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Trading UP!!

  • 10-02-2010 1:10pm
    #1
    foxyboxer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,528 ✭✭✭


    Hi,
    First off, this watch fascination is a passion and a curse!

    I currently own an Omega Seamaster Pro (the new Bond version in quartz).
    I am 30 in November and planned on buying a Speedmaster moonwatch. The grand plan was to wear the quartz during the week and the moonwatch at the weekend but now I have 2 problems in my own mind. One, I cannot justify the extra cost of another "high-end" watch sitting at home for most of the week.

    Two, I am reading more about the co-axial movement/George Daniels and am experiencing some remorse for not having gone down that route. I have always wanted to get a swiss chronometer since I was young but have been swayed in the last few years by the Speedmaster's history and seemed determined to own one for my 30th. However, I now realise that the Seamaster is more practical for me. Do I REALLY need a chrono or a tachymetre?

    I feel now that I should have gone with the automatic chronometer. Anyway, I plan on offloading the quartz seamaster and I'm wondering if anyone knows jeweller's which accept trade in's?


    **Note I am aware that the co-axial may be marketing hype but another con against the auto was the 2-3 year service intervals and the associated expense / which was the deciding factor for the quartz. Now, however, I have read some good reviews for it's accuracy and the suggested service interval is 10 years!

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  • #2
    bogmanfan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,708 ✭✭✭bogmanfan


    Dawson Jewellers will take trade ins. No idea how much they'll give you for yours though. Just bear in mind the Speedmaster has poor water resistance, so there is a case for keeping the Seamaster and having both...


  • #3
    m4r10
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 678 ✭✭✭m4r10


    It's true that the co-axial escapement needs servicing only every 10 years (as per advertising), but the rest of movement is exactly the same as the old one, so I think the only way to find out the truth is to buy one. Anyway, you can't go wrong with an Omega.
    What I like in a watch is a clean dial, especially on a dress watch. I could live though with a chrono, but the tachymetre will add too much clutter to the dial. And who needs a tachymetre in a watch anyway?:confused: That's why we have speedometers, GPS devices, etc, who will measure the speed of a moving vehicle more accurate than a tachymetre.


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