A 6 grand flop IMO

[Nicko]

www.hodinkee.com/articles/omega-speedmaster-x-33-regatta-in-depth

[Nicko]

Oh, i forgot to include a photo. 

[rw16610]

Steve, I almost wish you didn't include the photo lol. To each their own though, right? Neat watch but not for me, like at all.

[Nicko]

Yeah, like what the f**k are those stars for? hahahaha

I guess that's what happens when you let Millennials design watches.  

[Baco Noir]

A regatta special edition with only a 30m water rating? I think this should be a WTF thread, especially when I see the stars pointed out on the bezel.

[CHIP]

Aug 28, 2017 16:38:37 GMT -6 Baco Noir said:

A regatta special edition with only a 30m water rating? I think this should be a WTF thread, especially when I see the stars pointed out on the bezel.

Sure.

Safe to assume that if they go deeper than 30m, something has gone terribly wrong with that boat.

[carl]

"While some have (understandably) taken issue with the limited water resistance rating, the X-33 is fully tested to this depth and their intended activities, such as sailing, aviation, and space travel, are largely best performed on or above the surface of the water."

What an absolute load of bull crap! While there are certain arguments for the limited WR rating, it is still pitiful. A sports watch such as this that has the same WR rating as a Cartier Tank is ridiculous. Downright embarrassing.

[rw16610]

I'm no expert but I like having some insurance for my watches (in regards to water resistance) due to my passion for activities in the water:



If it's like the Speedmaster moon watch you won't be a happy camper if those pushers get pressed beneath the surface while on your wrist. With the way Omega watches fit me (no micro adjustments on a lot) this becomes even more possible as it sits partially on the back of my hand. Most people I know that love being out on boats also do a lot more in the water that the very chart Omega created doesn't seem to advise (i.e snorkeling).

The concept makes very little sense to me, hints why I won't be in line to get one of those lol. Maybe it looks better in person? The digital timer seems like it would be a big hit with people competing in those Yacht events that the brand likely sponsors (America's Cup). I'm sure they'll find a way to market this through that or a similar event. To me this seems like a piece most would totally overlook for something else in their product line.

[Baco Noir]

I'm with Rommel. I want my watches to be rated a little higher just in case the gaskets are getting older.

[Archer]

Aug 29, 2017 0:02:11 GMT -6 Baco Noir said:

I'm with Rommel. I want my watches to be rated a little higher just in case the gaskets are getting older.

This is the logic that results in me getting flooded dive watches on my bench.  People think that because it's rated for a deeper depth, that they can extend the interval to change seals, and it will "still be okay" because of that extra special rating, but that is the furthest thing from reality.  They all use the same O-rings...and those seals work, right up until the time they don't.

Although many brands say that a 30 m water rating is only good for incidental water exposure, Omega really means it's good for 30 m depth.  As Chip points out, if you are more than 30 m down in a yacht race, you have bigger problems than your watch.  And please before someone makes the dynamic pressure argument, please do the math...

I don't care for this watch (or much of what Omega offers currently) but the statements about water resistance do miss the mark.  Your "comfort level" and reality are not necessarily the same thing.

Cheers, Al

[Baco Noir]

Bringing technical knowledge into an emotional argument is unfair Archer! Okay, so my depth rating argument doesn't hold water (see what I did there), but I am still in the "not a fan" category too-now I just have one less reason to be there! LOL

[Nicko]

Here, here Roger. Depth. Rating, shepth rating, the damn thing's fugly. 

[Archer]

Sept 3, 2017 9:23:40 GMT -6 Baco Noir said:

Bringing technical knowledge into an emotional argument is unfair Archer ! Okay, so my depth rating argument doesn't hold water (see what I did there), but I am still in the "not a fan" category too-now I just have one less reason to be there! LOL

Sorry - didn't mean to burst any bubbles.  I'm not a fan of the watch, or most of those multi-function watches that Omega makes.  I really wanted to dispel the myth that a deeper rating means you have some extra protection when seals are failing, more than defend the watch in question.

I get more flooded dive watches than any other category.  Of course that is because despite most being desk divers, people do use them in water more, but also because people believe there is some difference in the seals that protects them against not getting regular pressure tests and maintenance done.  I can tell you it really doesn't work that way...water resistance is not a permanent feature, and like everything else on the watch, must be maintained as these customers figured out the hard way...



Another here...





And this is another one...





And this one too...



And this one also...



I could go on...but I can't tell you how many times someone has said "But it's a dive watch!  I thought they were okay for water?!" and they hadn't had a pressure test or seals changed in many years.

Cheers, Al

[Baco Noir]

Al - I totally appreciate the education, so as not to have to go through the experience myself. I've only had one watch fog over and it was an old Casio digital that had been with me through years of concrete testing work (getting dunked and hosed off multiple times a day) and it finally gave up the ghost attached to my chair on the sidelines at an Ultimate Frisbee tournament during a light mist - that was a shocker.

[Archer]

In some ways situations like these are not the complete fault of the watch owner. The brands market these ultra-high depth rated watches, that are made of special steels, and what they don't tell is that all this relies on some flimsy Buna-N (nitrile rubber) O-rings that are about 1 mm in cross section.

And just like any other type of servicing, this is the last thing they emphasize when you are buying the watches, because they don't really want you to think about the cost of regular pressure testing, gasket changes, and full on servicing when you are plopping down thousands on a "finely crafted timepiece that will last a lifetime." So they certainly don't educate their customers very well, and for very selfish reasons.

Sometimes the watch industry is it's own worst enemy...