Chronus

Old case PAM196, the 7753 won't work properly on the current 187s - no functional date pusher. They can take a few more weeks, today I lost my job.

I emailed Doxa and asked them if they still used tritium and they replied and said no, the reason being that studies have shown it can lead to male infertility.

Professor Farnsworth: "Good news everybody!"

Good news! Let's see what happens. The page doesn't actually say ETA 7753, it could just be a new revision, but fingers crossed.

An interesting topic that has sprung up as a result of this thread. Read here. PS. don't shoot the messenger

Good luck! I think I would have sold mine (after getting the white dial version) if it didnt have this hidden clasp bracelet, it's really nice

Wish I could too, but I can't afford it.

He said: Maybe he's thumping Josh

tourbillon1801 was selling genuine Swiss-made ETA 2892 for around USD$ 170 I think. Check trading area for his info.

Hey I'm a wrasslin' fan too But Hogan was never my favourite, I always liked Million Dollar Man and Ultimate Warrior back then, British Bulldog and the Hart Foundation.

15 votees in the poll, looks like it was a potentially big GTG

Have a handkerchief hanging out your back pocket and 1 ear-ring. Peeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee... Wish I could have been there but I live in another country.

I'd be happy with 16 celsius here today

I took an Omega Seamaster GMT as the cruise ship I was on was crossing time zones. Lume was amazing, will have to post up shots of it that i took at the time.

The rep one doesnt stop and start exactly, and it slightly "bleeds" over... but if you don't see it, better not to look for it

Short hands, bezel off at transition from black to silver, probably incorrect GMT functionality, and the crown looks funny in that picture, but not sure, maybe it's just the picture.

Omega GMTs have independently settable hour hands. Read this. By the way, the Tag Link Chrono mentioned is for the quartz version and not automatic, and also has an independently settable hour hand. In these watches, the "time-setting" crown position will go as normal, with the GMT hand incrementing from one hour marker to the next, once the hour hand has passed two hours. The "date-set" position is used to independently adjust the hour hand only. Turning one way clicks the hour hand exactly one hour forward. Turning the other way clicks it exactly one hour back. That is, the hour hand will be in the correct position relative to the minutes shown. An example: if you moved from 7.30 to 8.30, the hour hand will be between the 2 hour markers. IT CANNOT BE IN ANY OTHER POSITION THAT DOES NOT RELATE TO THE MINUTE HAND. If it is, get it serviced, as there is something wrong. Further, there is no quickset date feature on these GMT models - you have to cycle through 24 hours (that is 12am to 12am) to get the date to change to the next day. I hope this helps people understand how genuine Omega Seamaster GMTs, as well as genuine R*l*x GMTs really work. GMT hands are so-called as (what I believe was) the original GMT watch was commissioned by Pan-Am via Rolex to create a watch that displayed Greenwich Mean Time. This was useful for pilots to keep track of time easily while crossing time zones, while the GMT hand would always display that time. The independently adjustable hour hand feature means that the minutes and seconds continue as normal while the hour hand is set to the local hour. The only country this would be problematic is one part of India where there is a half hour change. Apart from that every time zone has the same minutes and seconds around the world, just a different hour. This "true GMT" feature has been replicated in R*l*x GMT reps, but they cost more and dealers have advised me against it in the past due to it being relatively new (around 6 months to a year) and not much of a proven track record. The independently adjustable GMT hands used in the Omega and Rlx reps usually use a modified ETA 2836 that has the GMT working off the day feature and cycling around 24 hours in accordance with that. Back to this watch for sale, if it IS genuine, it's a great deal. The clasp is correct (mine has that one too). The pictures are unclear on my 7-year old monitor that needs replacing so I can't help too much. Pictures don't look great to begin with. I would advise that you ask the seller if they are fine with Omega checking it out to see if it is 100% genuine and if it is not, he will give a full 100% refund including all shipping charges. And The Zigmeister, you are correct, the GMT hand can be set for any time, it does not have to follow the time displayed by the hour hand (ie. it can display 1900 when the hour hand says 5). An aside, the ETA 2893-2 is ETA's "GMT" movement, however it takes shortcuts to achieve functionality, and as a traveller, is not intuitive or useful. When crossing a time zone, you have to cycle round the minute hand 60 minutes so that the hour hand (and GMT) hand increment by one hour. What you don't want is for the minutes and seconds to stop, as this is a constant through almost every time zone. With this movement, you still need a reference to synchronize the watch, so that you have the correct time. This ETA 2893-2 "GMT" movement has an independently adjustable GMT hand, which can be set by turning the crown downwards to move the GMT forward an hour at a time. Turning the crown upwards will activate the quickset date and increment the date by 1 each time. The ETA 2893-2 is not really a real GMT alternative to the serious traveller, and explains why Omega declined to use the ETA 2893-2 movement in their Omega Seamaster GMTs.

Perhaps try the weekend? Clive may be able to make that one too? I won't be here from 22nd - 26th Feb, and play football Mondays 6-8pm, Thursdays 7.30-10pm, and Saturdays 12-2pm so any other times (apart from work 9-6pm weekdays) is fine by me

Ah, just got to the end of the thread, my replies above (on page 10) were to earlier posts before I got to the Admin's post etc...!

The problem is that we know that the final product was seen before release - remember the delay because they weren't happy with the strap and had it sent back to be fixed until they were satisfied? The fact that the movement was not shown and the word games now being played... I don't know. I'm just happy those fake stamped screws on the caseback put me off (as well as lack of money as ever!). On another note, can these B&R's now be fitted with genuine ETA 2892 ? Say for example someone like The Zigmeister or finepics could out in a genuine ETA 2892, would the hands fit? That may be some small shred of hope in this watch to the current owners, if it is the case.

I ask for a tissue I also don't refer to certain headache relieving pills as Advil, Nyquil (or whatever you call it) but by the actual name on the bottle... However I refer to "doing a Clinton" when inserting a cigar into .... Peeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee...

ETA 2892A2 movements go for USD$ 170 on ofrei. Bear in mind that this is marked up to make a profit for them, and is also priced for the American market - expect it to be cheaper in China, so seeing a watch that is over $200 may be realistic with genuine ETA 2892a2. Don't forget Tourbillon1801 (based in Germany/Switzerland) sells genuine Swiss-made decorated ETA 2892a2 for USD$ 180 - and Swiss-made from Switzerland tend to cost more than the China-made versions. This was in the Franck Muller Solid Gold Casablanca thread as quoted below:

Same here - ALWAYS ask questions before a purchase and clarify everything - movement, crystal, etc. Keep copies of those emails in case it is not as described. The point of the original thread was not to protect experienced people here, but the newbies who wouldn't know the difference between Asian / Swiss ETA - they may think it is just the location of manufacture rather than a low quality cheap rip-off that may clap out in a month.

I'll have to try that ! I know basic strategy by now, but haven't tried counting. I think I'll start on that soon. Have to ask you about how to get an advantage in craps though. BBy the way, is 2-handed playing twice at the same time?

Got it... Trusty's response: http://www.rwg.cc/members/Andrew-and-Josha...ead-t20204.html