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6 April 2008, 10:09 PM | #1 | ||
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Omega (also) has a new balance spring!!!
Hi everybody !
Now THIS is yet another piece of BIG news for the guys at Bienne!!! Omega has produced and introduced their new (and very own) balance-sprind as well in BaselWorld 2008!!! It is based (like the PP one) on Silicon!!! And here are some details directly quoted from the Omega Press Texts: Quote:
and smaller in-house cal. 8520/8521. They are also based on last year's 8500/8501 movts. They are... Quote:
Here's a pic of the new (and smaller 8520): Photo copyright by Harry of TimeZone! Note that the new movement now again has a ball-bearing for the automatic rotor (contrary to the 8500/8501) that had a "plain bearing"! Wow... with a new (and very own) balance spring, Omega is reeeeeally climbing the ladder up fast!!! Amazing work!!! It won't be too long now and Omega might really get back to where they were in their best decades... the 1940s, 1950s & 1960s!!! The road is long, but they sure have taken the right direction to reach their goal!!! Glad to be with them too... Wow...
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It looks like they are serious about increasing their status and staking out a position as a top watch brand in the luxury marketplace..
Now if they would just stop coming out with a "Limited Edition" for everything under the sun; maybe we could focus on some standards..
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Loooooong post
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Turned out quite long... I hope you won't mind the read... I hear you guys about the Limited Editions... Said the same thing too... (still I'm hooked about the "Alaska Edition" though!). Limited Editions or no... the Speedy is one of the most "iconic" watches ever; it is part of the horological heritage... so somehow I cannot "fault" them for some (or even most?) of the things they do with it... In general I agree... but take that new "Alaska Edition" for example. It has a real "historical" raison d'être... it was a re-development on the classic Speedy they started in the early 1970s,and it never made it out of its prototype status then... So even as a Limited Edition I'm intrigued to see this specific "variation" being put into a semi-production run!!! And let us also not forget that fortunately there's more behind Omega in the past few years than "just" simple & ongoing LEs. They have pursued an immense amount of innovation, both aesthetically (weather we like some of the aesthetics or not) and technically. And it is that technical aspect that absolutely intrigues me! It is not by simple chance that it was Rolex, Patek and Omega that came together a few years ago in a common project to develop a new hair/balance spring based on silicon. And this research has born fruits to all 3 companies, even if Rolex has chosen not to use a balance spring made of that material and based on that research & common project (yet). Patek has, and it seems it is working for them... and that must mean a lot! And now Omega comes out with their own part of it... I mean, guys... the "own" balance spring... this is not just a little snippet of publicity. This IS very important. And company that has the ability to be part of such a development (and can actually then put the results to good use on their own) is way above "simple publicity"! With all its draw-backs, Omega is really pushing its way up on the technical field, and I find this is wonderful. Omega has one of the richest historical backgrounds of ALL watch-companies out there, and I just can't help but admire what they have been doing over the past years... The 8500 was really just the start of it all... and now their own balance spring! I really think this IS important!!! But I may belong to a minority (here and elsewhere), that tends to value the "insides" of a watch (providing there is a value there) more than its looks or design! (Oh incidentally, this is exactly what drew me to Rolex in the first place too: the movements and all the technical developments that "tick" in the hidden world INSIDE their watches...!!!) So, all in all... my humble opinion would be something like this: we are witnessing a remarkable transformation of a company that once used to be really "legendary"! And that transformation heads Omega back to the right direction. With these developments there's more "substance" to Omega again...! And it is this "inner" substance that counts. It might be a long way to go, but if it goes on like this, then I think they'll reach their past glory of the 40s, 50s and 60s and might even top that! It is just good to know that the company that produced true horological legends, like the 30T2, the 321 & 861 movements is back following their roots again! I for one can't wait for their upcoming cal. 9xxx very very "own" chronograph in one or two years! OK guys... I'm sorry for this looooooooooooooooong post!!! I hope you don't mind it too much... In any case... take care everybody... and don't or me... ok?
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I prefer this one.......
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So it's a flat spring, no Over-coil?
And the Ladies 8520, if those are 4mm screws, that's one tiny movement! At least Watch Time will have plenty of new material to talk about this year!!!
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Thanks mate! I indeed much prefer to be shot this way!!! Nope, it is indeed flat. They haven't used a Breguet one for ages. But who knows... maybe that'll come too one of these days (years)(BaselWorlds)! Quote:
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to dig in and read over the next months... everybody!
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I'm telling you, Omega is becoming a force to be reckoned with. I realized something was up when Swatch Group repositioned the brand from Tier 2 to Tier 1 in their portfolio.
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Yes, you're absolutely right I think! The next few years will really be very interesting!!
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I read about it and wondered why no one had commented. I don't know enough to judge it against the parachrom spring. I believe with the financial power of swatch behind it, Omega is gunning for the Rolex market. Their glory days will return (and we'll pay for it).
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Anyone with more news on the 8500 movement since this thread was originally launched?
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how is it compared to milgauss in resisting magnets?
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Silicon is supposedly strong and completely anti-magnetic. The only downfall to it when it was first introduced was temperature sensitivity, but i am sure that this has been figured out by Omega/Rolex/Patek.
As for the whole watch, i am not sure. Movement wise, i would put the Omega 8500 (and related calibers) up against any Rolex movement...it is that good from all the reviews that i have read on it. |
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The Omega cannot compare to the Milgauss.. It is not about the hairspring.... the Parachrom hairspring is non-magnetic...
.......but the Milgauss is made with non ferrous metals and special alloys, plus it has a faraday cage to divert magnetic fields.........It is a special watch..... Omega has nothing comparable.......
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Does anyone have info on the 8520 caliber used in the ladies Aqua Terra range? How does it differ from the 8500?
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Thanks Chris... do you also know the BPH?
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i read that all omega watches are antimagnetic with respect to the ISO 764 standard.
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25,200 on both. All co-axials are currently on this rate.
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That lady coaxial movement looks like a winner! Too bad the "timezone" feature is absent on it.
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Omega Fake
Hi to all,
sorry for my english, but I`m a german watchmaker an realy stunned. This is a fake of a Omega. The fake is based on an Eta 2892A2 or based on an fake of the Eta movemend. The real Omega 8500 looks like the picture below. Greez |
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