Dr No[Moderator Omega - Wristscan]
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It's been a pleasure wearing . . .
Jul 06, 2020,06:38 AM
. . . as well as sharing them!
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"Tanks . . .
By: Dr No : July 5th, 2020-19:49
. . . for the memory." Been wearing vintage Ω tanks for the last three days. Ref 3697, ca '45 . . . . . . and ref 3635, ca '43. Both fitted with shaped movements, R17.8 . . . . . . and T17. Good performers after servicing and regulation by my watchmaker. ...
Beautiful Omega!
By: sham1 : July 5th, 2020-20:40
Glad to see a vintage watch on this site. The majority seem to be partial to modern or sports watches.
I recall the square case Ω from a prior post of yours . . .
By: Dr No : July 6th, 2020-20:25
. . . but not the T17 tank. Sure enough, both were posted in 2012. Can't explain why I remember one but not the other. In any case (pun intended!), the gold tank is personally compelling. Few collectors are drawn to them which in a perverse way works in o...
Wow....
By: RG1 : July 6th, 2020-03:50
Both are great peices. My fave is Ref 3697... Thanks for sharing, cheers...
Beautiful Omega tanks, Art!
By: jporos : July 6th, 2020-06:25
Love the Art Deco styling and especially the shaped movements. Also, some really nice photos with the pool table.
Both movements were technical wonders . . .
By: Dr No : July 6th, 2020-06:45
. . . in their day. The T17 had an unusually long power reserve of sixty hours from a single mainspring, while the later R17.8 was one of the first production movements with a resonant frequency of 3 Hz. They're both solid performers. Amazingly, spare par...