it's friday here in the east
hagwe
henry
The ultimate dressing down ...
I love all the matching colours, Patrice.
Looks like you had a wonderful and relaxing time.
Andrew
Cool!
A WT on a Nato...Cool!
Come back, Patrice, we miss you!
I have a lot of things to tell you...
Best,
Nicolas
Very interesting....
and daring combination my friend.....
and certainly it preserves your new alligator strap...
have a safe trip home my friend....
cheers
Patrice, i love the strap and i really love the watch.
i'm not sure i'd have taken a platinum PP on holiday, but its got the correct complication for holidaying abroad.
looks like you've had good weather.
best
Graham
You have to come home - immediately
Anyway, it fits good with your trunks.
Enjoy the last hours.
Oliver
thanks andrew
regards
henry
now i've got more time i can say. lovely 321 Omega Henry
i've got one myself, it has a much different character to the speedy being smaller with no dark bezel. a great watch.
to go into more detail about the movement. Omega have always used Lemania to make their chronograph movements so until you get to the 90's onward seamaster and speedmaster auto's with valjoux 7750's inside all Omegas chrono's had lemania movements. i hope that makes sense.
best
Graham
a well maintained 321
appreciate your feedback on the movement.
your watch seems to be in great shape---did you acquire it brand new?how did you maintain it---great dial!
i bought mine in 1970 and truth to be said have subjected it to the ravages of swimming in the atlantic and pacific and various sporting events throughout the years.
sadly, the dial has seen some deterioration but the watch works well--now treated with a lot more respect!!
i did mull replacing the dial ,but was persuaded to keep it in it's original condition,warts and all.
once again,thanks
henry
hi Henry, rather than...
attached this link to my original post on it http://omega.watchprosite.com/?show=forumpost&ti=507391&fi=677&s=0
dates from 27th march 2009.
great link
managed to read your post---very intersting.
i have two questions----the crown on your seamaster appears to be bigger than on mine.i raise this point because many years ago when i serviced the watch,they raplaced it with a bigger crown.subsequent servicing restored the original sized crown which the watch currently carries.
the second query pertains to the model mark--yours say seamaster,mine de ville--any significant difference?
will greatly appreciate your input.
btw i had a brown strap with white stitching on it for quite a while----great coincidence1
regards
henry
Henry, glad you enjoyed my...
condition. i didnt take much notice of the crown as my watchmaker is ex Omega so
would have left/put on the correct one.
waterproof and it originally had a depth rating.
model so could explain the difference in crown sizes.
aware. yours has round pushers so it is waterproof instead of the rectangular
pushers which arent.
explain the differences.
with its history, we're always interested in peoples stories of their vintage
pieces.
as i've only seen one smallish pic.
omegas are a bit of a minefield.
thanks for suggestion
hope to post soon
regards
Henry, you should post more of your watch on the Omega Forum
Andrew
Unearthed an IWC ...
IWC Mark XV, Cal. 37524 (ETA 2892-A2), 28800vph, 21 jewels, PR 42h, steel, 38x10.5mm, circa 2000
More holiday pics ...
Seeing as others seem to be in holiday mode, more pics from the Gold Coast:
IWC Tourbillon ...
Shooting the rapids ...
Swimming with the dolphins ...
Away with the birdies ...
Great pics, great memories!
Hi Andrew,
thanks for your lovely photos from the fun park!
My family and I have been to the same one in 2007 while visiting our friends from Toowoomba in "down under". We also did the rafting bit and I still remember queueing ever so long for the rollercoaster. Your "tourbillon" also was much fun, but a bit frightening as well.
Best regards and greetings to you and all Purists in Australia,
anaesdoc
The tourbillon ...
You need to avoid local school holiday periods as it can get quite busy. They also have a new system called "Q4U" whereby you can book times ahead on the popular rides and just walk straight on at the designated time.
Andrew
The "Tourbillon"...
Hi Andrew, I had not regarded this device your way: as a sort of big winder for watch enthusiasts and their automatic watches !
Actually we have been there mid-week, out of the holiday season and yet is was crowded. But the "Q4U" sounds like a good idea by any means. I hope you enjoyed your visit. BTW, do they still have the Kangaroo/Wallaby feeding zone? This was the bit my girls liked best at all!
Best regards,
anaesdoc