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    JDelage
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    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
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        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
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              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
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                    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
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                          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
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                            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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                                  Graeme
                                  啓蒙家
                                  @Mr Linz
                                  Joined: 30 Mar 2012

                                  @Mr-Linz I think that the cost is in the R&D necessary to put them together. The boutique in Birmingham said that ten had come through the UK, and that the country represents 10% of Omega's market, so they're very low volume, which probably puts the production costs up.

                                  The new Planet Ocean is around $22K, but I don't expect that to be a big seller either. It's nearly twice the price of a Glashütte Original SeaQ or Fifty Fathoms. I suspect that it's going to be a limited run for bragging rights.

                                  I'd agree about the CK-859. Shame Omega dropped it so quickly.

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

                                    @Graeme Yikes 22K for a planet ocean is wild!

                                    I love Omega but it sometimes feels like a headless chicken with the amount they do.

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                                      mclaincausey
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                                      Joined: 12 Apr 2013

                                      SEAQ: twice as nice for half the price.

                                      Think it, be it.

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

                                        @mclaincausey My fave neurosurgeon rocks a two-tone on a handmade leather strap and it is killer. Definitely feels like a bargain for what it sells for.

                                        IG: bluehandsslim

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                                        • mclaincauseyM
                                          mclaincausey
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                                          It’s one of my favorite divers. Just beautiful. And yeah bargain IMO

                                          Think it, be it.

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