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jmsrolls · 3 July 2015, 06:54 AM

In 1983, I purchased my first high end watch:

I asked the sales person at the time if it would keep good time. His answer was "If you want accuracy, buy a Casio." I thought he was kidding but my President could never be regulated to better than a minute/day.

In 2003, I finally let the President go and have owned a hundred or so different watches since then. Yes, I was a flipper. I've owned a 16570 EXPII, a GMT Master, a TT GMT Master II, a Sea Dweller, and a vintage 6050 but never a Sub. I currently have a polar 216570 EXPII which will soon be leaving my collection.

Why is the 42 EXPII leaving? It's leaving because of the arrival in March of my Seamaster 300 Master Co-Axial to go with my First Omega in Space:

Since joining my collection, the 300 MC has gained .25 sec/day. That's not quartz timing but close. It dresses up or down nicely for the pool or the boardroom. The clasp is easily adjustable allowing on the fly sizing like glidelock. The 60 hour power reserve means I do not have to put it on the winder every night. The added ability to step the hour hand for time zone changes without stopping the movement is a great feature as well. The 15K gauss rating pretty much eliminates any risk of magnetization. No, it doesn't have a date feature but the date only changes once every twenty-four hours and my memory is still sharp enough so that I only have to check the date once a day. And a final plus: when I set the hands to the markers and push in the crown, the hands do not move. They stay right where I put them. I never could do that with a Rolex.

As for "Master Co-Axial" on the dial, it makes more sense than "Superlative Chronometer." It means that Omega has taken the co-axial movement to the next level horologically. What makes a Rolex chronometer superlative to any other chronometer?

Don't get me wrong, Rolex makes fine watches but there is nothing in the Rolex line that trips my trigger anymore.

At my age (71), I've bought my last car with its last set of tires. I'm enjoying my sunset years with my last wife and my last two watches.

3 July 2015, 06:54 AM	#19
jmsrolls Banned Join Date: May 2008 Location: USA Posts: 3,185	In 1983, I purchased my first high end watch: I asked the sales person at the time if it would keep good time. His answer was "If you want accuracy, buy a Casio." I thought he was kidding but my President could never be regulated to better than a minute/day. In 2003, I finally let the President go and have owned a hundred or so different watches since then. Yes, I was a flipper. I've owned a 16570 EXPII, a GMT Master, a TT GMT Master II, a Sea Dweller, and a vintage 6050 but never a Sub. I currently have a polar 216570 EXPII which will soon be leaving my collection. Why is the 42 EXPII leaving? It's leaving because of the arrival in March of my Seamaster 300 Master Co-Axial to go with my First Omega in Space: Since joining my collection, the 300 MC has gained .25 sec/day. That's not quartz timing but close. It dresses up or down nicely for the pool or the boardroom. The clasp is easily adjustable allowing on the fly sizing like glidelock. The 60 hour power reserve means I do not have to put it on the winder every night. The added ability to step the hour hand for time zone changes without stopping the movement is a great feature as well. The 15K gauss rating pretty much eliminates any risk of magnetization. No, it doesn't have a date feature but the date only changes once every twenty-four hours and my memory is still sharp enough so that I only have to check the date once a day. And a final plus: when I set the hands to the markers and push in the crown, the hands do not move. They stay right where I put them. I never could do that with a Rolex. As for "Master Co-Axial" on the dial, it makes more sense than "Superlative Chronometer." It means that Omega has taken the co-axial movement to the next level horologically. What makes a Rolex chronometer superlative to any other chronometer? Don't get me wrong, Rolex makes fine watches but there is nothing in the Rolex line that trips my trigger anymore. At my age (71), I've bought my last car with its last set of tires. I'm enjoying my sunset years with my last wife and my last two watches.

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