The crown on my NTTD doesn’t when fully screwed in. I did think they were meant to line up (crowns on my AT and PO do) but hey, doesn’t really bother me too much.
I saw a video on YouTube reviewing the AT where the reviewer commented on Omega’s craftsmanship and how the crown logo aligned perfectly.
Has anyone else found this to be typically true? My SMPc obviously does not.
It’s just luck if the crown lines up. There are too many variables involved for them to do that by design, and over time it would change anyway. When I worked for Rolex we used to get idiots coming back and ranting about the coronet not being aligned on the crown. No matter how much you explained how that could never be done, they wouldn’t have it I’ve heard of high end car dealers having the same with costumers expecting all four hub cap badges be the same alignment on every wheel all the time )
I saw a video on YouTube reviewing the AT where the reviewer commented on Omega’s craftsmanship and how the crown logo aligned perfectly.
Has anyone else found this to be typically true? My SMPc obviously does not.
No. It all depends on luck. The logo on the crown won't be straight on most of the watches. Rolex as well as other brands too won't have the logo straight for their crown. Omega's craftsmanship may be good, but the logo being straight on the crown has nothing to do with it. It's pure luck and coincidence that his comes with the logo straight when screwed in.
On all 3 of my Omega's, the logo on the crown is inverted. Honestly speaking, you hardly notice the logo on the crown once it's worn anyway, so it doesn't really matter.
Omega’s craftsmanship and how the crown logo aligned perfectly.
If you are looking for craftmanship, buy Grand Seiko
That aside, if you understand the specifics of a locked crown, you‘ll understand that it‘s almost impossible to lign up the logo perfectly - and more importantly - permanently.
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I saw a video on YouTube reviewing the AT where the reviewer commented on Omega’s craftsmanship and how the crown logo aligned perfectly.
Has anyone else found this to be typically true? My SMPc obviously does not.
It’s just luck if the crown lines up. There are too many variables involved for them to do that by design, and over time it would change anyway. When I worked for Rolex we used to get idiots coming back and ranting about the coronet not being aligned on the crown. No matter how much you explained how that could never be done, they wouldn’t have it I’ve heard of high end car dealers having the same with costumers expecting all four hub cap badges be the same alignment on every wheel all the time )
ermmm, wasn‘t the concept of an exploding watch - that it basically explodes? :v
I think you’re all misremembering that scene. After the explosion, Bond gets free of his torture chair and runs over and picks up the watch from the ground. Madeline then says “Oh my god, how did that survive?” and then Bond looks towards camera and says “Because it’s an Omega”. It was quite a memorable moment
ermmm, wasn‘t the concept of an exploding watch - that it basically explodes? :v
I think you’re all misremembering that scene. After the explosion, Bond gets free of his torture chair and runs over and picks up the watch from the ground. Madeline then says “Oh my god, how did that survive?” and then Bond looks towards camera and says “Because it’s an Omega”. It was quite a memorable moment
Oh yeah. It’s the extended Omega Edition with 40 minutes of extra watch time.
Higgins, please can you explain what's going on with the coloured bezel here? I understand that it's a GMT bezel, and the red hand is showing the hour, but why is the bezel rotated a bit, the blue part is bigger and the silver triangle is still at 12? I'm curious as to how it differs from a GMT bezel you would find on an analogue watch. Thanks. -{ -{
Higgins, please can you explain what's going on with the coloured bezel here? I understand that it's a GMT bezel, and the red hand is showing the hour, but why is the bezel rotated a bit, the blue part is bigger and the silver triangle is still at 12? I'm curious as to how it differs from a GMT bezel you would find on an analogue watch. Thanks. -{ -{
Very well observed and I was curious who would ask this question.
On a conventional GMT bezel, the night starts at 18:00 and ends at 6:00 in the morning.
The blue segment stands for night, the red segment for daytime.
My Apple watch is set to local time (Hamburg) and presently the sun sets at around 18:50 and rises at 7:30 and that is reflected in the blue/red elements on the watch.
Keep in mind that the picture has been done on 30th September, so the times where slightly different then.
In an extreme case - somewhere in Finland or Sweden, where there is no night during midsommar, the blue segment should entirely disappear.
Also notice that there are no numbers on the bezel, there is only one number closest to the 24 hr hand
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Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
Higgins, please can you explain what's going on with the coloured bezel here? I understand that it's a GMT bezel, and the red hand is showing the hour, but why is the bezel rotated a bit, the blue part is bigger and the silver triangle is still at 12? I'm curious as to how it differs from a GMT bezel you would find on an analogue watch. Thanks. -{ -{
Very well observed and I was curious who would ask this question.
On a conventional GMT bezel, the night starts at 18:00 and ends at 6:00 in the morning.
The blue segment stands for night, the red segment for daytime.
My Apple watch is set to local time (Hamburg) and presently the sun sets at around 18:50 and rises at 7:30 and that is reflected in the blue/red elements on the watch.
Keep in mind that the picture has been done on 30th September, so the times where slightly different then.
In an extreme case - somewhere in Finland or Sweden, where there is no night during midsommar, the blue segment should entirely disappear.
Also notice that there are no numbers on the bezel, there is only one number closest to the 24 hr hand
Higgins, that GMT app is fantastic. What app is it?
Higgins, please can you explain what's going on with the coloured bezel here? I understand that it's a GMT bezel, and the red hand is showing the hour, but why is the bezel rotated a bit, the blue part is bigger and the silver triangle is still at 12? I'm curious as to how it differs from a GMT bezel you would find on an analogue watch. Thanks. -{ -{
Very well observed and I was curious who would ask this question.
On a conventional GMT bezel, the night starts at 18:00 and ends at 6:00 in the morning.
The blue segment stands for night, the red segment for daytime.
My Apple watch is set to local time (Hamburg) and presently the sun sets at around 18:50 and rises at 7:30 and that is reflected in the blue/red elements on the watch.
Keep in mind that the picture has been done on 30th September, so the times where slightly different then.
In an extreme case - somewhere in Finland or Sweden, where there is no night during midsommar, the blue segment should entirely disappear.
Also notice that there are no numbers on the bezel, there is only one number closest to the 24 hr hand
That is really clever! I'm more of an analogue watch person but I find some of the features on Apple watches to be fantastic.
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Wow thank you
Has anyone else found this to be typically true? My SMPc obviously does not.
Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
It’s just luck if the crown lines up. There are too many variables involved for them to do that by design, and over time it would change anyway. When I worked for Rolex we used to get idiots coming back and ranting about the coronet not being aligned on the crown. No matter how much you explained how that could never be done, they wouldn’t have it I’ve heard of high end car dealers having the same with costumers expecting all four hub cap badges be the same alignment on every wheel all the time
No. It all depends on luck. The logo on the crown won't be straight on most of the watches. Rolex as well as other brands too won't have the logo straight for their crown. Omega's craftsmanship may be good, but the logo being straight on the crown has nothing to do with it. It's pure luck and coincidence that his comes with the logo straight when screwed in.
On all 3 of my Omega's, the logo on the crown is inverted. Honestly speaking, you hardly notice the logo on the crown once it's worn anyway, so it doesn't really matter.
If you are looking for craftmanship, buy Grand Seiko
That aside, if you understand the specifics of a locked crown, you‘ll understand that it‘s almost impossible to lign up the logo perfectly - and more importantly - permanently.
Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
The watch obviously didn't. It exploded right in front of Blofeld and gave him that scar
Well Omega does like to advertise how strong their watches are...so hey, it could’ve made it
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Although Rolls found a way to satisfy those guys!
I think you’re all misremembering that scene. After the explosion, Bond gets free of his torture chair and runs over and picks up the watch from the ground. Madeline then says “Oh my god, how did that survive?” and then Bond looks towards camera and says “Because it’s an Omega”. It was quite a memorable moment
Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
Oh yeah. It’s the extended Omega Edition with 40 minutes of extra watch time.
Higgins, please can you explain what's going on with the coloured bezel here? I understand that it's a GMT bezel, and the red hand is showing the hour, but why is the bezel rotated a bit, the blue part is bigger and the silver triangle is still at 12? I'm curious as to how it differs from a GMT bezel you would find on an analogue watch. Thanks. -{ -{
Very well observed and I was curious who would ask this question.
On a conventional GMT bezel, the night starts at 18:00 and ends at 6:00 in the morning.
The blue segment stands for night, the red segment for daytime.
My Apple watch is set to local time (Hamburg) and presently the sun sets at around 18:50 and rises at 7:30 and that is reflected in the blue/red elements on the watch.
Keep in mind that the picture has been done on 30th September, so the times where slightly different then.
In an extreme case - somewhere in Finland or Sweden, where there is no night during midsommar, the blue segment should entirely disappear.
Also notice that there are no numbers on the bezel, there is only one number closest to the 24 hr hand
Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
Higgins, that GMT app is fantastic. What app is it?
You can change the colors of the bezel segments, too.
Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
Cheers :007)
That is really clever! I'm more of an analogue watch person but I find some of the features on Apple watches to be fantastic.
I keep on wearing my mechanical watches on the left wrist
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