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Addendum To Previous Post...
... So I bit the bullet last night and started to adjust the watch to see when the date would turn over. And sure enough, it does start to turn at about three minutes before midnight and fully turns over just before the strike of 12. However, the watch can also adjust the date backwards, something that has traditionally been quite harmful to a timepiece's mechanism. And so, it looks like there is a bit of "slack" just before the midnight turnover and just after the midnight turnover to address the internal mechanics necessary to pull off such a feat. The only other watches I have ever seen that are able to adjust the date backwards come from JLC - and only on the high end, like the Master Tourbillons, et al, and they behave in exactly the same way.
- Scott
Welcome Nilo! Moderator for Omega
Nilo doesn't really need much of an introduction from me as he has been around for many years. A regular contributor to many forums, but now the active Moderator for Omega. Firstly, congratulations Nilo on taking on the Omega forum. Omega is one of the mo...
Welcome back to the Gang, Nilo. My best wishes for your new moderation.
Omega is a tough forum to moderate, since the field of vintage watches is very wide, and the modern producton has to be explained. Looking forward to reading you, Best, Nicolas
Thank you Nico ...
With your and other Mods help, let's make the Omega forum a memorable one, just like the JLC here. Cheers, Nilo
Super glad to have you back on board Nilo!
Looking forward to your work on our Omega forum. Cheers my friend!
well...when i see a Rolex on your wrist and an Omega on mine....
.....then that will be a happy day!
Who knows about the future ...
It's only a matter of Rolex to make a Rolex watch that don't look like a Rolex watch (no cyclops, no Sub / GMT looks, no Daytona look and the list goes). In this way I can wear a Rolex here (this one that don't look like a Rolex) without being chased by c...
Thank you all ...
In special to you (Joe) and Art. I'm excited to be back and more excited to be on a brand that almost everyone has at least one piece. Omega, after the brilliant embracing of the Co Axial technology invented by George Daniels, is on a ramp up in terms of ...
Congratulation, Nilo - Good To Have You Back...
... Where you belong. And what would be better than to welcome you back with a question/issue: Last night I was up a little later than usual and thought I'd watch the date indicator turn over on my new Aqua Terra. So at about 8 minutes before midnight I n...
I will let Nilo answer for Omega...but for me....
.....i have two or three Rolex that don't shift date until about 3am....I have one Rolex that shifts at 5 mins before midnight....I have a JLC that shifts at 2am.....so my guess is that it just reflects a subtle variation from watch to watch and that ther...
You two must become a customer ...
Of my watchmaker. It's a little bit far from you two but I love his work. He don't let a watch, that is designed to flip the date at midnight, go out if the watch is not doing what it was designed to do, meaning midnight. One day, I went to retrieve a wat...
Thanks, Baron, That Makes Perfect...
... sense. I have watched my Rolex's make a slow turn during the date change. I have watched my Seiko's start the process at 11:30p and not finish until 2:30a. I have seen my Panerai's change suddenly right at midnight and I have watched with delight when...
Answering your question ...
No, it's not correct but any capable watchmaker can fix this while you wait. I'm very obsessive about this and other matters and this is the reason that I got the so called "Amanico's disease" and I'm hooked on non date watches. Thank you vey much for the...
"Amanico Disease" can only be cured...
... by taking a trip to France and having a beer on the Seine. Actually, several beers. And even then it's hard to shake - which is a good thing. - Scott
Addendum To Previous Post...
... So I bit the bullet last night and started to adjust the watch to see when the date would turn over. And sure enough, it does start to turn at about three minutes before midnight and fully turns over just before the strike of 12. However, the watch ca...
Addendum + 1 ...
I have a not so high end JCL, the Dualmatic, that adjusts the date on a similar way. Here are the instructions from an old Purists post: Notice that with the crown B at position #2, we have adjustment of time and date in both directions. Same as the Omega...
That does not look like a...
... low end Jaeger LeCoultre to me. As a matter of fact, that looks like a really, really nice JLC! Maybe even the JLC "beaters" can adjust the date backwards and forwards - which is why they are called La Grande Maison. Truly one of my favorite MAJOR bra...
But you stated that ...
" only on the high end, like the Master Tourbillons, et al, and they behave in exactly the same way." . My nice Dualmatic is far from being a Tourbillon. I had other "low end" JLC and they don't have the backward date feature. After years on this hobby I ...
You Are Totally Correct, Sir...
... some JLC's will do, some will not. And not just the "high end" pieces. Thanks for the info, Nilo. Much appreciated. - Scott
I was waiting for your comment ...
Art, From the old days ... "The Show Never Ends". Cheers, Nilo
Wow! What a drum solo . . .
. . . by Carl in that video! Just about everyone has Bonham pegged at #1 . . . this is a good argument for Palmer at #2.
Hey Doc, You Can Vote My Proxy, But...
... you're gonna have to add timekeepers like Jeff Porcaro and Simon Phillips to that list. Sure, Bonham was one of the very best, but if John was contacted during a seance, even he would admit to stealing from Bernard Purdie. I recently read an article w...
I knew only three on your list, Scott . . .
. . . Pocaro, Phillips, and Gadd (and couldn't quite place the latter). A wholly unscientific and mostly meaningless observation: of all the rock drummers I've asked (and it's been more than a few), to a man they all list Neil Peart as their main inspirat...
Definitely and Totally Unscientific but...
.... those were just the ten guys off the top of my head. Sure, Neil Peart has his place in rock and roll, but only if you are a big Rush fan. Please don't get me wrong, Peart's a great drummer, but for me a bit too busy and particularly all over the map....
Since we're compiling lists . . .
. . . here's mine! Besides Palmer as premier drummers still performing, I've gotta go with . . . Charlie Watts (duh!) Graeme Edge (who never seems to make top 100 lists) Gerry Conway (quite possibly the best drummer no one remembers) Michael Shrieve ('bri...
So Long As There Are Drummers In The World, This Conversation Will...
.... go on forever. Aynsley Dunbar - Journey, Frank Zappa, Whitesnake - You are correct that he is a true monster. Underrated for sure. And for the record, Keith Moon never did it for me... and many other drummers don't think so highly of him either. Stua...
You took your time!...
(Pun also intended). OT digressions such as these are a huge part of the charm of PPro, Art, especially when you are in the thick of them. It was fun to read along and wonder when one of you might get to Cozy Powell. Although unsure of his pedigree, has t...
Funny to think . . .
. . . I probably ran into him back in the days when we hung out at the same nightclub on the Sunset Strip. Cozy used to date one of the waitresses at the Rainbow Bar and Grill; they were an item when he died. I've no memories of having met him, though. Th...
Congrats Nilo on your return to the Omega Forum as Moderator!...
... I wish all the best and I feel we are going to enjoy so much your work here! Best cordial regards from your neighbour in the South! Abel. PS: (We have the very same problem with Rolex wearing here, but still in love and wearing the brand when I can. O...
good choice, guys ! looking forward to his steady hands......
as well. kind regards. achim
Good to have you back, Nilo!
The discussions you led in the past have been intriguing, and still is, and I'm sure that's a great positive for the Omega collectors and enthusiasts alike. Richard
Warm thanks to all but ...
Help me to make the Omega forum the best ever. We have one of the best brands, knowledge and fantastic watches. Let's post!!! Cheers, Nilo
Welcome back Nilo!
Great to have you back on the team, good luck and wishing you the very best as the new Omega Moderator. Regards, ED-209
Good news
to know you are back. My ignorance will be less with your help! Kind regards
Now I can come here with ease on mind :-)
.. welcome back, Nilo! I am so happy that you guard this fort! Ken
Congratulations and looking forward to more
especially knowledgeable commentary and lovely pictures Cheers Cazalea
Thank you ...
And I need to locate time to "pay" a visit to the Seiko forum. Cheers, Nilo
Congrats and welcome back to the team !
Nilo, I have been a fan of your posts and photos here. Very glad you are now our Omega moderator! Looking forward to reading and learning more from you on Omega! :) Joe, congrats on your 5000th post! I am using my 2000th post to welcome and congratulate N...
Welcome back, Nilo! :)
Your timing is perfect, I just started to share some of my Omegas... :) Good to have you back, my friend! Best Blomman ...
You got it hard for the lollipop, eh?! ;)
Well, I can't blame you! That little detail make a HUGE difference! :) Best Blomman
yep.........
.....I know!! I would have thought that the 2914 was harder to find.....not true
Not sure... I think a nice Railmaster is even tougher to find.
And more expensive, too... Best, Nicolas
more expensive...true. Harder to find? Not in my experience....
.....i could find several more 2914s....though, as you say, condition can be a problem.
Condition and authenticity are big issues on the Railmaster.
I saw several wehn I was hunting mine, and it took me a long time before finding it, upon these 2 criterias... Best, Nicolas
Welcome Nilo !!! looking forward to great things !
Hi Nilo Looking forward to great things.... Good Hunting Bill Sohne