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Nov 11, 2014, 06:40 PM
#1
Welcome aboard
And we're open! Exciting, isn't it?
I suppose none of us know what the future holds for this site but it would be a brave person who'd bet that there aren't enough enthusiasts out there to populate, sustain and expand a site which has no reason to exist other than to provide a gathering place for those who appreciate these silly, anachronistic things on our wrists. A site run and operated by people who share that appreciation and want to create a community free of commercial pressures.
If I can call any brand "my brand", it's probably Omega. I don't like everything they've ever made and I certainly have watches made by other manufacturers that I love but Omegas take up far more spaces in my watch box than anything else. Clearly, if you are here, you must also have at least a passing interest in the brand.
So, pull up a chair and unburden yourself. Ask your questions. Post your pictures. Share your admiration, passion, joys and frustrations regarding these special little machines.
Best.
Gary
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Nov 11, 2014, 07:31 PM
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Oh.... and spread the word.
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Nov 11, 2014, 08:26 PM
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GaryF
Oh.... and spread the word.
Yes indeed welcome and tell you friends. We hope that everyone finds a welcoming place here to chat about Omega watches old and new. I have had at least one Omega in my collection since 1995. An Omega was the first birthday present I gave the woman who became my wife. It may also be the reason she married me. So Omega's are pretty special to me.
Since Gary made the welcome post I can only now make the first picture post of what has become the brand that is dominating my collection. Since I have been waiting to do this here is the newest addition to my Omega stable.
![](http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg166/samanator_2008/Omega%20Seamaster%20300%20Master%20Co-Ax/DSC_5094_zps4e988146.jpg)
Yes you may know me as something else at other places if you recognize those hairy wrists.
Cheers,
Michael
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Nov 12, 2014, 04:14 AM
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Am I early? Okay, where to begin? Worked in hospitality for 22 years (I started early) before going into retail where I worked at a wristwatch boutique for eleven years. Got out of retail two years ago to return to study. With any luck, I'll be working in a library sometime next year. Similar to retail, in terms of customer/patron interaction, but I don't have to try to sell them anything.
Wristwatch-wise, I got...damn, I think it's 32 watches. Ten of them are a mix of modern and vintage Omegas (my favourite brand) and the rest of the collection includes a couple of Tudors, a few Seiko, a Tissot, a Hamilton, a SInn 103 chronograph, and a bunch of other brands. Gonna have to thin the collection down a little, one day. And, come hell or high water, I will have a Rolex Submariner 5513 added to the collection sometime soon. That's the watch that got me hooked on these things. I was an impressionable kid back in the mid-Seventies when my Dad took my brother and I to a Bond double-bill. As soon as Roger Moore cut through the ropes with the buzz-saw bezel on his watch, I was hooked. On both Bond and Submariners.
Of course, I probably could have bought two or three Subs over the years instead of thirty-two other watches, but hey...
Other collections include fountain pens, three or four 35mm film cameras (and I'm no better a photographer than I was back in '81) and, wait for it, typewriters. Yes, you read it right. The 20th Century is alive and well in my house. And I actually use them for writing when inspiration strikes.
Which is ideally what I'd like to do when I grow up.
Anyway, that's me in about 20 sentences. It ain't much, but it's all true.
All I have to do now is come up with a nifty avatar pic.
Nice set-up you got going here, folks. I commend you all on getting it up and running so quickly. And thanks for letting me know about it.
Anyway, what's a post without a pic? Here's one, in glorious black and white.
For atmosphere.
![](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kGEzGm6Pgek/UtTEFQQ_PNI/AAAAAAAADrk/NfzsF3o2D7g/s400/P1130261.JPG)
Thanks for reading, and cheers, all!
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Nov 12, 2014, 04:37 AM
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Congrats, T, you just made our first non mod post!
Jeannie
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Nov 12, 2014, 05:02 AM
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I noticed that the posts were all made by mods. Almost wasn't going to post until somebody else did. But sometimes, you just have to dive right in.
Do I get some kind of plaque or something?
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Nov 12, 2014, 05:31 AM
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Teeritz
I noticed that the posts were all made by mods. Almost wasn't going to post until somebody else did. But sometimes, you just have to dive right in.
Do I get some kind of plaque or something?
I'll have one for you by close of play today.
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Nov 12, 2014, 11:45 AM
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Welcome aboard, T!!!
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Nov 12, 2014, 12:23 PM
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Nov 13, 2014, 05:13 AM
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OTGabe
Welcome aboard, T!!!
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Thanks, Gabe. Good to see the dive watch contingent represented. Perhaps my favourite type of wristwatch. I have six dive watches, but I've never clamped my teeth to a regulator.
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BlackCat
Hey T long time no talk.
Hi, BlackCat, good to see you. Now, who were you on that other forum? Seamaster 300 master Co-Axial lookin' good!