I love a good mod, and this is subtle, but *so* much work...
Re: I love a good mod, and this is subtle, but *so* much work...
Very nice, and quite the story.
A great read and a great result.
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Re: I love a good mod, and this is subtle, but *so* much work...
Another superb Omega mod. I’d never have the guts, but love seeing yours!
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Re: I love a good mod, and this is subtle, but *so* much work...
BRILLIANT read and magical result. You just don't misfire on these mods Gary....very well done!!!
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Re: I love a good mod, and this is subtle, but *so* much work...
Great watch...great looks.... great story.....Great White!
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Re: I love a good mod, and this is subtle, but *so* much work...
I'm probably the person Gary has in mind when he's thinking of someone who owns both the white dial and the grey/blue Seamasters
I do like a good Seamaster and I have almost as many of them as I do CWs....
Great mod BTW. It looks amazing.
Oddly enough I was talking about a white dial/blue bezel Seamster a few hours before the 100 days to Tokyo was released.
I do like a good Seamaster and I have almost as many of them as I do CWs....
Great mod BTW. It looks amazing.
Oddly enough I was talking about a white dial/blue bezel Seamster a few hours before the 100 days to Tokyo was released.
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Re: I love a good mod, and this is subtle, but *so* much work...
that's a great mod and a great looking watch. i own one modded omega (done before i bought it), but it was a much less complex mod than this one.
the "g" is for Greg...
Re: I love a good mod, and this is subtle, but *so* much work...
Fabulous! How rewarding it must feel to see such a fine outcome from your ideas. Fortune favours the brave they say !
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Re: I love a good mod, and this is subtle, but *so* much work...
Knowing this would likely be a long read, I left it until now. A great pre-bedtime story and a fabulous result.
Thank you, Gary.
Its always good to know you have a unique watch.
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Thank you, Gary.
Its always good to know you have a unique watch.
Guy
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Re: I love a good mod, and this is subtle, but *so* much work...
Kind of reminds me of the new Tokyo Olympic Seamaster. I think they nicked your idea.
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Re: I love a good mod, and this is subtle, but *so* much work...
I should not have said that.gaf1958 wrote: - unless of course bloody Omega does it themselves down the track...
P.S. Thanks for the comments ... and to clarify - I bought the watch from my watchmaker as is. The modding idea was his; unlike my other modded Omegas, where the ideas are mine. I must admit I'd never thought of a blue bezel on the white - even with the two white SMPs I's previously owned, I fitted them with black bezels, not blue, even when I'd had a spare blue bezel... Why didn't I think of this earlier?
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Re: I love a good mod, and this is subtle, but *so* much work...
I seem to be on the list for the Tokyo Olympics version. Not sure how that happened
Now I wonder if I could put a black ceramic bezel on the Nekton... It would look so much better.
Now I wonder if I could put a black ceramic bezel on the Nekton... It would look so much better.
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Re: I love a good mod, and this is subtle, but *so* much work...
Oooo! Well done Mark! Any idea of lead times?albionphoto wrote: ↑Fri Apr 16, 2021 7:48 pm I seem to be on the list for the Tokyo Olympics version. Not sure how that happened
Now I wonder if I could put a black ceramic bezel on the Nekton... It would look so much better.
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Re: I love a good mod, and this is subtle, but *so* much work...
Excellent write up on the modification process, thanks for sharing. I do like your incoming watch tales, there are always really informative.
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Re: I love a good mod, and this is subtle, but *so* much work...
Another excellent read, Gary. Always enjoy these.
Seems to me, we have a prime example of where the necessary and unnecessary dissolve into nothing-ness and re-appear in a watch.
Bravo to the watchmaker and to you Gary for recognising its significance and putting your money where the passion is. Hats off.
Seems to me, we have a prime example of where the necessary and unnecessary dissolve into nothing-ness and re-appear in a watch.
Bravo to the watchmaker and to you Gary for recognising its significance and putting your money where the passion is. Hats off.
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Re: I love a good mod, and this is subtle, but *so* much work...
A few weeks was what I was told. Also the America's cup watches should be available in about the same time frame.richtel wrote: ↑Fri Apr 16, 2021 8:16 pmOooo! Well done Mark! Any idea of lead times?albionphoto wrote: ↑Fri Apr 16, 2021 7:48 pm I seem to be on the list for the Tokyo Olympics version. Not sure how that happened
Now I wonder if I could put a black ceramic bezel on the Nekton... It would look so much better.
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