Vintage Omega sizes

llvhhui · Jul 12, 2020

I was looking at the 60th anniversary trilogy. Obviously Seamaster and Speedmaster were sports or tool watches back then so it should be a little larger in size, hence the 38ish case. Then I looked up the original Railmaster CK2914, and it turns out it was 38mm as well. Wouldn't it be considered super jumbo in 1957?

STANDY · Jul 12, 2020

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I was looking at the 60th anniversary trilogy. Obviously Seamaster and Speedmaster were sports or tool watches back then so it should be a little larger in size, hence the 38ish case. Then I looked up the original Railmaster CK2914, and it turns out it was 38mm as well. Wouldn't it be considered super jumbo in 1957?

Early 60s was the beginning of the jump in size for most tool watches. Railmaster is classified as a tool watch. As it was one of the trio of 57 made watches.

ReturnOfUltraman · Jul 12, 2020

Well, I think back then, they were considered slightly “oversized,” (as @STANDY mentioned) and then sizes started to trend larger and larger. Compared to the classic 34mm-36mm men’s sizes back then, they were a little out of the normal.

Of course, now they’re “small” by today’s standards. I think they’re perfectly sized. I try to stick to 38mm-40mm, and maxing out at 42mm for the Speedy Pro.

llvhhui · Jul 12, 2020

I’m a big fan of the 38ish size but still wish lug to lug were a little shorter.

Vintage Omega sizes

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