Dr No
[Moderator Omega - Wristscan]
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Black '56 ref 2846 . . .
. . . on my wrist today.
What Omega are you wearing?
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That's a very cool watch...
Dark and moody. And the strap adds to the mystery! What is the strap? The uneven texture gives it a moody look that perfectly compliments the dial of this timepiece.
L'elephant! Incroyable!
I didn't know this was elephant. I had forgotten what elephant leather looked like. A good reminder! Thank you Art!
It was a reclamation project from the get-go . . .
. . . acquired with an incorrect sweep seconds hand and crown. I found a clover crown from an Omega parts supplier and harvested a correct seconds hand from a donor movement/dial obtained on eBay, restoring it to its former glory. The cal 500 movement run...
Hope to be joining you soon . . .
. . . with a P O of my own. Just waiting for the phone call from the LA Omega boutique . . . . . . to retrieve an Ultra Deep like this. Art ...
I don't know how long it will take to receive mine, Nicolas. The boutique hasn't . . .
. . . given an estimate. The sooner the better, of course, but I'm prepared to wait.
Both examples I photographed at the OC boutique last month . . .
. . . have been sold. The only UD shipped to the LA boutique was purchased by my cousin. And they held it for a few days as a courtesy to me so that he could arrange a day to see it in person. They're flying off the shelves, apparently.
