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Why no modern Omegas with full Arabic numerals?

  1. watchos Oct 21, 2017

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    Omega has had watches with full Arabic numerals in the past, or at least close to it like the Dynamic or the military issued watches. Currently, only the Olympics game model has a full set. Apart from that, they usually just have 12, 3,6,9 like in a few Seamsters.

    Why would Omega not have a watch in their line similar to an Aauaterra but with numerals? And ideally a railroad style seconds similar to a the Dirty Dozen or IWC Pilot watches?

    Would anyone here be interested in a model like that?
     
  2. BostonCanuck Oct 21, 2017

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    watchos likes this.
  3. watchos Oct 21, 2017

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    Hadn’t seen this one. Looks great. Agreed on the steel. I don’t like gold watches. A black dial would be great too.
     
  4. NT931 Oct 21, 2017

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    There are dress watches with full Arabic numerals still in the catalog
    https://www.omegawatches.com/watches/de-ville/prestige/co-axial-395-mm/42453402004004/
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  5. buckshot1969 Oct 21, 2017

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    That is not my cup of tea, looks nothing like an Omega.
     
  6. panaitchrono Oct 21, 2017

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    Agree..I also don't like the watch from above. It doesn't look like an modern Omega.
     
  7. kippyk Oct 21, 2017

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    Looks old-fashioned to me.
     
  8. Isac Oct 25, 2017

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    It gives the watch a distinct pocket watch look. But even though I appreciate pocket watches, I wouldn’t want this look on my wrist...

    Perhaps it has something to do with the size of the dial. Pocket watches tend to have bigger dials, and more room for a full set of numerals
     
  9. BostonCanuck Oct 26, 2017

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    I think it's cooler than cool! But I wish the hands were black, to fully complement those gorgeous numerals, instead of matching the case.
     
  10. noelekal Home For Wayward Watches Oct 26, 2017

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    I like it as I like gold and full numeral markers. It would be improved by losing the red and the date feature. Then I would like it even better.