Hard labour today, beater it is, anyone know much about these ? case unmarked but no matter how deep the scratches they still shine golden -two posts in one
At last... a match for the sweet dark chocolatey strap I bought from Dennis a couple of months ago. http://omegaforums.net/index.php?threads/Hadley-Roma-Ms2006-Genuine-Croc-Strap---Nib!.3540/
Oh yes, I have some Omega boxed in ... bye bye military craps, time to show off in this Omega dedicated forum
I think it was a '50s thing, to surround the date window with a contrasting gold rectangle. I agree it balances the appearance of the date window. Here is a slightly earlier Oysterdate of mine:
Or there's the theory about '1000 monkeys typing will eventually type the works of Shakespeare' that could explain the coincidence.