Jan 10 2012

Vintage Omega Marine Chronometer Watch Reviews

There are times that I wish I could have experienced the watch industry in the 1970s. Oh what an interesting time. Quartz regulated movements debuted in the late 1960s and was still an extremely expensive novelty which everyone was interested in, but no one quite knew what to do with. Mechanical watches still reigned supreme, and the era saw the creation of the modern sports watch as we know it. It was also a time of extreme optimism and experimentation from a design perspective. The world’s interest in space travel and futurism was at an all-time high, and product makers began to have more and more materials to play with. It was a good time marred by some ugly designs and outrageous ideas, but the overall sentiment seemed to be positive.

It was not until the 1980s when quartz-based timepieces became cheap enough to put a serious threat to the mechanical Swiss watch industry. Even during the late 1970s many Swiss watch makers saw it wise to totally abandon mechanical watches. They wanted their entire productions to be quartz. At the time it was thought by many people that mechanical watches were a thing of the past. I learned much of this traveling to Switzerland and listening to people discuss exactly what was going on and what they felt at the time. We now know that quartz and mechanical watches can coexist, but that is actually a modern concept.

Anyhow, going back to the late 1960s and early 1970s, the largest Swiss brands were heavily invested in making their own quartz movements. These movements were anything but mass-produced and cheap. Often times requiring as much effort as a mechanical watch to assemble, these accurate electronic wonders were considered luxury items. You’ll probably never again see a Rolex watch proudly labeled “Quartz” on the dial. The same goes for Omega – who was considered by many to be a pioneer in quartz movement development.

In the late 1960s the Swiss and Japanese were aggressively trying to beat each other when it came to releasing the first quartz wrist watch. Seiko narrowly beat out the Swiss, and the Swiss followed up with a bevy of interesting high-end quartz models during the late 1960s and mostly into the 1970s. A very special one is the Omega Marine Chronometer.

My understanding is that Omega only released one case style for the watch which was in steel with a 14k gold bezel and serial number plaque. The case is about 49mm tall and 32.5mm wide. It is 12mm thick and overall feels stately but not massive on the wrist. Retro by today’s standards a bit, the tapered single-link style bracelet and overall design does endure well in my opinion. I find it interesting that the serial number is so prominently displayed on the case. Another design feature intent on making it feel more like an important instrument rather than formal timepiece. This was a serious geek watch for its time.

 

Dec 27 2011

Omega Speedmaster Co-Axial Chronograph Watch

The last couple of years I have heard numerous complaints from different watch enthusiasts that accused Omega in exploiting the legendary Speedmaster series like a milk cow, constantly churning out “limited edition” and “special edition” versions of the watch, but not releasing something really new.

Well, now it seems that all these years the Swiss watchmaker was in fact busy preparing a new version of the living classic.

Equipped with their new Caliber 9300 in-house automatic movement with their reworked co-axial escapement, the watch finally ditches the tri-compax dial in favor of a simpler (and more elegant) bi-compax design while preserving its functionality.

While normal chronographs with two sub-dials can only display a small seconds hand and a 30-minute (okay, sometimes 45- or 60-minute) totalizer, this one preserves all the usual chronograph functionality. This is achieved thanks to a combined totalizer at 3 o’clock that sports a couple of hands and is capable to count both hours and minutes in an easy, intuitive way as the brand puts it in its press release.

The watch still features a black bevelled dial with white transferred inscriptions, luminous hour markers and varnished white hands that have also received their fair share of Superluminova. The signature tachymeter scale on the black bezel is also on its rightful place.

The only thing that somewhat cools off my enthusiasm regarding this watch is the gargantuan size of its stainless steel body.

At 44.25 millimeters it is not just big. For a classic timekeeper that only 50 years ago measured only 35 millimeters in diameter, it is definitely HUGE! Not sure if I really want to see such a monster hugging my wrist.

Dec 15 2011

The way to Set an OMEGA Professional Seamaster Chronograph

The Omega brand Professional Seamaster Chronograph watch is based on the company’s 1960 Automatic Seamaster watch. The updated model is water-resistant with beveled hands and a date window. The Seamaster has a screw back case and a reinforced crystal face. Setting the Omega Seamaster is a simple task, but if problems or difficulties occur, take the watch to an authorized watch repair store for assistance.

Instructions

1. Pull the crown (the small knob on the right side of the watch) out until 2 clicks are heard.

2. Turn the crown in a clockwise motion until the correct date is shown in the date window on the watch display. The date cannot be adjusted between the hours of 8 p.m and 2 a.m.

3. Pull the crown out one additional click, which will cause the seconds hand to stop. Turn the crown clockwise until the correct time is shown. Push the crown back in until it is flush against the side of the watch.

4. Push the button on the top right-hand side of the watch to begin the chronograph stopwatch. Push it again to stop.

5. Push the button on the bottom right-hand side of the watch to return to normal mode.

Dec 02 2011

Extend an Omega Bracelet

You can extend an Omega watch bracelet by adding a new bracelet link to the watch band. Omega watches have adjustable metal-linked bracelet-type watch bands with removable link-pins. A simple screw-type link pin remover tool is needed to remove the pin that holds the links together so that you can extend the bracelet by inserting a new bracelet link.

Instructions

1. Examine the Omega watch bracelet links and locate the arrows. Insert the bracelet into the screw-type link pin remover with the arrow facing the left and the screw handle of the remover on the right. The arm of the pin remover should be sitting in the hollow tube-like end of the first link with an arrow on it.

2. Screw in the link pin remover to move the arm out and push the pin out of the link. Set the pin aside. Remove the watch bracelet from the tool.

3. Align the new bracelet link with the links of the bracelet. Set the bracelet in the pin-remover tool, with the arrow facing the left and the screw on the right. Screw it in to push the arm through the link hole.

4. Insert the pin into the hole and unscrew the tool to back the pin into the hole. Push it in all the way with the extra pin provided with the extra bracelet link.

 

Nov 19 2011

Omega Burgundy Alligator Strap reviews

Material: Semi-Matte Alligator

Thickness: 2.5mm

Style: Dress

Size Reviewed: 20mm x 18mm

While I typically don’t review OEM straps, I purchased this one afterwards to mount on my Speedmaster Sapphire Sandwich and feel its worth looking at since its nice to be able to compare the quality of OEM straps with aftermarket ones. Since I ended up selling the Sapphire Sandwich on the bracelet that it came with, I no longer have an Omega watch to mount this strap to so have been using it on various other 20mm lug width watches I own.

As you can see, this example of the Omega Alligator Strap has a fantastic pattern, with very clean and smooth scales in a rich Burgundy Wine color. The longer un-interrupted look of the single-fold deployant straps makes the watch look so much more elegant in my opinion. I much prefer this configuration over the double butterfly deployants.

There’s a close-up of the nice clean alligator scales. I’ve seen a few of Omega’s Matte Alligator straps, like the one that came with the new Aqua Terra 8500, and was not as big a fan of it as I am of these semi-gloss straps. They seem to have just the right amount of gloss to look classy, but not too much that they look patent.

These Alligator scales are just the right size, and the quality of the scales usually makes or breaks a strap. In this case the quality makes the strap. The matching burgundy stitching works great with this strap as well. Without a doubt one of the higher quality OEM straps on the market, which I suppose justifies their high price.

Overall, and outstanding strap from Omega. Their quality of strap matches those from competitors such as Breitling and JLC, and exceeds the quality of many similarly price brands such as Zenith and Ebel.

Jul 23 2011

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Jun 30 2011

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Jun 13 2011

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Jun 03 2011

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May 28 2011

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