Retirement of the 1861 Caliber

Omegafanman · Oct 29, 2020

I am getting a bit of déjà vu again :0)

https://omegaforums.net/threads/rip-calibre-1861.109203/

Omegafanman · Oct 29, 2020

jacgul
According to my father who works with nuclear containments, it is pronounced just "loomy" or "loomium" and I'm not sure of the spelling.

For containments I tend to pronounce it Hastelloy, Inconel or magnox :0)

Caliber561 · Oct 29, 2020

schoolboy
I can’t believe omega put Faux Patina on the Speedmaster 321 re release.

very disappointed

Archer
There is a thread on here somewhere with original period advertisements, and it's clear from those that the lume was never pure white in the first place, and always had a rather off white and cream colour.

If you choose to consider this "faux" lume that's up to you, but it would seem to be a more accurate representation of the original lume than white would be...

https://omegaforums.net/threads/deb...ches-had-colored-lume-since-new.107400/page-4

schoolboy · Oct 29, 2020

M'Bob
What color would you have preferred?

White; the original color.

haha jk.

I would’ve preferred the original color; which I thought was white.

Thanks to Archer, I stand corrected.

Now I have more respect for the watch, which the watch didn’t care about anyway.

Celestron · Oct 29, 2020

Redwes25
Not sure about the 1861 point but think they flight qualified the Speedmaster X-33 in late 90s. I had thought that is why they hadn't done the 1861 but maybe I am wrong.

You are wrong. 1861 is fully flight certified.

Retirement of the 1861 Caliber

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