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Post by rw16610 on Jun 14, 2016 18:17:03 GMT -6
carl I feel your pain. Although unlikely it's still possible and I've dropped a watch in the past and had one get flooded. These terrible memories have a strange way of making you paranoid from that point onward. Thankfully for me the ceramic bezels aren't as much of an issue because I've hardly put any major scratches (or dings) in aluminum bezels over the years. Check out what I found on the IWC site from a few years back: www.iwc.com/en/news/new-triple-formation-for-iwcs-pilots-watch-squadron/When it comes to watches I'm VERY old fashioned and regardless to any attempts of a brand to go up market, my top two brands (Rolex and Audemars Piguet) are unlikely to be changed.
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Post by aquajoe on Jun 14, 2016 19:47:29 GMT -6
I'm not impressed. I just can't warm up to their external helium escape crown.
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Post by muckymark on Jun 14, 2016 20:59:51 GMT -6
Geez, are they writing a novel on the dial? 7 lines of text, 8 if you include the barely visible zr02. The better half looked over my shoulder and ask why I was looking at plastic watches. No explanation of the technology or materials could change her opinion. Still fugly she opines..
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Post by CHIP on Jun 15, 2016 5:49:09 GMT -6
I'm not impressed. I just can't warm up to their external helium escape crown. I'm weird, I like the manual helium valve lol.
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Post by Archer on Jun 15, 2016 6:05:37 GMT -6
I really hope this doesn't happen to any of them: All of the above images in this post are from minus4plus6.com Seems unlikely but in my opinion goes against what this robust diver should be all about. I'll have to visit an AD sometime in July after these new Planet Ocean watches (steel, gold, and ceramic etc) all hit the display cases. Strictly out of curiosity like Baco Noir .
There have already been a number of the Dark side/Grey side Speedmasters having damaged cases. I've seen photos of one lug broken off completely, plus several that have had chips on the lugs, one that compromised the spring bar hole. Some were dropped, but one I recall the owner had no idea how the chip happened, and it was on the underside of the lug, which was a bit odd.
Omega has put up warnings on the Omega Extranet about proper handling of cases for watches that come in for repairs...on the Speedmaster just removing the snap on case back incorrectly (prying with a knife in the wrong spot) can pop chips off the case.
A new case for one of the ceramic Speedmasters is about $7k US, so you could replace a few steel cases for the cost of one ceramic case. I've seen enough photos of damaged ceramic watches from IWC, Panerai, and now Omega that I'm sure I'll never buy one. With the risks being so great and a replacement case being so expensive, I'll probably never service one either.
Cheers, Al
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Post by rw16610 on Jun 15, 2016 9:30:00 GMT -6
I'm weird, I like the manual helium valve lol. Same here. Although it's totally unnecessary for maybe 99.9% of owners I have grown to like it there. It adds character to these serious dive watches but at the same time it's clear why it will bother some. Hey, aquajoe There's good news if you don't like the red or blue versions: Sadly they don't say at what depth the Helium Valve disappears at though. There have already been a number of the Dark side/Grey side Speedmasters having damaged cases. I've seen photos of one lug broken off completely, plus several that have had chips on the lugs, one that compromised the spring bar hole. Some were dropped, but one I recall the owner had no idea how the chip happened, and it was on the underside of the lug, which was a bit odd.Omega has put up warnings on the Omega Extranet about proper handling of cases for watches that come in for repairs...on the Speedmaster just removing the snap on case back incorrectly (prying with a knife in the wrong spot) can pop chips off the case. A new case for one of the ceramic Speedmasters is about $7k US, so you could replace a few steel cases for the cost of one ceramic case. I've seen enough photos of damaged ceramic watches from IWC, Panerai, and now Omega that I'm sure I'll never buy one. With the risks being so great and a replacement case being so expensive, I'll probably never service one either. Wow, even more fragile than I originally expected! Thankfully with Omega nothing seems to last all that long. I was shocked to see they revamped the already updated Planet Oceans (8500 & 9300) so soon.
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