer wearing other divers.
 
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