Just posted off my X-33 to Omega for servicing. Amongst the paperwork was the retail prices for the watch back in 1998, £1575 on strap and £1900 (equivalent of £3368 in 2020) for the bracelet. Despite it’s close involvement with NASA and shuttle missions it must be one of the very few historically significant watches today that are still worth less than their original rrp. Can’t imagine many were sold given how expensive they were at the time either.
Last edited by mylofitz; 12th November 2020 at 17:14.
The 1st watch on the Moon captures the imagination of many but that was a massive milestone in history.
Over missions and items used by NASA dont have the same effect in my opinion.
For example absolutely nobody on earth cares that ThinkPads are used in Space.
They're less "unloved" than they used to be.
I remember the days when every Omega AD had an unloved, dusty X-33 hiding in the far corner of the window display.Originally Posted by Seamaster73
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Well I like them and, unlike most Rolex models, they've made them better when they updated them.
Thats because ThinkPad don't have several hundred (not so) limited edition laptops with cartoon dogs or mens bums on them. They are really missing a trick :)
The original X33 never really had any attraction to me, however the new version is a much better looking watch, its just far to complicated for me to operate.
Last edited by Sinnlover; 12th November 2020 at 18:18.
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I don't know if you've ever done one and I missed it, but I'd be very interested in a comparative review.
My Skywalker version is anything but unloved, I think it’s splendid and it’s a permanent fixture in my collection. It’s light, comfortable, looks great, and the controls, layout and features are logical and genuinely useful.
Agreed on the Skywalker - truly brilliant watch.
You've not missed it, I've just been extremely lazy. I'll try to get around to putting something together. There are enough differences between the versions for me to enjoy them all and I do like having the different strap options straight out of the box.
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I'd also appreciate that; I'm not as clued up about the successive versions as I'd like to be.
I love my X33 Skywalker. It relegated my SMP to it's watch box.
I specifically didn't want the Solar Impulse variant as I wanted the titanium bracelet. I don't use all of the functionality, but I use the alarms every day, and the countdown timer very often. I am one of those that wouldn't have a chrono, yet here I am with an X33 and it's legible instead of having sub-dials that my old eyes would struggle with. At least the pushers on this look good.
Like all watches it could be improved. The hands only sync to T1. I would like them to sync to GMT, T1 or T2 at the push of a button. Other than that it is damned near perfect.
Really enjoy my Skywalker and not as complicated as you may think at first. There is a great app that’s let’s you play with the controls.
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Has anyone tried the Z33? This is a watch I would like to try but I do not think they sold in great numbers so they do not come up for sale very often, I have only ever seen one for sale in an AD. (in Saigon). Has it been discontinued?
It's mahoosive, I can't get away with it much as I'd love to be able to.
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Love the Z33. My wrist is a fairly average 7.25” and I find it very wearable. Yes it’s tall, but lug to lug is not ridiculous and as it is very light it’s surprisingly comfortable on the wrist.
The Z surely beats the X in the most unloved stakes?
But today’s unloved munter is usually tomorrow’s must-have classic.
Last edited by hhhh; 14th November 2020 at 11:07.
Not unloved by me!
I like everything except the thickness, which I think is 19.85mm. I absolutely love a flightline case and the wrist hugging flightmasters wear surprisingly small but they are at the limit of what I feel comfortable with, at about 15mm.
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I love the Z-33, but the thickness! Still, I'm glad it exists!
Despite recently acquiring the longtime object of desire, a vintage Mark II (birth year), I just can't make the leap to a Flightmaster, or the Z-33.
Even with their obvious chops as genuine pieces of aviation/aerospace artefacts, that case is just too chunky for me.
The Mark II is to me, a lovely shape, but about as far as I can go down the milled from billet route.
Tried on a first gen X-33 once, and was very nearly there in terms of acquiring, but backed out in the end. It just didn't speak to me.
I was a little sad. :(
Does anyone know where I can source a gen1 pusher, I have lost 1 of mine :(
I think this thread has convinced me I need a skywalker. Avoided the temptation in jan when beaverbrooks cleared them all out.
I used to love the seamaster 120 ana-digi
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