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Railmaster 41 (old style) Aftermarket Bracelet options- Forstner, etc. (Ref 2502.52.00)

I have an older Railmaster 41mm (ref 2502.52.00). I was hoping to mix it up with a new bracelet. Been wearing it on leather for a few months lately.

Has anyone put it on a metal aftermarket bracelet, such as the Forstner options? Anyone have experie…

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Replacing casebacks

Hi guys (first time poster so sorry if I’m not following all the rules properly)

I recently bought an omega aqua terra 2504.50

I’ve never been much of a fan of exhibition casebacks and would love to replace it with a solid caseback exactly like the o…

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Speedmaster White Dial on Nato…

Anyone have their white dial speedmaster on a NATO? I’m curious to see how different colors work. I currently have mine on the stock rubber, but I always seem to end up putting everything on a NATO sooner or later!
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Omega Sandwich Dial Fan Club..

There are only a small number of models with a sandwich dial.. A Seamaster here, a Speedy there. I feel like Omega dropped the ball by not doing the new Railmaster with a sandwich dial

All Hail the Sandwich!

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Will this look big on my wrist?

No wrist shot as I was wearing my Rolex. It just didn’t seem right.

Taken in Beijing

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Omega Speedmaster Moon phase after a week….

Omega Speedmaster Moonphase

I have had a number of versions of the Speedmaster. The Moonwatch 1861, Coaxial Moonwatch, white racing version, the 3861, the 57, and now my most recent Moonphase.

I had sold or traded for one reason or another. I&#03…

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New to the Omega forum (SMP No date)

Hi! I’ve been on WUS for years but this is my first post on the Omega forum.

After nearly quarter of a century since I bought my first automatic watch, I’ve finally dipped my toe into the world of Omega. Over the years, I’ve been close to buying seve…

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My new Omega Seamaster 60th Anniversary

Arrived yesterday from @TAKUYA. I could not be more happy with it. I was eying it at AD then saw it came up for sale here.

https://www.watchuseek.com/threads/fsot-mint-omega-seamaster-diver-300m-007-james-bond-60th-anniv…

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***Friday, May 16th, 2025 – WRUW?***

Well, these new Railmasters are nice, IMHO, but for my slender 6.5 inch wrist, they are about 1 to 2 mm too large, at 38mm.

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Crown for Omega…

Anyone know where I can get a new crown for my Omega chrono… inside case code is 145.018. If not, anyone know what the part number may be? The outer plating of gold came off; it’s usable but I’d like to replace it. Cheers, Ron

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