What’s the deal with Mexican Omega watch bracelets?

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I’m curious as to why many Omega watches sold back in the day in Mexico came with bracelets made by Joske’s, Holzer and J/M? There are probably others, and I’m not even sure J/M is a manufacturer and not a code of some sorts. Why were these bracelets only available in the South American market and why did Omega use them? And why didn’t watches sold there have the same bracelets we got in North America? Really don’t know much about this stuff, but am curious. I bought a…

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Mark II Orange Glow

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Got a Mark II co-axial with the black dial and thinking of swapping to the racing dial and hands………but without having a watch with the racing dial in-hand I’m not sure where the orange glow under the bezel actually comes from. Read online it comes from a “ring of Superluminova”……….but where? Is it on the underside of the tachy scale? Not sure how much light gets under there to charge it, but don’t see where else it could be. I was thinking it was on the edge of the…

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