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    Mr Linz
    Haraki san Prodigy
    @goosehd
    Joined: 27 Dec 2021

    @goosehd Mate, that's such a beauty, no I way I can afford that right now, but the solid rose gold rooty is just such a perfect choice. Lovely!

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      Graeme
      啓蒙家
      Joined: 30 Mar 2012

      @Mr-Linz I saw the Seamaster 300 in the Sydney and Melbourne boutiques. Australia tends to be the last market to get new releases from Omega, and Sydney usually receives them before Melbourne.

      I think that the only Summer Blue watch that hasn't arrived yet is the Ploprof.

      @goosehd is that "debt free until I blew all my money on a Rolex"? 😁

      As others have said, it's a very nice watch.

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        Anesthetist
        見習いボス
        @HalfPastNever
        Joined: 14 May 2011

        @HalfPastNever ‘21 is the first edition

        IG: bluehandsslim

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          Mr Linz
          Haraki san Prodigy
          @Graeme
          Joined: 27 Dec 2021

          @Graeme Good to know, a window shopping I must go!

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            Graeme
            啓蒙家
            Joined: 30 Mar 2012

            I was off window shopping on Monday. Richemont have a conjoined IWC, Panerai, and Jaeger LeCoultre boutique in the middle of Sydney, and I got waylaid by the brand manager of Panerai Australia on the way through. He forced me to look at a number of pieces, nothing as fancy as that tourbillion that @Giles was modelling, and here are some highlights.

            This is the PAM01347 Radiomir Otto Giorni. It's got an eight-day hand-wound movement. The case had been finished with a DLC coating that looked as though it had been mostly worn off.

            Radiomir Otto Giorni

            The PAM01243 Radiomir Eilean celebrates their historic racing yacht Eilean, which was designed by William Fife, and featured in the video for Duran Duran's song Rio. There's a subtle teak deck effect on the dial, which I consider more tastefully done than the stripes on the Omega Aqua Terra. It's got a three-day hand-wound movement, and a decorative case back.

            Radiomir Eilean

            The PAM01297 Luminor Chrono Flyback Zebra has a titanium case, which I told was 3D printed. The orange strap isn't standard, but it should be.

            Luminor Flyback Zebra

            The Jaeger section of the boutique didn't have a passing brand manager, but it had the new Polaris Chronograph, which is quite pretty.

            Polaris Chronograph

            I saw the Reverso Chronograph back in April, but it was a pre-production sample, and I wasn't allowed to take a photo. This time there wasn't a problem. The main face resembles a standard model, whilst the back is a skeletonised. It's gorgeous, but reassuringly expensive.

            Reverso Chronograph

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              Jek
              Haraki san Student
              Joined: 30 Sept 2013

              Wearing the Sinn 556 today. I have a job that deals with helicopters and I like that the handset is the same as those found in our cockpit clocks. Slim enough to slide under my IH flannel sleeves nicely as well...

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                Anesthetist
                見習いボス
                Joined: 14 May 2011

                I love the 556! Loved the 656 as well and wished they still made it.

                IG: bluehandsslim

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                  Jek
                  Haraki san Student
                  Joined: 30 Sept 2013

                  They're great, love the monochrome simplicity and legibility. Probably the watch I get the most compliments on despite it not being the fanciest or most expensive watch I wear.

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                    JDelage
                    啓蒙家
                    Joined: 13 Jan 2012

                    I considered getting the 556 with one of the mother of pearl dials (either white or black). I think it's a great watch. I have a very similar Damasko DK30, so I can't quite justify it...

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                      Jek
                      Haraki san Student
                      Joined: 30 Sept 2013

                      The Damasko definitely occupies the same territory. I really like the quadrant design Damsko uses to break up the face, and their colored seconds hands are fun although I prefer the red seconds hand Sinn offers.

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                        JDelage
                        啓蒙家
                        Joined: 13 Jan 2012

                        The DK30 happens to have uniformly white hands.

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                          VoodooRay
                          Haraki san Prodigy
                          Joined: 27 Apr 2015

                          Zenith defy classic paired with an Iron Heart thermal.. really difficult to get a decent pic of the dial on this.
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                            Anesthetist
                            見習いボス
                            Joined: 14 May 2011

                            I love that Zenith….very well done piece.

                            Loved the light today

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                            IG: bluehandsslim

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                              Graeme
                              啓蒙家
                              Joined: 30 Mar 2012

                              @Mr-Linz I saw one of your Seamasters in the Melbourne Omega boutique yesterday. It was rather pretty, and I think that I prefer it to the one that @Anesthetist is sporting, though that's also a very nice piece.

                              Seamaster 300

                              Whilst in there, I took a look at the new ceramic Planet Ocean. It looks a lot better in reality than it does in the product renderings. The comments on the articles were obsessed by it being too thick, but it didn't seem too fat to me.

                              Planet Ocean

                              It was, however, very light. The movement is made of titanium, like the Aqua Terra Ultra Light that I adore (but not that model's price), and it weighed noticeably less than the Seamaster, above.

                              Movement

                              The downside is that it's really expensive, about twice as much as other Planet Ocean models. It's also likely to be rare; there are two in Australia at present, and they said that there was no news on when there would be a restock.

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                                Giles
                                IHUK Crew
                                Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                                I'll save @mclaincausey saying it....

                                Too much writing, too many fonts....

                                "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                  Graeme
                                  啓蒙家
                                  Joined: 30 Mar 2012

                                  I'm sure that they could squeeze a bit more text on it...

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                                    Mr Linz
                                    Haraki san Prodigy
                                    @Graeme
                                    Joined: 27 Dec 2021

                                    @Graeme Mate! That looks lovely... Love the way you said "your seamaster". There's a very high chance I buy this piece, although maybe when the hype dies down a little. That dial is special.

                                    I actually like a lot of the planet ocean designs the problem is size. I have a 6 and 3/4 inch wrist and anything about 40mm starts looking too big. And those fuckers are massive. Sometimes I can pull off 41mm or 42mm if it's slim, but like you said it's so think... I wanna say from memory it's 14mm and or thicker. I don't really know why Omega don't try to slim their watches a little more. Most every other brand is able to do it. I'm not sure the sapphire caseback or co-axial movement are that much bigger than any other watchmakers.

                                    It's such a shame because the planet oceans tend to have more colorful or playful looks which are fun.

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                                      Mr Linz
                                      Haraki san Prodigy
                                      Joined: 27 Dec 2021

                                      PS I also love the blacked out Seamaster - forget what it's called - probably stealth. But that fucker is 44mm. Why? If it was 42mm, it would feel closer to 41mm because of the black which would be perfect for most peoples wrists...

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                                        Graeme
                                        啓蒙家
                                        Joined: 30 Mar 2012

                                        @Mr-Linz I think that any watch will work provided the lugs don't extend beyond the edges of the wrist. It might look a bit small or large for a few days, but you'll adjust.

                                        And, yeah, it's a shame that Omegas are so chonky.

                                        The none so black Seamaster is the Black Black. I like it too. Omega's ceramic cases are a couple of millimetres bigger than the steel ones, though.

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                                          Mr Linz
                                          Haraki san Prodigy
                                          @Graeme
                                          Joined: 27 Dec 2021

                                          @Graeme what watch have you got your eye on next mate?

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