i have used Hirsch straps on my longines, very good quality,
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i have used Hirsch straps on my longines, very good quality,
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Investigating having a custom rallye style strap made using actual pieces from the leather and alcantara that are being used to re upholster the Recaros in the Fox.
http://www.aaronbespoke.com/
Already ordered a genuine Omega leather strap and bought a genuine Omega buckle. $ 58 shipped and $50 picked up respectively.
Bid on a 1960's vintage Omega rice bracelet yesterday, sold for $350, didn't make it. A standard metal Omega bracelet can be had used for about $200-250.
Will see where this all leads. Ordered a new seal for the rear of the Speedy, apparently the one on it is incorrect. Liking it even more now; very unassuming and the 39mm size is perfect on my wrist.
Looking for something else as well - what do you guys think around the $500 level used - Hamilton automatic?
with all the Speedmaster talk lately.....realized I've never taken pics of mine
it's 9 years old now....never been serviced....and I measured the accuracy against a digital clock for the entire month of March....in one month it lost 10 seconds....needless to say this watch is the reason I now have another Omega...and hopefully many more
this model is from the Racing series....and not the moon series...a tad smaller than the moon watch and an auto movement with the date window vs a manual wind on the moon watch
been on the bracelet since day 1.....it's a really solid piece that felt huge at first....it's 39mm....doesn't feel that big now compared to some of these monster dive watches....but it's a nice size and you know the thing is on your wrist
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when I started looking at straps this past weekend....got me thinking that this might look real nice on a brown rally strap with deployant.....I think I might have to do that
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one of the reasons I really liked this piece....it's pretty subtle...especially if you just take a quick glance at it
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but the closer you look...there is some awesome detail going on in the dial
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That's the thing with all the Speedy styles that got me confused in the beginning.........all the colours and styles......
Decided the classic black face and bezel were what I liked the most about them. Also a leather strap, since my Tissot is all metal.
Found out this week based on the case number that my Reduced is a 1988 model, the first year (officially called Speedmaster Automatic by Omega) and was delivered with a black leather strap; so exactly the watch I wanted.
Read on Watch Wiki that the owner of Tissot was on the board of Omega and convinced them to join forces in 1930's; so these two companies have been connected for a long time, even priro to the SWATCH inclusion.
Saw the Jason Statham flick Mechanic II Resurrection, he's sporting his dad's Speedmaster as well as a real serious Pro Sized dive watch (Oris maybe?) later on. Looks like I found a deploy, will pick it up tomorrow if it's decent.
all the colours and styles...yup....that's the problem with the watch collector hobby vs the car collector hobby....you want them all, and you have space for them
the car hobby is dictated by budget and space.....regardless of budget....you'll eventually run out of space
the watch hobby is only dictated by budget....even if you live in a 400 sq ft cubby hole...cause you could have millions of dollars sitting in a freakin drawer
according to the interweb Statham is wearing an IWC diver
https://www.deployant.com/spot-the-w...-resurrection/
learned 2 things today
1) Loblaws must pay well
2) my Speedy Date is 40mm....not 39mm
was grabbing some groceries at the Loblaws outside my subway station on the way home....and the young asian fellow (who I have socks older than) who was checking and bagging the loot was wearing a piece
so I asked him "what's that on your wrist?"....black face, black bezel, white hands, steel bracelet
he said "ummm....an Omega Speedmaster"
I said "thought so.......is that a reduced?"
he said "yup"
I said "so an automatic but no date?"
he said "yup"
so I flipped up the sleeve and said "good on ya....I'm wearing my Speedy Date today".....and he lines up his wrist with mine
good kid....Loblaws must pay pretty good
but I was thinking...when he lined them up...they weren't the same size
duh
https://www.omegawatches.com/watches...raph/32113000/
not sure when or where Omega tweaked things cause most Speedy Dates are 39mm, and they all say
Omega
Speedmaster
Automatic
in that order
but mine says
Omega
Speedmaster
Automatic
Chronometer
and it's 40mm
thinking the square Monaco at 39mm threw me off....with the square shape in comparison
anyhoo...when I retire from the rat-race....I might throw a resume at Loblaws to bag groceries....
This was cool - I haven't been able to get into their styles but nod to the craftsmanship.
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must resist voices while I'm sleeping
https://www.omegawatches.com/watches...master-racing/
That's pretty cool looking.