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Kjack48230
·Hello all,
Finding myself going down the proverbial rabbit hole in the world of Omega. Always been a fan but never owned one until recently, my first posting here is the one I purchased. It's got a lot of small corrosion spots on the dial but I'm growing accustom to it but I digress. It has the Cal 552 and is quite stunning and works very well, currently averaging between -2 to -5 seconds a day. It's case is in excellent condition with 40 micron gold and now that I've been wearing it daily, my growing concern is that I'll inadvertently hurt it or scuff it. I'm a mechanical engineer, hence my love for the automatic, but I have hobbies that include woodworking, mechanical tinkering and blacksmithing.
So, I'm now on the hunt for another that I can wear that I won't mind a scrape or ding or dirt. I've come across a rather scruffy on that has a cal 570 movement but also saw a cal 571. I found out the main differences between these two was one had 17 jewels while the latter had 24. I love my 552 with the 24 so I'm thinking I'd like to go after that. But what I would like to know is what are the differences between the 552 and 571. both have 24 jewels and look very similar. Which would be considered a better design and overall a better performer. Thanks in advance for your infinite knowledge on this subject. Sorry for the long winded question.
Finding myself going down the proverbial rabbit hole in the world of Omega. Always been a fan but never owned one until recently, my first posting here is the one I purchased. It's got a lot of small corrosion spots on the dial but I'm growing accustom to it but I digress. It has the Cal 552 and is quite stunning and works very well, currently averaging between -2 to -5 seconds a day. It's case is in excellent condition with 40 micron gold and now that I've been wearing it daily, my growing concern is that I'll inadvertently hurt it or scuff it. I'm a mechanical engineer, hence my love for the automatic, but I have hobbies that include woodworking, mechanical tinkering and blacksmithing.
So, I'm now on the hunt for another that I can wear that I won't mind a scrape or ding or dirt. I've come across a rather scruffy on that has a cal 570 movement but also saw a cal 571. I found out the main differences between these two was one had 17 jewels while the latter had 24. I love my 552 with the 24 so I'm thinking I'd like to go after that. But what I would like to know is what are the differences between the 552 and 571. both have 24 jewels and look very similar. Which would be considered a better design and overall a better performer. Thanks in advance for your infinite knowledge on this subject. Sorry for the long winded question.
