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Yes, Don Turo, very interesting observations. I always wondered why they made it so large while others were much smaller...
Omega Seamaster Railmaster XXL Chronometer 49.2 mm
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Oh yes. This one is quite cool. First time i came across one was through a work colleagueā¦
I remember being smitten by it and wishing it came in a then regular aqua terra case size 39 or 41mm.
If you've ever wondered why Omega chose to make the manual winding Rail . . .
. . . so large, it's because 49.2 mm is the size the case has to be in order to center the sub-seconds hand of what is essentially a Unitas 6498 movement. In other words, it's a leviathan because it has to be. Interestingly enough, the DornblĆ¼th 99.1 . . ...
By the time Dirk worked out the technical issues for his 99.1M movement . . .
. . . ca '08 Omega had ceased production of the XXL Rail. There were a few limited editions in precious metal plus other variations, but availability of steel XXL Rails was already curtailed. I've long wondered if the technical solution they came up with ...
Great information, unlike your predilection, I bought it mainly beause of the size....
They still have available in their current catalog a white gold, white enamel dial 49.2 case Aqua Terra 150M XXL small seconds with the 2211 movement... Reference 231.53.49.10.04.001 limited to 88 pieces
I tried on an XXL at an AD three times over a period of a few years . . .
. . . with an intention to buy. And each time I had to hand it back to the salesman/woman because it wore ridiculously large on my wrist. Had Omega made an XL instead with a movement tailored to display a centered seconds hand, it would've entered my coll...
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Iām a fairly big guy 6ā 3ā 195 lbs so can carry it off reasonably well. Anything bigger than that on my wrist would be questionable. Like many here, I have a lot of different likes in makes, movements, dial, case material etcā¦ large watches are included i...