After looking at it a couple of times I placed an order for this new watch, just picked it up today. I know the watch and also the mesh bracelet are divisive but I love the feel and the monochrome look, because of the steel dial and titanium bezel. I a…
Continue readingIs owning two similar looking watches a bad move?
I own a Railmaster Denim which I absolutely adore it. I wear it every day and the honeymoon period (coming up to 1 year now) has not worn off at all. I love the case shape, the dial, the bracelet (even without any on the fly adjustment), the crown etc. An all round good package. I’ve picked up a few minor nicks on the bracelet from desk diving, and somehow I enjoy wearing it even more in spite of them.
Naturally I’m finding myself looking into the rest of…
***Friday 4th April, 2025 – WRUW? | The Weekend Edition
@cybercat , that Nikon camera that you liked from last week’s thread is the FE model. Of course, one is not enough, so here are my other Nikons, seen here in this shot of last Saturday’s watch, the Baltic Hermétique Tourer;
Clockwise, from left;
– The EM. This plastic-bodied model was aimed at the female amateur photographer’s market and it features…
Only watch I’ve bought twice!
After acquiring and then trading the Snoopy for a Rolex I realised how much I really loved that watch. So still have a Rol…
Continue readingFavorite Omega Planet Ocean Generation?
2005 – Gen 1
2011 – Gen 2
2016 – Gen 3
Speedmaster Repair
My beloved Speedmaster Professional, purchased new in 2011, stopped working three months ago. Apparently a mainspring problem. I handed it off to my trusted local watch repair guy (not a AD, but I have worked with for years) but he simply could not acq…
Continue readingNeil Armstrong’s Gold Speedmaster up for Auction 17th April
*** Official Planet Ocean Club Thread ****
I searched and could find an official Planet Ocean thread. I know PO's are Seamasters (for which there is a club thread) but it deserves its own thread! :-!
42mm Blue Ti below:
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Continue readingMy mother tracked down my Grandfather’s seamaster
Here is it:
My uncle founded it in one of my Grandfather safes. According to him, it was broken for decades in the safe, he fixed and a few years later it broken again.
My mother and my uncle said that my Grandfather got it as a…
Need help telling the difference between Speedy 145.022 and 3590.50
Hello all – I recently purchased a speedmaster from Italy that has an original Omega warranty card referencing model 145.022 and a sales date of Nov 1997. The dealer claimed that the movement was an 861 (I haven’t opened the watch yet). Attaching some …
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