G'day from Melbourne Australia,
I purchased my Flightmaster new in 1977 at the age of 16, already had a 69 Speedmaster Moonwatch passed down to me by my Dad a year or so before to replace a buggered Tudor I had since I was 7.
I wore both Omegas on an every day basis for many years and both got beat up pretty good the Flighty got worn so much the engraved pic of a jet plane on the back wore away to nothing! (it was pretty faint to begin with.
I don't have the Speedy anymore, Dad decided to clout on it back, he sold it to put a bet on a horse which of course lost!
Dad spent a lot of money on fast cars and slow horses!
Still got the Flighty though, it now lives a more leisurely life as it shares wrist time with @ 60 odd other watches, it no longer has to have the daylights shook outta it by me wielding anglegrinders and big hammers etc. I have a long suffering battered Invicta for that...poor thing is covered in dents, abrasions and welding spatter, and it won't bother me too much to hurl it in the bin when it finally falls to bits.
The original bracelet of the Fighty is long gone as is the crystal, both of which fell to bits many moons ago. I could never get he original bracelet to fit me properly any way.
I have big hands on the end of relatively slender wrists, if i could get my hand in it, it was too loose on my wrist. BTW my mates call me Bits 'n Pieces because they reckon I look like I was put together from the left over pieces of different blokes!
It's currently sporting a grey leather band, having tried black, brown, tan, green and blue leather bands and none ever looked quite right for it, only fitted the grey the other day...not sure it's right for it, no matter I have had a bracelet from a 007 Seamaster land in my lap and with some fettling it could be made to fit the Flighty. Though I like the grey more than the others, it brings out the grey face of the watch.
The design of the 007 bracelet clasp will allow a nice snug fit whilst letting me get my great paw in through it, and will make it look close to the original style.
The Flighty now lives in a family of other Omegas... a DeVille, a Speedmaster, a Constellation and a pair of my Dad's old stop watches.
The reduced Speedy is a recent acquisition, it's sporting the Green leather band, as although it came with the original bracelet and spare links, the previous owner must've had a seriously skinny wrist.
I need to get some new pins and tubes to get the band to fit.
Though I quite like it with the green band, so I'm in no hurry.
The DeVille was a Gift from Lesley, and I love how the bracelet picks up the light and sets of the silver face. Quite elegant.
As is the Connie, another recent acquisition, it needs pulling apart and a bloody good clean to get it at it's best.
The large stop watch is from around '69 - '70 if my memory serves me correct and needs a little work,
the smaller would be from @ '65 to '66 at a guess and works well.
Yeah I know the lighting of the pic is a bit crap, but you should get the idea.
