I would like to share my watch collection by introducing them by family. I will start with my Omega family. I have a soft spot for Omega watches as they were the ones which started me down the rabbithole which I have not recovered from.
It started with this..
...I was looking for a nice watch which I can wear to office daily and does not look too formal. I was attracted to the grey teak dial- it is mesmerising to look at and changes color from light to dark grey as the viewing angle changes.
After a while, I wanted to have a a casual sporty watch which I can wear with jeans. A friend introduced me to a website which offers a good discount to the ADs. And I ended up with this..
..Planet Ocean 2500. I figured I could always use the watch for my diving trips (but so far it has not been in any seawater yet!). I quite like the design- I think it is one of the best dive watch design around.
I started to read up more on watches generally and specifically the history of Omega and found out their great connection with the space program. I was looking for a watch with a moonphase- saw the Speedmaster Moonphase but was not too keen to see the moon being bisected by the second hand of the chrono. However, I was attracted to the design and history of the Speedmaster and ended up with this...
the original Speedmaster with hesalite. This watch wears very well- good size, with the right weight and classic hesalite dome. I have since replaced the bracelet with the brown leather strap which gives it a bit more casual look.
Blue has always been a favourite color of mine and I want to have a blue dialed watch. After looking around at the options available for a blue dialed watch, I picked this up...
..DeVille Hour Vision Orbis. The shimmering blue dial never stops to fascinate me. Of course, knowing that I helped to contribute to the operations of Orbis and the flying eye hospital warms the heart also.
A few months after the release of the Speedmaster Racing, I dropped by the AD and saw this..
I wanted to have the yellow one but the AD has no stock of it. Also saw the red and blue ones but decided that the "panda" version will wear the best over the long term.
At the end of last year, one of the ADs have a year end sale and I came across this...
The price after discount is too good to resist. Plus it is a special edition of the Speedmaster Alaska Project and comes with the nifty red casing and long white strap.
That is how i end up with my family of Omega so far..
..and I am pretty sure new family members will be joining (the new ceramic Speedmaster, the Darkside of the Moon, is awesome!)
I will continue with my other families in my collection in the upcoming instalments.
