zOwie Omega Discussion Forum

: Hi Equilibrium

: Biased? Add that Iam also very vintage Omega
: biased but not without reasons.
: Do you prefer a pure marketing or fashion
: product instead something reliable and very
: durable this is the question that I ask to
: someone when he wants to buy something.
: AP and Patek are maybe very well finished
: watches but they aren't intended for rough
: use and their movements are extremely
: fragile, they need too much TLC. Everyone
: knows that Eta was never a prestigious
: manufacturer and that odler Omega movements
: are quality and durability speaking far
: superior to Etas.
: Like I said before, an older of Omega with a
: 100% inhouse movement will last decades as
: compared to an eta powered watch. I have
: rarely seen old watches with old etas
: ticking well if not never. When it comes to
: movements in terms of quality, there are
: often two names that come to my mind, Omega
: (mostly for its vintage movements) and Rolex
: (for both vinatge and modern).
: Do you honestely think that I consider
: Breitling, Paneraï, Eterna, Tag Heuer,
: Martin Braun, Alain Silberstein, Blu and
: other firms as something special? No and I
: never will because they just case an eta
: movement, engrave it and don't propose a
: movement which is innovative or which is
: made to last. I personnally prefer to have a
: vintage watch with a true inhouse movement
: of a higher quality than a watch with a
: movement that I see everywhere or with a too
: fragile movement.But once again it is up to
: the person wether he wants to buy a pure
: marketing product which is not made to last
: than a quality product.
: To each their own

: best regards

: georges

Georges,
Well I understand your point about vintage Omega movements as well as durability of Rolex,nonethless, you're still missing my point about Rolex vs Patek. I'm not saying that Patek movement isnt fragile etc, but ONLY that you cannot put them in the same cathegory of luxury watches---that's all, no more no less. As far as durabilyty of ETA based movements--I'm sorry I have to agree with John R.--the jury is still out on that. 20 years from now, I'll be able to say whether my SMP Bond with 1120 Eta movent has served me as well as my vintage Seamaster with the OMEGA made 1020 movement---I hope that you'll get my point. And BTW--just because I disagree with you on ROlex watches--doesn't make me a bad guy does it?:-)