I remember about three years ago when I was thinking of saving for a vintage Rolex DatJust (something around the mid '70s)...and then I saw a picture of the AquaTerra range. That did it. I spoke to the Omega sales rep (I work in a watch store)who told methat it would be available in three different sizes and that it would house the Co-Axial movement. Well, it has taken me a year to pay this watch off on lay-by (that's lay-away to our American friends) and I'm about $250 away from owning this beauty. I decided on the 36.2mm black-dialled model for two reasons- 1) most of my watches are around the 40mm size and for a dressier-style watch, I wanted something a little more along the lines of Omega's watches from the '50s and '60s and (2) the black dial model has the shiniest inky/crude oil black dial that I have ever seen and I look at a lot of watches on a daily basis.
Lately, I have had a real hankering for a '60s Seamaster 300 dive watch, as well as the current black dialled Seamaster Pro but I already have the Bond SMP and a black PO 42mm. So my "dilemma" (if you could call it that) is: Do I really want to own four dive watches, three of which that bear a striking resemblance to each other? That would also make me the owner of 4 Omega dive watches! Granted, there are worse things one could be. Fortunately, there are enough of you guys out there who own multiple versions of one particular range, such as Speedmasters from various eras and Constellations and Seamasters from the 1950-1965 golden age of watchmaking so I don't tend to feel as though there's something wrong with me...unless there's something wrong with all of us.
I did score a NOS Seamaster 300 dial not long ago, so chances are I may end up hunting an old SM 300 that needs a service and facelift.
Of course, all this is dependant on finances permitting.
Great question, John. I could go on.
teeritz
