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My early 1950s calibre 355 bumper automatic sends salutations. This one had reposed in pieces in a lozenge tin containing numerous other calibre 3XX Omega automatics. The first component to attract my attention was the dial. Further examination of the contents of the lozenge tin showed me that the entire movement was there! In pieces! Sadly, there was no case for it. I conditioned the watch and re-assembled it. An OMB member @Tritium who lives in Madrid (Spain) had an extra NOS case. A deal was made, and Bob’s your uncle! Waffle dial with crosshairs is original.

Gorgeous watch... I'm a bumper fan, and I must say that dial is something! Dibs maybe 😀
 
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It's Speedie Tuesday and I just so happened to bring this baby all the way home!!!

Japan -> California -> back home to Biel

 
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Let the game begin!
 
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Weather took a turn for the worse earlier so on went the Citizen,

 
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Today's Flieger 😀



...on quite a momentous day in my quest to learn to fly: first solo flight!



...although maybe not as glorious as it sounds. Out of 1.6 hours flying today, only 30 minutes were in solo flight, only 2m off the ground, staying within a 20m X 20m box. I spent 30 minutes continuously picking up, setting down, and hovering. In a helicopter as small as this, flying without a second person on board changes the handling of the aircraft dramatically: about 15% of the total weight is suddenly gone, and the center-of-mass shifts significantly to the rear. I was surprised how different it was flying in this configuration. But I made definite improvements in smoothness over the 30 minutes of solo flight.