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Offline Manburg

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I once lost my mind ...
« on: November 03, 2010, 02:23:47 PM »
Being new to the forum, I've never started a post regarding my watches in the gallery. And seeing that this has never been done before, I now take the liberty to do so, which is putting the modest collection (if it can actually be called "collection") of my Omegas here. The story goes as this. Some time back in August, I took the decision to start owning an Omega (note the word "an"). Then, after choosing the model that I wanted to buy from the Omega website, but without having the benefit of learning from the wisdom of the Omega WIS community in any of the fora, I headed to the nearest AD and straight away bought my first Omega (the cheapest Speedmaster available), which is as shown below:



It's a Speedmaster Date 3211.31.00. Below are some more photos:




Without its steel leg:


Can you see the red dot there?

With new leg. But the problem is the lug width is 19mm. So it's the case of neither here nor there. This is with a 18mm NATO:



Whereas this is with a 20mm NATO:





Thus, after getting my first Omega, I thought it was wise of me to start 'berjinak-jinak' with a WIS forum, in particular its Omega forum. It turned out to be A VERY BIG MISTAKE!!!  :Mad:

To be continued ...

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Re: I once lost my mind ...
« Reply #1 on: November 03, 2010, 02:29:35 PM »
Nice pictures and story so far  :thumbsup:

But I think cheapest Speedy is Speedmaster Reduced.
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Re: I once lost my mind ...
« Reply #2 on: November 03, 2010, 02:30:26 PM »
thanks for sharing..... nice SM....  :thumbsup:
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Re: I once lost my mind ...
« Reply #3 on: November 03, 2010, 02:38:28 PM »
The reason I said it was a big mistake was because, I couldn't let it go. I spent a lot of hours in front of the PC every day ogling at all these other models shown by all the other WIS, and I became addicted. It became apparent to me that instead of being contented with only one Omega (which was one big giant leap for me at the time), I longed to have another one. I said to myself, okay ... maybe this next model would kill it. So off I went to the AD 8 days after to get my second Omega, which is this:












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Re: I once lost my mind ...
« Reply #4 on: November 03, 2010, 02:42:42 PM »
Nice pair of Omegas. How is the accuracy of the Co-ax movement?
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Re: I once lost my mind ...
« Reply #5 on: November 03, 2010, 02:47:35 PM »
Quote from: ck77 on November 03, 2010, 02:29:35 PM
Nice pictures and story so far  :thumbsup:

Thanks! And it's only half of the story so far. Stay tuned!  :laugh:

Quote from: ck77 on November 03, 2010, 02:29:35 PM
But I think cheapest Speedy is Speedmaster Reduced.

Well, as I said, I was a novice. But I wasn't interested in the Reduced anyway due its small size. Even the Speedy Date, with its 40mm seems a bit small to my liking.
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Re: I once lost my mind ...
« Reply #6 on: November 03, 2010, 02:50:17 PM »
Fren, good choice... With the exercise(typing ur computer for posting in Mwf)
n getting more omega Your heart will beat smoothly n ur cholestrol level sure at gd level!
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Re: I once lost my mind ...
« Reply #7 on: November 03, 2010, 02:55:30 PM »
Quote from: jacky8888 on November 03, 2010, 02:30:26 PM
thanks for sharing..... nice SM....  :thumbsup:

Thanks to you too for reading.  :thumbsup:
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Offline David_cheong

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Re: I once lost my mind ...
« Reply #8 on: November 03, 2010, 03:08:15 PM »
Good read so far. keep it up.......more to come?


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Re: I once lost my mind ...
« Reply #9 on: November 03, 2010, 03:09:41 PM »
The story continues. I thought two was enough, but as they say, three is company, and I was damned!!  :HammerHead: I think I kinda lost it a bit at this time, and was still looking at other Omegas. The urge was so strong, and the poison had seeped deeply into the vein that everyday was spent thinking of my next Omega. Mind you, not even 3 weeks had passed since my first purchase. But I was only human, and human is weak, very weak. Thus, I became the new best friend of the AD, and made it three in 3 weeks.

Here is the Seamaster Professional Planet Ocean 2208.50.00:









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Re: I once lost my mind ...
« Reply #10 on: November 03, 2010, 03:18:19 PM »
Well manburg.

The poison has seeped in deeply and badly. No known cure at the moment....

For some, it may take years to recover..........

Good luck to you.


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Re: I once lost my mind ...
« Reply #11 on: November 03, 2010, 06:02:29 PM »
nice nato combo on bond watch !
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Re: I once lost my mind ...
« Reply #12 on: November 03, 2010, 06:14:48 PM »
I love the speedmaster :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Re: I once lost my mind ...
« Reply #13 on: November 03, 2010, 06:20:17 PM »
Hi manburg,

I guess you can call yourself an omehgah-maniatic.

FYI: the cheapest speedmaster is actually piggybacked movement (2824 with module if i not wrong) as opposed to 7750 movement (which is an actual chrnograph movement itself)



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Offline Manburg

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Re: I once lost my mind ...
« Reply #14 on: November 03, 2010, 07:54:37 PM »
Well, it's got to be mentioned that during that period, in an attempt to deflect my attention from any more Omegas (which was destined to fail anyway), I did one inexplicable thing - buying a Tag, and a quartz at that!  ???



Of course it backfired, as I was thinking, "why did I buy this piece in the first place?" Needless to say, it went back to the AD within days, and as a replacement I got ... what else? Another Omega!  :Dancing_banana: And this time I went for the iconic Moonwatch and thus it became the Omega quartet.




Note the Omega logo in the middle of the hesalite crystal




The closest the Moonwatch would ever get to the outer space

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Re: I once lost my mind ...
« Reply #15 on: November 03, 2010, 08:09:04 PM »


Some people would immediately cabut at the sight of 4.  :Startled: But for me it's a bliss ... Omega bliss.  :thumbsup:

As to the perceived addiction, I'm very much sober now - you can say I'm currently on the wagon.  :angel: One strong factor towards redemption is the realization that I'm now much poorer compared to before the mindless splurge. That's definitely a strong cure.  :Praying:

The moral of the story - don't ever buy an Omega.  ;)

Thanks for reading.
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Re: I once lost my mind ...
« Reply #16 on: November 03, 2010, 08:17:26 PM »
Thats a nice conclusion. What's more can a WIS ask for..4 omegas in a row.

So a definate cure is a poorer pocket....well said. Thanks for sharing.


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Re: I once lost my mind ...
« Reply #17 on: November 03, 2010, 08:21:13 PM »
you really do lost your mind  :o
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Re: I once lost my mind ...
« Reply #18 on: November 03, 2010, 08:27:20 PM »
Quote from: TheHobbit on November 03, 2010, 02:42:42 PM
Nice pair of Omegas. How is the accuracy of the Co-ax movement?

Well, I'm quite embarrassed to say that I've never tested it conclusively.  :-[ But what can I say is that, the loss and gain are much fewer compared to the other 2 non-Co-ax, it's almost unnoticeable. But of course, as I said, I've never really put it to a test.
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Re: I once lost my mind ...
« Reply #19 on: November 03, 2010, 08:28:36 PM »
Quote from: chrisyen on November 03, 2010, 02:50:17 PM
Fren, good choice... With the exercise(typing ur computer for posting in Mwf)
n getting more omega Your heart will beat smoothly n ur cholestrol level sure at gd level!

Thanks for providing the platform.  :D
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Re: I once lost my mind ...
« Reply #20 on: November 03, 2010, 08:31:19 PM »
Quote from: David_cheong on November 03, 2010, 03:18:19 PM
Well manburg.

The poison has seeped in deeply and badly. No known cure at the moment....

For some, it may take years to recover..........

Good luck to you.


dc

Thanks for the wish, but I'm fully recovered now.  :Praying:
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Re: I once lost my mind ...
« Reply #21 on: November 03, 2010, 08:32:58 PM »
Quote from: kenixck on November 03, 2010, 06:02:29 PM
nice nato combo on bond watch !

Thanks. It was not even a tenner in the UK. ;D Not sure the price here though.
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Re: I once lost my mind ...
« Reply #22 on: November 03, 2010, 08:35:04 PM »
Quote from: GMAC88 on November 03, 2010, 06:14:48 PM
I love the speedmaster :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

I'm sure you can tell by now that I love the Speedy too!  :laugh:
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Re: I once lost my mind ...
« Reply #23 on: November 03, 2010, 08:37:17 PM »
Quote from: gigiplastic on November 03, 2010, 06:20:17 PM
Hi manburg,

I guess you can call yourself an omehgah-maniatic.

FYI: the cheapest speedmaster is actually piggybacked movement (2824 with module if i not wrong) as opposed to 7750 movement (which is an actual chrnograph movement itself)


Thanks for the heads up mate.  :thumbsup:

As for the maniac tag, well ... the title does say I once lost my mind, doesn't it?  ;)
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Re: I once lost my mind ...
« Reply #24 on: November 03, 2010, 08:41:36 PM »
Quote from: David_cheong on November 03, 2010, 08:17:26 PM
Thats a nice conclusion. What's more can a WIS ask for..4 omegas in a row.

So a definate cure is a poorer pocket....well said. Thanks for sharing.


dc

I can see you're only 60% recovered. I guess the pocket is still half full? ;)
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