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A weird experience with my Omega AT!
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Author:  carlhaluss [ Sun Nov 15, 2009 8:06 pm ]
Post subject:  A weird experience with my Omega AT!
The past few weeks, I have been undecided as to whether or not I should sell or try and trade my Aqua Terra 8500, with ss case and bracelet. I wore it today, just to see how I feel. It is a most beautiful watch, but I feel just too big at 41.5mm. Anyway, I was typing in my ad in the Buy/Sell section. When I was adding the photos that I a friend of mine had taken, I was so overwhelmed by the beauty of the watch once again, that I abandoned my thoughts of selling or trading it. The chance that I could find someone who has the identical watch, only the midsize 38.5mm, and who wants the larger one, is just too remote. Here is a couple of pics. You can probably see why I changed my mind!

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Have you folks ever had a similar thing happen? Maybe you just put the watch away for a few months, then on a whim decided to wear it for a day and fell in love with it again?

Cheers,
Carl
Author:  Roffensian [ Mon Nov 16, 2009 3:10 am ]
Post subject:  Re: A weird experience with my Omega AT!
As I have said before, I never sell watches (unless specifically acquired to sell) because I find that I form an attachment to them. There are certainly times when I put a watch away in a storage case because it hasn't been getting much wrist time and then a few weeks or months later I will pull it out again and strap it on and it's like a brand new watch that gets a lot of wrist time for a while.

I can definitely relate to the way you feel Carl.
Author:  Driver8 [ Tue Nov 17, 2009 11:51 am ]
Post subject:  Re: A weird experience with my Omega AT!
Usually when I get it my head to sell a watch there is no changing my mind. My old Le Mans was a case in point on that one!

Just as an aside, that last picture of the caseback really showcases the fantastic finishing that Omega put on their watches. I was reasding an article on-line the other day where a watchmaker was discussing the ETA 2824 and the 2892, and the various high end brands that use them as a base for their own calibre. And he actually said that Omega were a fraction of step above most manufacturers who use ETAs because the quality of finishing on the dial side of the movement was as good as on the reverse! :shock: Apparently very few manufacturers do that.
Author:  carlhaluss [ Tue Nov 17, 2009 6:56 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: A weird experience with my Omega AT!
Driver8 wrote:
Usually when I get it my head to sell a watch there is no changing my mind. My old Le Mans was a case in point on that one!

Just as an aside, that last picture of the caseback really showcases the fantastic finishing that Omega put on their watches. I was reasding an article on-line the other day where a watchmaker was discussing the ETA 2824 and the 2892, and the various high end brands that use them as a base for their own calibre. And he actually said that Omega were a fraction of step above most manufacturers who use ETAs because the quality of finishing on the dial side of the movement was as good as on the reverse! :shock: Apparently very few manufacturers do that.


Very interesting point. I realize that it's not a part of the movement we would see, but it does make sense that on a quality watch, all facets of that watch would be finished to perfection. A good principal. Something that I am sure even a lot of ADs have no idea about.
Cheers,
Carl
Author:  MarkJnk [ Sat Nov 21, 2009 12:21 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: A weird experience with my Omega AT!
I've done the same thing Carl, but it is always a temporary reprise. I end up selling it eventually. As Driver said, once I get it in my head to sell it, thats it, the fate is sealed. But then again, I sell almost all my watches "eventually" LOL. Except a handfull that now have permanent status.

Now ask me how many I have sold and bought again... and then sold again... and so on... sheesh.
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