Show me your Jumbo Connie (only Omega 168.001, 14777, 14778, 14395 and 14396 allowed)

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Shabbaz

·Feb 15, 2020

Let's get all the jumbo's together. I'll start. Two 168.001's. As soon as my new 14395 arrives, I will post that one as well.

 

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hoipolloi

·Feb 15, 2020

Hi Shabbaz.
Thanks for the thread.
I like to show off my 14396, the one that I consider as my best buy of the year. It is a jumbo 14k gold capped constellation ref 14396, no date and powered by a 505.
The script is a mix of 1st generation and 5th (?) makes it a unique and interesting dial that you can tell right away when you see the second one.
I Googled this reference and only a few came up.
Hope to see some of these come up in this special thread.
Cheers
Hoi.

 

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Banner Roar

·Feb 15, 2020

These are the versions I currently have
From the left -
14395, 504, gold capped
14777, 561, SS
14777, 561, gold capped
14777, 561, SS ribbon dial

 

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lindo

·Feb 15, 2020

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These are the versions I currently have
From the left -
14395, 504, gold capped
14777, 561, SS
14777, 561, gold capped
14777, 561, SS ribbon dial

Nice collection of jumbos - thanks for sharing them. I don't know whether it's due to the extra size on the wrist or to the larger dials, but their overall design quality still looks sharp 60 years later.

 

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harrymai86

·Feb 15, 2020

168.001 with BOR bracelet which I think is unpolished.

 

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yev131

·Feb 15, 2020

Ooooh. These are very nice looking.

 

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CanberraOmega

·Feb 15, 2020

General dibs!

 

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tamura

·Feb 16, 2020

 

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krogerfoot

·Feb 16, 2020

I don't have any of my own to share, but I'm curious about why Omega lore has it that jumbo-size watches were produced for the Japan and Singapore market. Neither country seems overly attracted to jumbo anything. Does anyone have any insight? Did other watchmakers produce specially-sized watches for Japan and Singapore during that period, or any time for that matter?

 

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harrymai86

·Feb 16, 2020

krogerfoot

I don't have any of my own to share, but I'm curious about why Omega lore has it that jumbo-size watches were produced for the Japan and Singapore market. Neither country seems overly attracted to jumbo anything. Does anyone have any insight? Did other watchmakers produce specially-sized watches for Japan and Singapore during that period, or any time for that matter?

You should add Thailand and Indonesia markets as well. But most of the examples or at least pristine ones came from Japan, the other three markets I could not image lots of examples being sold over that period.

 

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Shabbaz

·Feb 16, 2020

I'm looking at the database of all known connies from Desmond 's blog and he writes the 14395 came in goldcap and SS. But did anyone ever see a SS version?

 

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Banner Roar

·Feb 16, 2020

I have been recording any jumbos I see for the last few years to look for common design elements.
1 example of 14396 gold capped.
5 examples of 14395 all gold capped.
23 examples of 14777 with majority of them being SS.
Most of the jumbo examples out there are 168.001 so didn't record them.

 

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Shabbaz

·Feb 16, 2020

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I have been recording any jumbos I see for the last few years to look for common design elements.
1 example of 14396 gold capped.
5 examples of 14395 all gold capped.
23 examples of 14777 with majority of them being SS.
Most of the jumbo examples out there are 168.001 so didn't record them.

Yes. So it's almost safe to say the 14395 did not came in SS.

 

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Banner Roar

·Feb 16, 2020

The 14395 used the 504 movement of which there was only ~25,000 made. Therefore, were likely not many 14395s made. Any in gold capped would have been more valued and looked after hence I expect more survived but likely some were SS.

 

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Shabbaz

·Feb 16, 2020

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The 14395 used the 504 movement of which there was only ~25,000 made. Therefore, were likely not many 14395s made. Any in gold capped would have been more valued and looked after hence I expect more survived but likely some were SS.

Well, if they came in SS I hope they will find this thread and post them. Would be cool to see one.

 

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Shabbaz

·Feb 16, 2020

Anyway, this is it? We dont have any more jumbo's on OF? I know a couple of other members have some jumbo's in their collection...

 

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Banner Roar

·Feb 16, 2020

There should be many more jumbo's here among member collections.

 

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hoipolloi

·Feb 16, 2020

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There should be many more jumbo's here among member collections.

I own 168.001's and 14777, too. But the 14396 is my special for this thread.

 

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krogerfoot

·Feb 18, 2020

krogerfoot

I don't have any of my own to share, but I'm curious about why Omega lore has it that jumbo-size watches were produced for the Japan and Singapore market. Neither country seems overly attracted to jumbo anything. Does anyone have any insight? Did other watchmakers produce specially-sized watches for Japan and Singapore during that period, or any time for that matter?

I see @Dan S has posted on Instagram a group of jumbo models from IWC, JLC, and Seiko, so that answers part of question 2.

 

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Shabbaz

·Feb 27, 2020

14395