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?
What’s your favorite generation of Planet Oceans?
Continue reading2005 – 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! :-!
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My mother tracked down my Grandfather’s seamaster
My Grandfather died in ’09. My uncle heritage his jewels and other male stuff. My mother decided to track down my Grandfather watch after she found out that I started a watch collection.
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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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What do you guys think of the Helium Escape Valve on the current Seamaster Diver 300m ? I’ve read that it’s functionally superfluous and merely a design feature. Is there a consensus among WUS’s Omega community?
Continue reading***Friday March 28th, 2025 – WRUW?***
2254 Bezel Swap Fitment and Part Numbers
I want to change the bezel on my 2254 to a black Bond style with the smaller numerals. I’m keeping the original bezel obviously. I don’t want to just change the insert, but the entire bezel. Can anyone help me figure out the correct part number that wo…
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