Wouldn't it be cool if Omega re-released exact reproductions of all their trilogy watches?

I see where the computer history musuem released the source code to the 1984 version of postscript. (Some of the 1984 erea mac code had already been released.) This code contained 'Trade secrets.' Which of course in the last 40 years been superseded. I vastly prefer the open source Ghostscript (which I introduced to Apple as a way to get around Adobe royalties.)

Still I do keep older computers around to run older programs. There are also programs for emulating the older software in virtual machines such as sheepsaver for old macs. Same goes for windows and I suspect Windows 1. Most of this is to run game programs, where the player experience relates to the quirks of the timing of the old systems.

I have a project where I am reviving an old Kodak film scanner. My cell phone does just as good of job. Could say the same for pipe organ projects. I have electronics and programs which are only a decade or so out of date that runs a now century old machine. On the other hand I know better ways to do things now, and have access to information I did not have 10 years ago. This week we were cleaning up for a concert, there were two boxes of obsolete outdated hardware.

Such projects are fun (almost vanity projects.) I suspect the same could be said of the watches as well. With watches, these were also stamped out in high numbers, so there is not really all that need to re-do an older model. If one really wants that model, they can get one for a price. The numbers are simply too low to really make a go of it.

The watch industry also has a weakness in that it is easy to overproduce product. The processes lend themselves to small scale automation and have done so for centuries.

Better is a way to do bespoke products, or limited run series, which speak to the collectors. There will always be those who collect used bottle caps or rusty nails. Where volume becomes more important than quality.

I am in the minority, that I would like to see more of the simple eligant retro designs re-visted. Would like them to be retro priced too, but that goes against what it takes to be successful in this world.