The Flightmaster thread

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Comparing the old and new extract - very disappointing development....I hope OMEGA recollects.
 
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Comparing the old and new extract - very disappointing development....I hope OMEGA recollects.

yes, we must do something...
 
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Comparing the old and new extract - very disappointing development....I hope OMEGA recollects.
100% correct 馃ぎ
 
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yes, we must do something...
I went to official OMEGA FB page and made my statement. Unfortunately only a couple of likes and no reaction from them 馃檨
 
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Comparing the old and new extract - very disappointing development....I hope OMEGA recollects.

I still can't quite believe that massive disclaimer at the top of the extract...talk about putting a downer on things! Big 馃憥 from me
 
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Very bad news for us 馃憥

What is head of brand heritage thinking? 馃
 
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Yes, just the somewhat disappointing note in an envelope these days, you鈥檇 think the price would come down as they鈥檙e certainly cutting costs there. I probably won鈥檛 moan though if the wait time turns out to be short.

Well i got my pdf through yesterday, so all told ca 12 days from order to pdf download - can't really complain at that; although i'd have happily waited 30 days and paid 80CHF given the choice.

I'm tempted to print the pdf onto some thicker, textured paper if only to make it look more value for money lol!

Onto the info though, mines turned out to be Feb 1977 production, so even later than i thought, originally supplied with black Corfam strap to customer in Belgium
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Finally joined the fray. A family portrait

Lovely pieces! My favorite is the "Transitional" model in the middle. Seems to be a 145.013 cased, correct? 馃憤
 
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People, please stop calling it a "Flightmaster" !
The proper name is "flightmaster" 馃榾
 
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People, please stop calling it a "Flightmaster" !
The proper name is "flightmaster" 馃榾
It is a bit weird, always wondered why its written that way.
Checked the extracts from Omega, they are printed Flightmaster.
The watches are always printed flightmaster on the dial afaik.
 
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And boxes seems to be printed flightmaster as well.
But the very first version is printed Flightmaster on the dial.
 
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It is a bit weird, always wondered why its written that way.
Checked the extracts from Omega, they are printed Flightmaster.
The watches are always printed flightmaster on the dial afaik.
Yes this was a short-lived fashion in the late 60s. I think you can find a lot of advertisements with unexpected minuscules. In any case, it reminds me of my childhood. The first watch I bought as a collector was/is a 910. The font struck a nerve with me.
 
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One of the very last A4 hard paper types EoA ... 馃憤
I made the request about 2 months before they closed for renovations. I thought I would get the new EoA, but apparently mine had been completed just not sent. I guess I was lucky.
 
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Lovely pieces! My favorite is the "Transitional" model in the middle. Seems to be a 145.013 cased, correct? 馃憤
The center watch is numbered as an .026, but it is a nice transitional dial serial# is 31636xxx. The .013 on the left is a very early one serial 2930xxx. Although original single color pushers replaced a while ago, it's a no dot dial.
 
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The center watch is numbered as an .026, but it is a nice transitional dial serial# is 31636xxx. The .013 on the left is a very early one serial 2930xxx. Although original single color pushers replaced a while ago, it's a no dot dial.
The .026 with a 31636 must be one of the first Transitional in a 026 case. My two .014 Transitionals (pic above) have the same 5 starting digits, while my .026 Transitional already has a 32203xx production number.
 
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I agree, right on the .026 .013 cusp. I particularly like the way that dial has aged.