I guess our watches have a much greater chance of ending up on the ocean floor than in space so in a way these are much more practical, I do go deep see fishing sometimes and I suppose a watch could fall off while casting
Did I ever mention how badly I want one of these. I would go into debt to buy one. It's the ultimate diver.
If they make it smaller which they will need to, assuming, the water resistance needs to be outrageous for it to be different from what Omega already sells.
Did I ever mention how badly I want one of these. I would go into debt to buy one. It's the ultimate diver.
If they make it smaller which they will need to, assuming, the water resistance needs to be outrageous for it to be different from what Omega already sells.
@STANDY @Walrus
With a rubber strap, would that diver float if it somehow slipped your wrist??
edit. Your last photo (just loaded) of diver in bottom of the tank answered above question.
Which leads me to an equally groundbreaking question:
Why don鈥檛 they make a floating rubber strap? Looks like a missed opportunity there.
Fish weekly and must have casted a million times and never had a watch fall off. 馃槈
I own a 2500 PO. About six months ago one of the pins broke on the bracelet, the watch fell into my lap. Good thing I wasn't casting. No idea how it happened, but it makes me a little nervous... and not, the bracelet wasn't on my wrist tightly at all.
That is disconcerting. Do you mean the pin itself snapped into 2 different segments? Were the collars still ok, or did one of those happen to get bent? May I ask if you happen to have a photo of it?
My old 2220.80 is also on a pin & collar system. Before sending it in for service this year (1st service after 9 years of ownership), I had noticed one pin was starting to stick out a little from 1 direction. Had no idea how it happened, other than thinking maybe one of the collars was wearing out over time... thus losing its hold on the pin and allowing that pin to slide outward over time.
What a stroke of luck (or divine intervention 馃憤) that it fell into your lap. I hope to have such good fortunes myself if I ever experience a pin or spring bar failure!
@STANDY @Walrus
With a rubber strap, would that diver float if it somehow slipped your wrist??
edit. Your last photo (just loaded) of diver in bottom of the tank answered above question.
Which leads me to an equally groundbreaking question:
Why don鈥檛 they make a floating rubber strap? Looks like a missed opportunity there.
Thanks. It's pretty disconcerting that a bracelet would fail like that. And yes if I remember, I was just sitting at a table having dinner with friends. I won't wear that PO all that often- maybe a dozen times a year, and never in adverse situations. It's never been near the ocean or even any water, sadly. I didn't think to try and find the pin to see if it in fact broke in two or just came out, I was so surprised to find the watch sitting there in my lap. It broke between the first and second link from the clasp, and looking at the holes, they don't appear damaged in any way, nor do they look like ovals. I've been hesitant to go to my AD because of COVID, and I don't want to put it in the mail, so it'll remain a mystery until a watchmaker can see it, and likely even then...
Thanks. It's pretty disconcerting that a bracelet would fail like that. And yes if I remember, I was just sitting at a table having dinner with friends. I won't wear that PO all that often- maybe a dozen times a year, and never in adverse situations. It's never been near the ocean or even any water, sadly. I didn't think to try and find the pin to see if it in fact broke in two or just came out, I was so surprised to find the watch sitting there in my lap. It broke between the first and second link from the clasp, and looking at the holes, they don't appear damaged in any way, nor do they look like ovals. I've been hesitant to go to my AD because of COVID, and I don't want to put it in the mail, so it'll remain a mystery until a watchmaker can see it, and likely even then...
Thanks. It's pretty disconcerting that a bracelet would fail like that. And yes if I remember, I was just sitting at a table having dinner with friends. I won't wear that PO all that often- maybe a dozen times a year, and never in adverse situations. It's never been near the ocean or even any water, sadly. I didn't think to try and find the pin to see if it in fact broke in two or just came out, I was so surprised to find the watch sitting there in my lap. It broke between the first and second link from the clasp, and looking at the holes, they don't appear damaged in any way, nor do they look like ovals. I've been hesitant to go to my AD because of COVID, and I don't want to put it in the mail, so it'll remain a mystery until a watchmaker can see it, and likely even then...
