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Watch Insurance UK

Looking to get a watch or two covered

Importantly I don’t have contents insurance as I don’t have a fixed address anywhere (most of my things are in storage)

Currently I go between the UK and Spain so it would be interesting to consider a policy for…

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Finally got my first Omega

After years of research and hunting, I finally narrowed in on wanting to get a vintage Seamaster, reference 166.010. Recently I found someone that could help me find one, and now the wait is over.

I finally have it in my hands and on my wrist and I co…

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Speedmaster Vs Submariner

Omega Speedmaster Professional 145.012 Vintage 1967 Vs Rolex Submariner 1680 Vintage 1979

I never thought I'd ever love a watch as much as my vintage Rolex 1680 Submariner, it was just perfect, the right feel, weight, size, style, everything abou…

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A Casual Review of the Black Ceramic/Titanium Seamaster

Introduction:

Last summer, after moving for the umpteenth time for work, I decided to start adopting a minimalist approach to life. As part of that pursuit, I decided to pare my collection down as much as possible. I settled on keeping just two watc…

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Going on 6 years now . . .

Purchased this baby from a Japanese dealer on Ebay back in 2019 for roughly $1,700.

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Need advice for value retention & higher appreciation

Hello,

I am new to Omega. After my research, I have a few lists here to go. It appears that the Omega Globemaster Watch-18K Sedna gold bezel-blue dial (ref: 130-30-39-21-03-001) retains its value better and has higher appreciation than the Omega Const…

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Vintage Speedmaster .. is it rust?

Longtime lurker – I have learnt a lot from this forum!

I recently decided to get a vintage Speedmaster cal. 565 and have been looking at listings that pop up. I am considering the below, a 1965 with ref. 166.003. U195.

If you zoom in, there is brown…

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Omega Stories: Why I Wrote 100 Articles Before Covering The Speedmaster

While my focus will still be on lesser known Omega’s, watches that represent great value, and watches that are just plain weird and quirky, I will always be a Speedmaster fan and will write about them from time to time moving forward. [..]

Visit Wh…

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My First Omega : The Triple Date Speedmaster

Hello everyone,

New member here and I wanted to thank all of you for helping me get my first Omega. Been a fan of this forum for some time and I wanted to return the favor by sharing my excitement for my first and perhaps only Omega for life: the Trip…

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Seamaster 300M Diver Summer Blue 1 Month Review

It has been a month since I've purchased my Seamaster 300M Diver Summer Blue on the metal bracelet. My friend helped me get it from a local HK Watch Shop for a 25% discount on the offical RRP. The 1st thing I have to say about the watch is that …

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