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Updated 41mm Constellation line
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EauTerre
路Alright, wow, that's pretty gorgeous. Great balance of classy and sporty.
But 41mm, meh, I hope they'll introduce the same models in 39mm 馃ケ
And they're ridden with the usual lack-of-6-oclock-index disease
But 41mm, meh, I hope they'll introduce the same models in 39mm 馃ケ
And they're ridden with the usual lack-of-6-oclock-index disease
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Tet
路Alright, wow, that's pretty gorgeous. Great balance of classy and sporty.
But 41mm, meh, I hope they'll introduce the same models in 39mm 馃ケ
And they're ridden with the usual lack-of-6-oclock-index disease
They've got you covered, and they have 6 o'clock indices.
I rather like these two....
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gbesq
路Getting better for sure, but I wish that Omega would come out with something more reminiscent of the 50's and 60's Constellations. The pie pan Globemaster was a nice start and has some of the vintage Constellation design elements. I wish that Omega would ditch the Roman numerals on the bezel and the "Griffin" claws on the contemporary Constellations. I've never been a fan of either.
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Bugbait
路I wish that Omega would ditch the Roman numerals on the bezel and the "Griffin" claws on the contemporary Constellations. I've never been a fan of either.
I'm not a fan of them either but much like the He valve on the Seamaster and the tachy scale on the Speedmaster, these are almost defining characteristics of the (more recent) Constellation line aren't they?
EDIT: Sorry, should've done my homework first! The design is linked back to the Manhattan models, not the Constellations of old.
I hate the date cyclops on any watch but some people find it endearing. Well, more than some given the popularity on Rolex watches.
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gbesq
路I'm not a fan of them either but much like the He valve on the Seamaster and the tachy scale on the Speedmaster, these are almost defining characteristics of the (more recent) Constellation line aren't they?
I hate the date cyclops on any watch but some people find it endearing. Well, more than some given the popularity on Rolex watches.
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Bugbait
路Couldn't agree more on the cyclops, practical though it may be.
When my eye sight starts to deteriorate and I still want to see the date on my watch, I'll get something with a "big date" feature. A practical, elegant and visually attractive solution instead of a magnifying glass on the crystal 馃ぎ.
While I've never been a fan of the Constellation line (prefer the De Ville) the ceramic bezel does have a modern day charm.
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Rasputin
路The Double Eagle 2.0
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Dedlock
路Making the dial bigger doesn't solve the problems of their constellation line it exacerbates them.
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Lbennett
路Too big for a dress watch, these decisions must be made years in advance, market clearly going smaller
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EauTerre
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Thanks, unfortunately the 39mm models don't (yet ?) have a ceramic bezel, which makes them more feminine and less appealing to me.
With the coloured ceramic, the "claws" are less prominent ; or rather, they are better integrated in the overall design IMHO.
Although I'm a sucker for grey/blue dials...
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Dedlock
路I got to see them up close but I feel like they took one step forward with the Globemaster and three steps backward with these.
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Alfista88
路Agree with previous sentiments that this is too big for a dress watch... maybe Omega was intending this to be more a casual watch, like the Vacheron Constantin Overseas.
I find the integrated bracelets introduced with the 39mm Manhattan update last year to be an aesthetic upgrade over the previous Manhattan bracelet design.... hopefully it's not as heavy as the bracelet on the Globemaster.
But in other areas, as Dedlock said so succinctly: 1 step forward, but 3 steps back for the Constellation line.
On the plus side, at least this upsized 41mm range gets the 8900 movement with a silent rotor! Major upgrade over that swirl-swirl-swirl... noise that the 8806 makes on the wrist.
I find the integrated bracelets introduced with the 39mm Manhattan update last year to be an aesthetic upgrade over the previous Manhattan bracelet design.... hopefully it's not as heavy as the bracelet on the Globemaster.
But in other areas, as Dedlock said so succinctly: 1 step forward, but 3 steps back for the Constellation line.
On the plus side, at least this upsized 41mm range gets the 8900 movement with a silent rotor! Major upgrade over that swirl-swirl-swirl... noise that the 8806 makes on the wrist.
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TimeODanaos
路Getting better for sure, but I wish that Omega would come out with something more reminiscent of the 50's and 60's Constellations. The pie pan Globemaster was a nice start and has some of the vintage Constellation design elements. I wish that Omega would ditch the Roman numerals on the bezel and the "Griffin" claws on the contemporary Constellations. I've never been a fan of either.
Said it before, going to save my keyboard and just post it again:
[Bienne, morning]
"Let's have Roman numerals on the bezel."
"OK - but some people want baton markers."
"Sure, why not, those too! The first Manhattans put them on the bezel."
"Put the batons on the dial and the Romans on the bezel, and you got a deal."
"Wait, guys, you said we could have the claws!"
"There's still plenty of room! - put 'em on!!!"
Two out of three, and you have style. If one of the elements is the claws, you have a distinctive look, copyright Omega. But the whole shebang ("no-one said diamonds yet, where do I put 'em?"), and you have, frankly, a messy smorgasbord of Omega visual cues put together by the marketing department. 馃ぎ
Globemaster is in the great tradition, these things are not. Just my opinion...
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tumbler
路These designs are......... not great. I'm curious who buys these.
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cristos71
路If there's one thing I can't stand on a watch it has to be Roman numerals and the modern Constellation line has been stuck on them for way too long now. A big pass from me.
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killer67
路Interesting case, dial and color ways but the roman bezel looks like antiquated
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