Archive for October, 2005

Vintage Omega Seamaster 600 – 136.011 – Caliber 611

Saturday, October 29th, 2005

Dating from the early to mid-sixties this Seamaster 600 is really a very classy example of a vintage Omega. Still surprises me just how cheap these go for, you should be able to pick a decent example up for no more than £250 with a little patience. I normally shy away from gold plated Omega’s […]

The Rather Wonderful Speedmaster 2915

Friday, October 21st, 2005

I thought it was about time I took a bunch of shots of this one, getting close to when it needs to go away for a little TLC. Restoration is a personal thing, my view is that you need to keep the watch as original as humanly possible. On this 2915, sat in a drawer […]

Omega 7912 Bracelet

Thursday, October 20th, 2005

Hard to describe how snagging an early bracelet feels, not as nice a feeling as getting a watch…but almost. Its a sort of responsibility thing, trying to reunite a vintage watch with the correct bracelet just feels like the right thing to do. Bracelets are in many ways harder to source than the watches which […]

007 We Have a New James Bond – Will We Have a New Omega Bond Watch ?

Sunday, October 16th, 2005

If Omega retain the “product placement” rights will they go with a new Bond watch? My money would be on the Planet Ocean, I think the old Bond watch is looking a little tired. Now a special edition 007 James Bond Planet Ocean watch has a certain ring to it! It seems fitting that the […]

Playing Dress-Up with an Omega Deville Dress Watch

Saturday, October 15th, 2005

Sometimes you just have to go against the grain, and squeezing a 22mm chunky strap on a De Ville dress watch can sometimes work wonders. What do you think?