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Spartan
 Post subject: The SA is a show-off!
PostPosted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 6:12 am 
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Last night, a buddy of mine comes to my house and is sporting his "classic" Omega Seamaster. :roll:
He spots my SA and asks me "WHAT IS THAT?" I answered a Breitling; I did not provide any details about size etc.
He asks me if he can slap it on his wrist. I let him wear it and.... OOOHHH WOWWWW, makes mine look like a woman's watch, is what came out of his mouth right away. :wink:

Obviously, I couldn't resist; I just had to snap some pics and I also know we ALL love pictures here, so.... :wink:
I placed my "new" SEAMASTER beside his vintage one (it measured 36mm) and decided to snap away; obviously for "scientific"
reasons the SA had to be included in this pic. 8)

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Nice pics. Thanks.

It's amazing how quickly 40-41mm watches are looking small these days. 36mm watches are almost "unwearable". I wonder how Rolex could still sell the DateJust's....
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:lol: Really does make the other Omegas look like women's watches.

Is thickness a problem on a SA since it is 18mm thick?

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NavitimerNut wrote:
Is thickness a problem on a SA since it is 18mm thick?

Only if you let it! :wink:

No, in all seriousness it doesn't exactly slip under tight shirt sleeves, but then I hate really tight sleeves anyway.

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Is thickness a problem on a SA since it is 18mm thick?



I don't even think about it...Its totally a non-issue, for me at least (7.75" wrist)
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NavitimerNut wrote:
:lol: Really does make the other Omegas look like women's watches.

Is thickness a problem on a SA since it is 18mm thick?


My wife will not wear anything under 42mm. :shock:

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plus its all about perception, if you only have 36mm watches it becomes the norm size wise for you its only wghen you put it agaist a monster it really looks small.

my 1980's Santos looks fine on my wrist but put it next to a B and it looks tiny, much thinner and smaller diameter.
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Great story and pics!!! .... I have a 1948 seamaster 36mm. I also have a 42 mm aerospace and then the big breitling SOHC at 46mm.
Its all about different watches for different occasions. I enjoy my sunday 36 mm seamaster the same as my saterday 46 mm SOHC..For me its not the size but the experience of wearing a beautiful timepiece...
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Looks like if the SA took a good healthy poop, it would be about the size of that 'classic'. :nana:

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duelee wrote:
Nice pics. Thanks.

It's amazing how quickly 40-41mm watches are looking small these days. 36mm watches are almost "unwearable". I wonder how Rolex could still sell the DateJust's....


After I wear my Seawolf, the Steelfish seems a bit small, too!
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ITS A GREAT WATCH :!: :!: :lingsrock:


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SA is Great watch also big :D
I had on my wrist next to my skyland and the skyland looks small....
this was the same effect when I wear my blackbird a week long and then put my Skyland back on pppfff
I looks like a freaking BIGBEN :D

but I like both :lingsrock:

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Awesome picture. Thanks.

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