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treiz1337
·I have the DSotM with the ceramic tang buckle. How long are those strap with the deployant buckle? They look alot longer they the original strap that I have.
Speedmaster Dark Side of The Moon - Hands on, no chipping
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Starman71
·Thank you for the great write-up. I enjoy reading amateur reviews far more than the professional (carefully neutral) ones, and especially the follow up comments after wearing the watch for a significant period of time. Hearing how it wears is really important for those of us who are not collectors and plan to actually wear the thing!
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Rahkshi007
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Here is some photo After 700+ days of wrist time. Note that I had buff off the outer AR coating on the sapphire glass due to badly scratched. The sapphire might appeared more reflective than with AR coating. The ceramic case still zero scratch like new.Here are some of the photo without AR coating.
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tdg2064
·Definitely one of my grail watches, great write up!
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Menno86
·Im going to replace my (buckle) strap that came with the watch, with the folding one (price 610 euros). I understood from my Omega dealer that there are three lengths for the strap (small, regular and large). Does anyone know more about this? I will check it out this saturday
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karalhoin
·Im going to replace my (buckle) strap that came with the watch, with the folding one (price 610 euros). I understood from my Omega dealer that there are three lengths for the strap (small, regular and large). Does anyone know more about this? I will check it out this saturday
The foldover clasp is great. it really matches the watch better.
I didn't know there were multiple sizes for the strap.I have a fairly small wrist and use the original strap on the tightest position, no more holes left.
Assuming it is the "Regular". I would say that one should fit almost everyone unless your wrist is really really tiny or Hulk-like.
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Menno86
·Went to visite my Omega dealer today to check the diffrent sizes for the straps for the folding clasp.
It appears there are 4 sizes. Regular (which is standard for new watches), small, medium, and large.
Seen from small each size is about 1 cm larger at 12oclock and 1cm at 6oclock (so two centimeters in total).
Regular fits my wrist at one hole from the smalest position. This would mean a lot of excess strap (as can been seen in the pic from the poster above). So, I was adviced to order size small. Then the pin will be at the position in the midle of the strap, so that it will be more balanced. I’ll pick it up in about 3/4 weeks.
It appears there are 4 sizes. Regular (which is standard for new watches), small, medium, and large.
Seen from small each size is about 1 cm larger at 12oclock and 1cm at 6oclock (so two centimeters in total).
Regular fits my wrist at one hole from the smalest position. This would mean a lot of excess strap (as can been seen in the pic from the poster above). So, I was adviced to order size small. Then the pin will be at the position in the midle of the strap, so that it will be more balanced. I’ll pick it up in about 3/4 weeks.
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karalhoin
·Went to visite my Omega dealer today to check the diffrent sizes for the straps for the folding clasp.
It appears there are 4 sizes. Regular (which is standard for new watches), small, medium, and large.
Seen from small each size is about 1 cm larger at 12oclock and 1cm at 6oclock (so two centimeters in total).
Regular fits my wrist at one hole from the smalest position. This would mean a lot of excess strap (as can been seen in the pic from the poster above). So, I was adviced to order size small. Then the pin will be at the position in the midle of the strap, so that it will be more balanced. I’ll pick it up in about 3/4 weeks.
Interesting info, thanks for taking the time to share. I had no idea they had three sizes. It totally makes sense to have the clasp full centered.
In my case, I use the tightest position and accidentally, something I liked about the DSOTM was how the clasp was closer to the edge of the wrist. Usually this is annoying, especially with long metal clasps that look and feel better while centered.
But with the DSOTM I like it since the clasp is really small, so you kinda get to see the logo/shape on more often and it doesn't hit table tops (although the ceramic wouldn't be scratched anyway). The alignment turned out well for left handed use.
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any4xx
·Okay. So this review is a couple of years old. But I must say that it is still one of the best I’ve read. Late thanks to the OP.
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karalhoin
·Okay. So this review is a couple of years old. But I must say that it is still one of the best I’ve read. Late thanks to the OP.
Thanks! I had some fun writing it. Amazing how it's been almost two years.
My impression of the DSOTM is still really good. It has been quite accurate (around +1.0s/day) and looks absolutely new despite having been banged a few times. I'm very careful with watches, but in two years it's inevitable that you'll bump them against something hard. The ZrO2 has been great, remains very shiny, with deep color and I can't find the tiniest scratch.
There aren't many negatives about it these two years. Except the initial ones:
1) Full black can get a bit tiring, if you wear it every single day.
2) It's a bit thick, although in terms of diameter and overall size it seems a lot smaller than it is. Even in a puny wrist like mine, it's not a problem (color and lug shape help).
Got it a soft stainless steel brother recently... after a week I already had a scratch on it. 😉
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VillageIdiot
·It has been quite accurate (around +1.0s/day) and looks absolutely new despite having been banged a few times. I'm very careful with watches, but in two years it's inevitable that you'll bump them against something hard. The ZrO2 has been great, remains very shiny, with deep color and I can't find the tiniest scratch.
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voiceman
·What a terrific thread! To the OP: remarkable writeup and evaluation of a stellar watch. I recently purchased the GSOTM with buckle and love everything about it......except the loss of readability in certain light conditions. This is not a really big deal to me but does create a minor inconvenience, at times. Of course, all I really need to do is angle the watch a bit to get a better view, most of the time.
Otherwise, it wears very comfortably; looks spectacular; sparkles in the sunlight with that platinum face; and, oh yes, keeps terrific time!
Otherwise, it wears very comfortably; looks spectacular; sparkles in the sunlight with that platinum face; and, oh yes, keeps terrific time!
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Mischaja
·Yesterday...
Dust is the natural enemy of this fully black watch. Other than that, it remains looking brand new.
Nice watch m8. I have bought one myself recently. Very nice watch. Only problem is that mine, and it could be yours also but I am not sure, has the lume between swiss made not placed correctly. Allignment is off. This is a hand job done by Omega. It is very disappointing to see that a watch of Omega, 11.8k list, has not correctly alligned lumes. Very bad quality control. I have had several Rolex models like the sub and Explorer 39mm, never any problem, always perfect watches. It seems that Omega is not on that level yet. Shame....now I have to send it back to replace the dial. I am very disappointed in Omega.
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TM10
·HI everyone, long time lurker here and decided to post this here on the topic of scratching ceramic. As you can see on the edge of the bezel near the 0 on 120 - I can't really tell if this is a scratch, chip, or hopefully material deposit from a slight hit. But when I run my nails through the spot it feels a little bumpy. Worried that I'll make it worse, I've yet to try using a pen/ink eraser as I read on TRF that it works on scratches on ceramic. It's really hard to tell right now unless you know where to look and you hit it with the right lighting. I think it happened when I accidently banged it on the trolley at the supermarket lol.
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Archer
··Omega Qualified WatchmakerLooks like it’s chipped to me...
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3nicewatches
·Yeah, might be a chip if you can feel it. One time with mine when I hit it against a metal door handle I thought I'd damaged it and couldn't get the mark off, but when I got home I scrubbed it with our kitchen scouring pad and that got rid of it...I think it was metal from the door handle. I've used the scouring pad a couple of times since then to get marks off after a hit and so far I've been lucky that they came off, so I have not damaged the ceramic. So, give it a good scrubbing with something abrasive and see if that shifts it (keep well away from the AR coating on the crystal though) - if that does not shift it, you probably have chipped it.
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TM10
·Thanks @3nicewatches - seems like it was indeed deposit . My faith in ceramic has been restored. I used a pen/ink eraser as suggested for less than a minute slowly adding pressure. Could still feel it a little bit with my nails running through it but definitely a drastic improvement.
