as chuck and bill know i've owned all the omega chrono's from the 50's to the 1045

and found every one of them to be excellent. i know nothing about the intricacies of movements. if they work i'm happy, if they stop i'm not. i've been more than happy with all of the movements especially the speedie 125 1041 calibre.'the first COSC auto chrono in the world'. i bought it full of water and rust. £300 later Omega sent me a perfectly working watch which has started on first shake ever since.

i've never owned a rolex for several reasons, but had several V72's and Breitling manual and auto's. i've been happy with them all.

i consider that the start of this thread was mindless and pathetic. (no personal offence meant Tom), but shouldnt we be praising the watches we own instead of slagging off the watches we dont own? the effect you could have on someone who can afford a vintage omega but not a rolex can be devestating and may put them off collecting all together.

lets stop bickering about technicalities and start appreciating what we have.

Graham

This message has been edited by gmhutton on 2008-01-07 13:49:32

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