Have you tried getting it repaired? Can the parts still be sourced?
Rob
Have you tried getting it repaired? Can the parts still be sourced?
Reminds me of the Oris Regulator I almost bought - very cool, but with the Oris the single large hand is more of a dive timer, and there is an hour hand in a subdial.Busterboo wrote: ↑Sat Apr 07, 2018 11:02 pm I was pulling your leg, Rob. It's a 'jumping hour' watch - 'heures sautantes'. The number in the window is the hour - so it only goes up to 12 - and the hand is the minutes.
There's no hour hand and no date.
Omega made them only for a couple of years in the late 90s - using an ETA2892 movement. Mine is in very good condition and I think it's beautiful. (My favourite version is by Audemars Piguet, but I can't afford one.)
Me too, nice watches
Forgot to ask, what is unusual about your Zenith ??
Beautiful watches, I think your pic is also from the Chronomaster series. I know a lot of previous models were Italian based fx the De Luca series which annoyed Rolex who had the movement in the Daytona 1990-2011
I think for that money, you probably won't get anything that will be an investment per-se. However it will yield you a pretty nice watch. Maybe something like a Tudor Black Bay?Darkangelv2 wrote: ↑Sat Apr 14, 2018 9:30 am Random question to an eclectic group of watch enthusiasts:
My dad wants to replace his late father’s stolen 1980s Omega Seamaster with a watch he will pass on to me some day (he’s not into watches so it will likely be passed on sooner rather than later).
We have £1800 to spend on a used example or £2400 if we buy new from watches of Switzerland. I wonder if you could recommend a good model to plump for that is a reasonably safe investment for the future?
In terms of style, my current fave is the Breitling Superocean Heritage 42 I. But it’s too expensive. So something in that vein would be nice.
Thoughts?
Watches are not investments (unless you spend a lot of time researching, and spending big money to (hopefully) make some money). The value in what you're looking for is in its provenance, and that will be unique to you. Buy the best watch you can for the money, something that you love the look of and will be happy wearing for years to come.Darkangelv2 wrote: ↑Sat Apr 14, 2018 9:30 am Random question to an eclectic group of watch enthusiasts:
My dad wants to replace his late father’s stolen 1980s Omega Seamaster with a watch he will pass on to me some day (he’s not into watches so it will likely be passed on sooner rather than later).
We have £1800 to spend on a used example or £2400 if we buy new from watches of Switzerland. I wonder if you could recommend a good model to plump for that is a reasonably safe investment for the future?
In terms of style, my current fave is the Breitling Superocean Heritage 42 I. But it’s too expensive. So something in that vein would be nice.
Thoughts?