Guest TTK Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 Hmmm....! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verbal Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 Hmmm indeed.. Droooooollllll Here's the gen: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hank7502 Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 Hmmm indeed.. Droooooollllll Here's the gen: If I can get the rep w/ SS bracelet. Sign me up!! What # shall I put in your email window??!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TTK Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 @Verbal....I just love it when you go find the original pics... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verbal Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 Always a pleasure can't wait to see a number on these pictures so I can order .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickey Padge Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 Looks VERY accurate to the genuine thats for sure For some reason I keep thinking the watch is upside down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 Well its does have the sail number of one of the old New Zealand America's Cup yachts on the dial (NZL-32).. so its not all bad!!!... got to love the printed on yachting timer though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retep Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 Looks VERY accurate to the genuine thats for sure Lovely watch indeed but for some reason the numerals on the subdials are all different to the gen wich verbal posted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TTK Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 The reason is it's about a 1000 times less expensive than the orry jine ull....! Up for sale......nice and colourful as an every day beater....! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve92b Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 Well its does have the sail number of one of the old New Zealand America's Cup yachts on the dial (NZL-32).. so its not all bad!!!... got to love the printed on yachting timer though This hasn't got a stop-watch function has it? The dials would be day/date/24 hour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retep Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 Always a pleasure can't wait to see a number on these pictures so I can order .. verbal run!!! TTK has put it in the dealers section with a number on it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retep Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 The reason is it's about a 1000 times less expensive than the orry jine ull....! Up for sale......nice and colourful as an every day beater....! I understand it`s wayyyyyyyyyy cheaper ( in fact cheap as chips) and all that and i think it`s very nice design. But why (and this is not to put it down) do they not have ane numerals on the sub dials correct? It are faux sub dials so why not put the correct numbers on there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TTK Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 What's at the center of a donut...! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retep Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 What's at the center of a donut...! A policeman??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrgod Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 Nice design, somewhat unsual to be an Omega, although it reminds me a bit of the Rattrapante... How is the caseback? Solid or display? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
By-Tor Posted October 26, 2006 Report Share Posted October 26, 2006 I wonder if the 5 blue/red "dots" or "holes" (or whatever they're called) are somehow functional on the genuine? Omega has also model called "Seamaster Apnea" which looks like this: I must say that I have no idea about these. The reason I'm wondering is because member called "Yellowhat" posted this picture on another forum... and those things look like they could have some sort of functionality... and perhaps the "holes" change color and position on the genuine? Just compare the two different pics of the genuine, other one has three and a half blue "dots" visible, other has just two. That could explain the color difference on the rep. Either way, the watch is quite a looker. Unique, definitely. Never seen it before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Everythingape Posted October 26, 2006 Report Share Posted October 26, 2006 I've always called those "The dive timer", By-Tor. I don't know if that's the right term though. It's a 14 minute countdown on diver's watches I've seen. Here it's simply a regatta countdown function I suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornerstone Posted October 26, 2006 Report Share Posted October 26, 2006 This watch is absolutely beguiling.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonthebhoy Posted October 26, 2006 Report Share Posted October 26, 2006 Not sold on it but oddly if I had a pick of the two I'd take the rep........then again Neil's pictures have a habit of doing that to you. JTB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dluddy Posted October 26, 2006 Report Share Posted October 26, 2006 Yes By-Tor, the dots on the Apnea are a dive countdown timer much like a Regatta timing counter...Not sure, but expect they work the same on this model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmeister Posted October 26, 2006 Report Share Posted October 26, 2006 I know they work on the gen. What I have no idea about is what the increments are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dluddy Posted October 26, 2006 Report Share Posted October 26, 2006 I know they work on the gen. What I have no idea about is what the increments are. 5 Dots...14 minute Apnea Timer.....do the math Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TTK Posted October 26, 2006 Report Share Posted October 26, 2006 The dots are for 'free diving'...and represent the timed stops to avoid nitrogen narcosis.....! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timepiece Posted October 26, 2006 Report Share Posted October 26, 2006 I've always called those "The dive timer", By-Tor. I don't know if that's the right term though. It's a 14 minute countdown on diver's watches I've seen. Here it's simply a regatta countdown function I suppose. I used to do some match and olympic sailing. In sailing it comes (count)down to a 10 minute, 5 minute, 2 minute and finally one minute signal (horn and flags) from the starting vessel. The red/blue markers are for quick glance reference if you are busy as a helmsman in a tight field of competing ships. For that reason I would like the rep for it has a more precise 2 and 1 minute dial marker, but it lacks the 10 minute signal (stops at 6). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YellowHat Posted October 26, 2006 Report Share Posted October 26, 2006 The dots are for the countdown sequence for the start of a regatta. ISAF rules stipulate a variety of starting sequences with starting guns at various intervals, most commonly: 10 minutes to start 5 minutes to start 1 minute to start start. On a real starting watch, the timer can be started at the 10 minute gun and the "holes" you see turn from blue to red at the above mentioned intervals. So you can quickly glance down and see where you are along the starting sequence. This seems completely stupid if you are only going to have one start, but it becomes very important if 5 classes will start at intervals after the 10 minute gun. If your class is starting third, you might have this sequence: 10 minute 5 minute 1 minute start 1 start 2 start 3 start 4 That's a lot of guns and it gets confusing when you are all sailing at close quarters on a short starting line in heavy wind. So if you were starting third heat, you would start your watch timer on the 5 minute gun and plan to be on the starting line under full sail as the 4th blue dot turns red. You get the idea. The intensity of a crowded starting area makes the blue/red dots the easiest way to get the information at a glance with a mechanical watch. Awesome. YellowHat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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