nilomis
[Omega]
11422
Two great pleasures ...
Ian,
First pleasure was to see that you maintain properly your gorgeous "Ed White". What a watch!
Congratulations!
Second pleasure was the outstanding set of pictures of a 321 "strip tease".
Those pictures shows a historical movement, in great shape after all of those years.
Double congratulations.
Final note about the watchmaker that did the maintenance job. Kudos to him and his team.
This give us hope that our watches will continue to beat ... forever.
Cheers,
Nilo
Anatomy of a 321
The Ed White I acquired a couple of years ago was feeling a bit rough when wound, chrono re-set not as crisp as it should be and the timekeeping was deteriorating so off it went to Swisstec in the UK for a service. Simon Freese, the head of operations, ...
Two great pleasures ...
Ian, First pleasure was to see that you maintain properly your gorgeous "Ed White". What a watch! Congratulations! Second pleasure was the outstanding set of pictures of a 321 "strip tease". Those pictures shows a historical movement, in great shape after...
These 'tear-down' posts . . .
. . . are my favorite of all. There's nothing more gratifying than seeing an old friend rejuvenated. I waited two years to get my humble vintage Omega tank back, and am now making up for lost wrist time. Thanks much for sharing these images with us, Ian. ...
Thanks for the kind words Nilo and Art
It's good to remind oneself of the inticacy and incredible precision engineeering that go into mechanical timepieces and to admire the skilll of those who can prolong their life. To coin a cliche beauty is more than skin deep. Cheers Ian
Ian, great photo shoot. a have a few of these early 321`s......
it is my favourite tool chrono ever. thanks for these pics.; should be saved here. kind regards. achim