Hello all, I thought to start a separate thread about the SM Olympic dials in order not to clutter the thread about the Cortina Milano SM model. The easiest to find is the dial in Chinese lacquer with applied XVI in solid gold. It has very faint hashes pr

I understand your disappointment... IMO the watch is too large, the proportions don´t feel right. Due to its size it does not sit comfortably on the wrist. 2 of the vintage Olympic watches you showed in the beginning of your thread have awfully wrongly re

Although this has been a topic beaten to death by the youtube types, I feel that there is strong merit to the sentiment. If you follow the annual Morgan Stanley reports from the last 5-6 years it is obvious that Omega has some major internal issues. For m

This gold Seamaster XVI looks good but I wonder if I don’t prefer the regular commercial version (with a correct hexagonal crown, unlike the examples I’ve shown). As for this 2008 Olympic Seamaster, it looks wonderful. I’m not really surprised that none o

. . . was featured on this forum eighteen years ago. This was a specially ordered SM XVI by the Canadian agent with a gold - likely lacquer, possibly solid - dial. My recollection of the private messages exchanged with the owner is that either the origina

During my visit to the Omega boutique in Geneva , I also tried on the Seamaster 37 mm Milano Cortina 2026 , ref. 522.53.37.20.04.001. Being aware of its rich history and knowing that it has a white Grand Feu enamel dial, I expected to like it a lot. This

Made as a tribute to the Olympic chronographs of Seiko from 1964 and as a launch platform for the new Spring Drive chronograph movement, the Izul was a piece of the pre-crash exuberance. With four references (two in 51mm and two in 47mm) for the JDM and t

The most complicated movement the brand has ever produced, OMEGA’s Co-Axial Master Chronometer Calibre 1932, developed with Blancpain, is a fully integrated chronograph and minute repeater. In order to chime the elapsed time, the 1932 requires its own mec

Finally today we should hit the beach, to kick off the summer holidays proper. The Grand Seiko SBGR077 is already ready, sporting a Japan Olympic NATO from Omega for some mixed metaphor - at least color wise it’s a good match 😁👍🏻🇯🇵 And should there be any