Two-tone, Bi-metal making a comeback...
...or in Tudor speak, S&G? A comeback to me at least.
If I go to my earliest experience of owning a decent watch it would be the late 80's or early 90's when my wife bought me a Bi-metal Omega Seamaster, a complete surprise and I rather liked it. It was quartz but so what and I wasn't sufficiently 'watch savvy' to really know the difference or care.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...ce065d50f7.jpg
It did have issues, being a Seamaster, I wrongly assumed it was waterproof. It wasn't and filled with water while on holiday after a quick swim. Lesson learnt there, but a US Omega dealer swiftly sorted it our FOC.
After a few routine battery changes and the chrono pushers deciding to give up it's pretty much languished in its box until now.
It's a nicely made watch with a chunky thickness of capping for the gold accents
I occasionally looked at it and the Bi-metal look started a desire to own something more modern.
Rolex Sub's were more than I wanted to pay and so I started to look at Tudors.
I thought I'd give Tudors Black Bay Bronze a go, the Slate dial was lovely but the bronze case didn't work for me. The 43mm case was too big and I didn't like the difficulty in finding 23mm straps that might've 'helped' me like it. It went.
Tudors Black Bay Heritage S&G looked good. Smaller diameter at 41mm, had to be a black dial version and on a bracelet.
I was sorely tempted by a BB S&G GMT, the 'root beer' Rightly or wrongly, I was put off by the date wheel issue on the GMT.
A look around the usual sites threw up a good looking example on eBay...lots of pictures, good communication from the seller and with eBay giving a £75 off promotion I made a the seller an offer which he accepted much to my surprise.
After going through eBay's authentication process it arrived last Friday
It looks barely worn, not yet a year old and a complete set; I love it!
Easier by far than the BB Bronze to wear - it doesn't feel top heavy. It's two seconds fast after 3 days - impressed.
According to Tudors spec's the bezel is solid gold, the brushed centre links are capped with 0.25mm gold and the crown too is capped with a decent thickness...0.6mm IIRC.
If they put the graduated slate dial from the bronze model in this it would be perfect.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...6300dba749.jpg
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...d7fc7b6948.jpg
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...48796f34c0.jpg
A comparison with the 30+ year old Omega. How size has grown over the years. Not sure what size case the Omega is with its odd case shape but I'd guess 36mm. Weight is has also grown significantly Omega is 118gms with the heavy weight Tudor (minus 2 links) at 177.5 gms.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...5b2e7f1bfb.jpg
So, Bi-metal or whatever works for me!
Finally, I'd really like to get the Omega refurbished ...properly working and the case/bracelet looking like new.
Any recommendations for who to do it please. I imagine Omega is going to cost more than the watch is worth. Sentimentality has no cost though!
Thanks for reading, it helped pass the time on a soggy Monday in Scotland:)
Edited Tudor weight - I had as lighter than the Omega.
Sent from my SM-G975F using Tapatalk