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To: carranza2 who wrote (465)3/6/2025 8:15:43 PM
From: Paul Senior1 Recommendation

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nicewatch

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Aside: From your link, I liked seeing the pics and reading the comments in the Hodinkee "Watch Spotting at the Academy Awards" article. Imho, that Omega's Seamaster 37mm "Milano Cortina 2026" with an approriate strap would be a better fit than what many of the red carpet people were wearing.



To: carranza2 who wrote (465)3/6/2025 8:26:06 PM
From: nicewatch  Respond to of 809
 
Wow, that's a great vintage timepiece you have there. I saw that link last month but kind of forgot you were a vintage Omega enthusiast so shame on me! :-) Will question you further privately, hahaha... The thing with factory repair that old is few manufactures will even perform or even guarantee it. And guess Omega does if you're friend already sent off the same watch. -gulp- Patek will, but after a certain year Rolex will not, for example. Then you get into their doing things you never asked for like dial replacements, polishing, etc. Trust me, I've listened to many horror stories about this with family heirlooms.

Definitely not thrilled about the list price of the modern but respect its homage to lineage. Also definitely a handsome modern dress watch like the vintage. Unsure production numbers of Olympic rings versus none but always preferred none. Those rings just distract from looking at the dial which is almost always handsome on an Omega, imo.

I've an Olympic Omega as well but not as fancy as yours. 2006 Turin Speedmaster no rings, automatic with lacquer white dial with red Omega and red letter symbol. No pictures handy but will find, and likely still a great value watch used. Got for a song from a Berkeley professor no less, lol, but maybe 18 months in on regular rotation something broke and been in a drawer since. :-) Like yours and the modern remake it had a fancier case design, think mine was designated under the De Ville line. fwiw.



To: carranza2 who wrote (465)3/6/2025 9:30:52 PM
From: nicewatch  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 809
 
This is watch I'm referring to, sans rings. 2006, Turin. Don't have backside picture handy but it has exhibition sapphire crystal to see movement, per memory. De Ville case. Very underrated watch, imo. While the newest Omega whatever watches try to move upscale on pricing and marketing there are a still a ton of sort-of-modern and neo-vintage values out there like this if you know how to shop right! :-) fwiw.