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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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                                  IrishHeart
                                  Haraki san Expert
                                  Joined: 1 Mar 2023

                                  I recently replaced the leather strap with a bracelet on my 15 year old Railmaster. It’s changed the whole look of the watch and I love it.
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                                    Graeme
                                    啓蒙家
                                    Joined: 30 Mar 2012

                                    @Mr-Linz if I'm being sensible, and if I can find one, I'd be tempted by an Omega CK-859.

                                    If I'm not being sensible, I like the Omega Aqua Terra Ultra Light, but that's more expensive than a Nautilus. On a list of decreasing prices, I also like the Patek 5212 Weekly Calendar, the Jaeger LeCoultre Reverso Chronograph, and the Chopard Alpine Eagle Cadence. The LUC XPS and Alpine Eagle XPS would also be on the list around about that point.

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                                      Anesthetist
                                      見習いボス
                                      Joined: 14 May 2011

                                      The pricing on that AT Ultralight is utterly insane. I love Omega but not a chance I’d drop that kind of money on one.

                                      IG: bluehandsslim

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                                        Graeme
                                        啓蒙家
                                        @Anesthetist
                                        Joined: 30 Mar 2012

                                        @Anesthetist I agree that the pricing is insane, and that's why I don't have one. The ceramic Planet Ocean is 40% of the price and has a similar titanium movement.

                                        My guess is that the cost is in the movement, the only other brand that makes them out of titanium is Richard Mille, and they make insanely priced Omegas look reasonable.

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

                                          @Graeme Wow mate, there's some heavy hitters in there. Actually my buddy had his eye on the CK-859. It's a lovely watch.

                                          I remember last time I was in the Omega Boutique seeing the Ultra Light and couldn't get my head around the pricing. If those watches were 20K I think they'd sell a lot, but at 50K why would you get one over something more obviously well made? Unless I'm missing something unique about the watch? Love the grey and colored accents though, very cool

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