Omega

As some of you might be aware I have a weakness for alarm watches and have a small number of them. I think it comes from liking the the idea of a repeater, but the dawning realisation I could never afford one - but there are other watches that make a noise & are much more accessible - Alarms. Since that damascene moment I've be rather star struck by alarm watches. 

The first was a blue dialed Poljot and it has progressed or gone down hill from there depending on your opinion. 

Over the last few years I've been increasingly aware of Memomatics - automatic alarms by Omega. But never really done much about it. Then this year I started looking a bit more & noticing them here on this site and starting to casually look for them, with no real intention of getting one. 

Recently I had a holiday & decided on a trip to London - no intention to get anything. However, I was aware of a sop that had a couple in that I might go and have a look at to get a better idea of what they were like in the flesh. 

This is where I went wrong, or possibly dropped lucky. 

Asked about Memomatics in the shop and they said they had one just in that had box and papers & was just back from a service with Omega. This as other will have had this is Kriptonite for some of us here. So it had the outer box case & original warranty card (no instruction leaflet though). It was also just back from the service centre with invoice to prove it. 

I hadn't expected this as it was on site on day before to check they still had one in stock. I was expecting to look at one with nit isle scratched into the case back. 

As is probably almost predictable once they mentioned the newly in stock version I wanted to see it. Was pretty much pristine and unmarked & it was one of those moments that felt right. Still needed to think about it - as didn't want to just pick it up as was a bit of a head rush & regret it later. 

Went off for a coffee and surf of the web to gauge prices and conditions & have a bit of a think away from temptation. 

However, in reality all was lost as soon as I'd tried it on earlier. The others - even though one was the same model didn't call to me as much & the premium for box , papers & initialled case back was ok. So after a bit more of a ponder , returned & tried for a bit of wriggle room (you don't get if don't ask) but no go - but was still happy with price. 

I've now had it for just over a month & its been worn every day - which to me is a good sign I made the right decision. 

So now for a few shots

 

Cheers

JML 

Ps it's not my first Omega I inherited one which I still have & like. It is however the first one I've bought for myself

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