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Notice the differences in dial layout and especially the matte finish of the case and bracelet. If I had actual need of a split, this version would be at the top of my list along with the Speedmaster variant.
Sometimes one can't resist.
I saw a week ago the pictured watch available. It was NOS and unused, complete, still partly stickers and the price was right.
Today at 14:30 the FedEx man was behind the door and I opened the packet, removed the stickers and placed the watch to my wrist. Never seen this before and never thought I would acquire one. But here I am with a new Baby...
Naturally the watch was expensive. I paid for that around 90% of the price of a new non-date Rolex Submariner. But I do not feel it was terribly much because the box is made of wood and the instruction manual 470 pages. LOL!
Best, Kari
Who can resist ...
This Omega is a true object of desire!!!
A friend owns one and I had the opportunity to take some pictures.
Massive but classy:
Have a good Brazilian coffee on me:
The rattrapante complication puts the cherry on top of the cake.
Congratulations,
Nilo
A friend owns one and I had the opportunity to take some pictures.
Massive but classy:
Have a good Brazilian coffee on me:
The rattrapante complication puts the cherry on top of the cake.
Congratulations,
Nilo
Nice catch!
I especially like it because it doesn't look like your typical Omega (not that a typical Omega is a bad thing 
)
)Aloha,
Bob
Very nice, Kari! :)
Congrats! De Ville have a lot of nice versions!
A colleague of mine have this one:
Enjoy your new baby!
Best
Blomman
Right at the top . . .
. . . of famous last words! "I just couldn't resist."
Here's an image from my files, ca '09, of a dark dial variant.
Notice the differences in dial layout and especially the matte finish of the case and bracelet. If I had actual need of a split, this version would be at the top of my list along with the Speedmaster variant.
Congrats, Kari!
Best,
Art
Need of a split?
Nobody needs a split second chronograph. But it's bloody difficult to be without when having an opportunity acquiring one.
I do not need chronographs and in reality I nearly never wear a chronograph. Okay, sometimes I check the boiling time of eggs...
Anyhow, I will get my next chronograph next week. And today on the dinner table I decided to order one more. That one I'll get in about six weeks.
I think that the eggs boiled by me will be perfect in the future!
Best, Kari
Congrats
I think one of the most unappreciated and under the radar of the Deville line. For those in the know! Especially the rattrapante. Enjoy
Congrats Kari!
Another great watch added to your very nice collection !
This baby looks great on your wrist! Nice wristshots my friend
Very happy for you. Enjoy in the best of health!
Cheers
Robin
Never seen that watch before
Dr. kol,
What a great watch. I never saw it before. Thanks for showing it.
Wover
To b honest, I saw it for the first time when opening the
FedEx parcel.
A split second chronograph, NOS with about 50% below the last list price. Frederic Piguet's movement. It was impossible to resist.
Best, Kari
... because the box is made of wood ...
Dr. Kol,
Well, recently I acquired a DeVille Ratrapante myself (Happy!) and I started looking for the post that put me on this split second miracle in the first place.
It was your post!
What strikes me now in your post is your mention of a wooden box.
You should be so happy you got a woody. Mine is all plastic - the ordinary guy' s Omega box, so to speak.
I wonder, is there a special reason that some were shipped in wood and some in plastic? Looking at the Rattras for sale, there seems to be a large majority that come in plastic.
Thanks in advance for your insight,
Wover
I do not have the slightest idea
but I went to check the box. Yes, it is nice dark lacquered wood.
One of these days I need to try the watch for some time I like the design and the complication a lot but the wrist experience is still missing. Have you paid any attention to the wonderful design of the lugs?
Enjoy wearing your piece!
Best, Kari
Delightful lugs
Dr. kol,
The lugs are things of beauty.
I tend to give them a gentle caress before I enjoy the smooth action of the pushers and watch the red pointed hand stop, start, catch up or fly back.
You don't know what you're missing.
Start wearing it already!
Wover
hug-a-lug
delightful lug
hug-a-lug
delightful lug
To be 100% honest:
I have so many watches that I simply can't wear them all. I have tried hard to reduce but... without remarkable success.
Best, Kari