I had a nice Omega Seamaster Auto dress watch for some time - very nice but not
reliable and parts were not available to fix it. For ten years I've had a
chunky, steel Victorinox I found as new, in box in a pawnbroker (Cash
Converters) for $100. Worth about $4-500 new RRP I think. Nice big face, easy
to read without reading glasses, tough as a brick. I'd have been happy to get
five years out of it but it's going just fine and it's taken a lot of scrapes,
immersions and whacks. A couple of new batteries is all it has needed. Not
stylish and not what you'd leave to #1 son but it'll do for now.
Oh, and one tick, one second. :-)
Andrew Fildes
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www.soultheft.com
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On 12/01/2014, at 8:03 AM, JOHN DUGGAN wrote:
> I have "a thing" for mechanical watches, owning both an Omega Seamaster and a
> Rolex white dial Explorer 11 38mm. I find that my everyday Omega is much
> easier to read without glasses. In the middle of the night I can make out the
> luminous hands.
> Without my glasses on I find some difficulty with the Explorer dial
> especially when the hands are towards the three o clock position. I find that
> the date lens confuses the issue and personally would prefer the crystal
> without this date lens. I am considering removing this lens.My watches are
> not pampered and are worn 24/7, fishing,shooting,caving,working on cars etc.
> Recently I lost my Seamaster in a bucket of flooring tile cement when a
> bracelet pin came adrift. quick wash in a sink, replacement pin, and watch
> was as good as new.
> Both watches keep excellent time and are totally reliable.
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