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This will surely polarise opinion here! Personally I love it, but then I love modern takes on retro models. The original was from 1969, and this is a superb update. The only possible downside is the notably fragile 3313 movement. I think its great in black but other colours are available. Stick it on an Isofrane and it's an instant classic.

http://wristreview.com/?p=1775

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Oh my!

That really is very nice.
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Here's another link with more pics of the Bullhead at the bottom. Not sure how legible the silver is, but a pretty striking look.

http://www.fratellowatches.com/omega-ba ... hes.com%29

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VERY nice!

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Ha, I like how they noted in that article when talking about the dark side of the moon that using DLC isn't up to Omega's quality standards......
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Hubba hubba. Superb. One just has to salute Omega at the minute, on the design front they're getting so much right.
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Very Nice, I Like A Lot!

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Wow. Love it!
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great, absolutely great.
the major difference is that Omega is proud and knowledgeable about it's heritage, listens to the collectors and the highly involved blogosphere - Robert-Jan is a good example; they maybe overdo it with the number the homage Speedmaster launches a little from time to time, but remain mostly true to the iconic design language while advancing technology in movements and case materials. nice.
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natesen wrote:
Ha, I like how they noted in that article when talking about the dark side of the moon that using DLC isn't up to Omega's quality standards......


I caught that too! Very smart.

I love these bullheads; they're really nicely done!

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I'm quite surprised (in a good way) that there's so much love for this one here - I thought it'd be a real polariser of opinion.

I knew it all along, but we've got some classy guys here! :thumbsup: :wink:

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Ablogtowatch has a YouTube video of the bullheads: they're so awesome!!!! Im shocked that I like something to radically different And they appear to wear smaller than I expected which is great news.

I've recently been cured of my watch-infection; sniffle sniffle I think I'm getting sick again.

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adding this video here, one more beautiful than the other, rotating bezel in GMT, hour and minute versions - for me the by far nicest realistically affordable new Basel release; respecting heritage while adding a modern "twist" to the design. very impressed.
http://youtu.be/dEoHiy6ktuY

this one has not been mentioned yet, the New AT GMT chrono; quite nice, looking miniscule with those nice 43.5 mm if you happen to watch the video after the Emergency.
http://youtu.be/NWU0lSTVgd0
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Nice videos Fred. Omega are doing some very good things at the moment. Classy and yet innovative ; modern and yet retro - very cool.

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I'm a fan of bullheads so of course i love it. It'd be great to see Breitling follow suit.
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