I was a Rolex President guy for many years, and as stated above by another poster, began to see way too many of what I owned. Four years ago, I sold the Rolex, and bought an Omega Titanium Seamaster. Yes there are smaller, lighter watches, but this baby is beautiful and TOUGH. It keeps time better than I can manage my own schedule, and I enjoy the mechanical excellence it brings to a world too often filled with poorly built products. I also own a Casio, bought for $49.00, keeps PERFECT time, and I take it along to crappy locations. If it gets stolen or lost, who cares?
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Gosh, you guys are getting testy about the Rolex, Aero thing. Where do those of us stand that used to wear Rolex and respect their durability and resale value but got annoyed at all the knock offs and decided to move on. Move on to what? An ordinary Timex from Target at $34.00 that keeps perfect time, use it for vacations so I don't have to worry about it getting stolen or lost. For everyday here at home, an Omega Titanium Seamaster which is another mechanical automatic watch that for some reason I'm fond of. Too big, too heavy, but it "ticks" like a human heart, making it seem friendly to me, at least more so than the "perfect" Timex. |
08-29-11: Aball My jeweler sent my Seamaster (Titanium and Rose Gold) back to Omega for clean and refinish. I received the estimate by phone last night, nearly $2000.00 including tax. I requested they return with no work done. I'm considering selling and going to another brand I'm so angry. Years ago when I had Rolex they were a fraction that cost for complete overhaul. |
You're right Syntax, I dropped my (then) Rolex President off at the factory in Switzerland when my wife and I were on vacation many years ago. Fortunately I registered it with US Customs because when it was returned there was no way to tell it from brand new in the box. It was literally perfect in every way. Cost was I think about $400.00, I assume much more now but no way $2K like Omega is asking. The Omega does not have anything broken, runs very slightly slow and looks good, no scratched crystal or anything damaged. I'm pissed at Omega, will likely put the watch up for sale at Flea Bay. I have no idea what to replace it with. |
Roxy54, thank you for that information. One jeweler told me Omega is now owned by Swatch and that change is what brought on all the customer service and PR issues, including increased repair cost. My previous service years ago, I sent my Seamaster direct to Switzerland. The invoice was almost exactly the number you mentioned and the watch looked and worked perfect in every way. Part of me wishes I had a Rolex again. My Rolex was no more or less accurate than other mechanical watches but service was fast, fair and reasonable. |
Pabul57, Does that model have rough, irritating parts that rub your skin? I ask because while my Seamaster was being serviced I bought a Seiko and then had to return it. It was tearing up my wrist. Here's a link to it: Seiko Size and band seem similar to Black Monster. |
Funny, factory service/warranty work for Omega was sent to Dallas, who in turn would send to us in NJ or a couple of other independent shops. Some special watches would be sent to Switzerland. I don't understand why a Seamaster would be. I am in Dallas. The Omega was first serviced here and when the refinish job on the Titanium turned out less than perfect, I ask it be redone. They said they did their best, did not charge me and suggested I go through another dealer who was specialty Omega seller. I know my watch was returned to Switzerland because I was given the registered USPS receipt to pay when I refused the $2K factory quote. |
(3) RSC in Dallas, TX. Thank you, I've been setting up a new laptop and getting packed for RMAF so I've not been paying as much attention to the forums. I'll check when I return, but I'm inclined to leave it as is since they did not charge me (anything) when I ask the finish be redone. |
I don't have one but a manufacturer friend of mine loves the new iPod Nano and wears it as a watch. Various companies make sports bands for this model, and there are currently 18 faces to choose from in addition to the ability to play music. http://www.apple.com/ipodnano/features.html When I posted this link, you scroll half way down to view watch faces. |
Just an update. I traded my Omega Seamaster for a new, less expensive watch. I was frustrated by the very expensive Omega factory quote I received (mentioned in earlier threads). So it went to a well respected shop here in Dallas who restored it to new performance. Unfortunately after two tries they could not duplicate the original finish on the Titanium. Even worse, I was the only one who noticed the defect, a series of micro "flat" grind spots where the original was an unbroken, flawless blended abrasion that gave the Titanium it's elegant look. Frustrated, I traded the Seamaster for a (German made) Damasko which keeps excellent time. It's rugged, attractive and very comfortable on the wrist. Image here: Damasko DC56 If I ever decide to go crazy on a watch again I would buy a Rolex Explorer. They cost too much given my income in this current economy so I'll likely die with the Damasko. |
Isochronism Surrounded by art and beauty all your life, combined with hard work. Sounds good to me! That's the same scenario as my career in photography, back in the early days when I drove to the location, captured the ideal image on large format then stayed up all night developing film and printing zone 6 fine art prints my clients demanded early the next morning. There is a connection between these things we love and work for. |
Mitch4t, No, there are no clients to support film photography and most (all?) the labs here have closed their doors. It's sad, I often pull out pages of 35MM Kodachrome of my family or a photo assignment and have fond memories. I have thousands and thousands of images stored now. I did Southwest Airlines for nearly 10 years and traveled extensively. Those images are magic to revisit. Everything from Mardi Gras to ski photography in Utah. |
Brianmgrarcom Digital is fine, it's better than film in some ways and worse in others. It's what we have now, Kodak is bankrupt and I don't know if Fuji even makes their specialized slow speed films anymore. I never shot anything faster than 100 ASA and mostly 32 speed or slower. I plan on purchasing Lightroom when I change computers. I've used Apple computers since my first desktop, many years before my first digital camera. It seems they have forgotten the pro users that stuck with them when they were on the rocks and near failure. All they seem to be able to do now is crank out iPhones and won't spare a tiny crew that could produce a refresh on the long overdue, Pro Tower. |
06-09-14: Onemug Onemug mentioning old Chicago album, $6.95 Onemug mentioning old Chicago album twice, $13.90 Not concerned about his watch? Schubert's 2¢ cents worth Onemug comment about Roxy 54's comments......... Priceless For everything else there's Mastercard |