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Subject: [Leica] OT: modern pocket watch?
From: alal at duke.poly.edu (A. Lal)
Date: Mon Oct 13 06:54:30 2008
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See if a matching steel bracelet is available.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Douglas Sharp" <douglas.sharp@gmx.de>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Monday, 13 October, 2008 8:55 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] OT: modern pocket watch?


> Hallo OMEGA owners:
>
> My Omega Speedmaster Date (Tachymetrie bezel / Automatic) - the box says 
> it's a 3613.30.22, the warranty says it's a 3613.30.32 and it looks like a 
> 3613.30.02 on the web - I'm not a collector so I have no idea what the 
> numbers mean. Does anyone know? It's yellow-gold with a silver dial 
> (25-years service gift from my old firm.)
>
> TIA, Douglas
>
> BTW, I'm sick and tired of paying around 200 Euros every 2 years for a new 
> leather strap from Omega. Any ideas?
>
>
>
> Rob McClure wrote:
>> Love my omEEga Speedmaster Pro (Moon Watch).  It is a true mechanical 
>> watch which requires winding every 2 days, but this is in fact a ritual 
>> akin to pulling out an exposure meter to check conditions light for my 
>> M4-2.  Have a 12 watch winder box that keeps my selfwinding watches wound 
>> (but certainly not accurate).  Lest you think me wealthy, my son brought 
>> back a drawer full of "replica" breitling, rolex, etc. from a tour over 
>> to the mideast sandbox.  Many are surprisingly well-crafted and keep 
>> better time than the originals.
>> o
>>> yes, i blame you luggers for getting me hooked on the omega
>>> (or omEEEga as daniel craig says) speedmaster day-date automatic.
>>> it's a magnificent thing, even though the crome hands and satin face
>>> make it hard for these old eyes to focus on.
>>>
>>> of course, as i write this, mine
>>> has stopped since i often don't wear a watch all weekend, and
>>> have to reset it for monday. but does the inconvenience contribute
>>> to the singularity of its charm? (and the fact that it's a day/date 
>>> means
>>> you have to wind the hands through every minute and hour to get the days
>>> of the week right, with fingertips blue-tinged from fountain pen ink).
>>>
>>> -rei
>>>
>>> On Oct12 21:28, Greg Lorenzo wrote:
>>
>>
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