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·I've set my watch objectives for 2024 in the great thread by @Davidt. I breached all three before the end of January: spending less time looking for new watches, selling pieces (plural) before buying a new watch, and being more focused.
I recently bought an Omega reference that, until I saw it, hadn't even known it existed (that's for being focused). It's an Omega Seamaster 165.011, so a 60s Omega, which is no longer my hunting period. In fact, I only properly researched it after the purchase
. So why the rash move? Because it's so beautiful, I kept going back to the listing.
It's still retains the design elements of the 50s that I like, e.g. the case shape with beefy lugs and the more playful dial layouts. I particularly like the lozenge shaped hour markers. On the other hand, it already sports the "more modern" 552 calibre. What I also find very attractive is the finishing of the dial with concentric circles, which are pretty hard to capture, as opposed to the more common sunburst dials or vertical lines. A big plus is also the larger size that gives a great wrist presence. Mine has diameter shy of 36mm (but interestingly I see different sizes indicated online ranging from 35mm to 36.5mm).
What are your first watch "sins" of the year?
I recently bought an Omega reference that, until I saw it, hadn't even known it existed (that's for being focused). It's an Omega Seamaster 165.011, so a 60s Omega, which is no longer my hunting period. In fact, I only properly researched it after the purchase
. So why the rash move? Because it's so beautiful, I kept going back to the listing.It's still retains the design elements of the 50s that I like, e.g. the case shape with beefy lugs and the more playful dial layouts. I particularly like the lozenge shaped hour markers. On the other hand, it already sports the "more modern" 552 calibre. What I also find very attractive is the finishing of the dial with concentric circles, which are pretty hard to capture, as opposed to the more common sunburst dials or vertical lines. A big plus is also the larger size that gives a great wrist presence. Mine has diameter shy of 36mm (but interestingly I see different sizes indicated online ranging from 35mm to 36.5mm).
What are your first watch "sins" of the year?
