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The Co-Axial Escapement Isn't The Problem...
In Response To: It hasn't been made yet, but.. ()

: The only watch I would consider buying IF they
: ever make it would be a Titanium Planet
: Ocean Chronometer (with stopwatch function)
: with the 600M rating. I'd also want some
: assurances the fragility of the early co-ax
: movements had been dealt with. Lucky for me,
: there's no trigger to pull yet. Mr.
: Rochowicz, on the other hand, is eyeing that
: Deville like a tender, young, underage
: sheep....

I wouldn't worry about the co-axial, Sam. The 3313 movement in the new Planet Ocean chronographs wasn't problematic because of the co-axial escapement. It was a problem that plagued all of the Piguet-based 33xx series movements, including those that are NOT co-axial. In fact, the movement in your current Ti SMP is identical to the one in the new PO chronos except that yours doesn't have the co-axial escapement or the "luxury" finishing. We're all keeping our fingers crossed that Omega has addressed all of the problems with the 33xx series so that the new PO chronos don't result in lots of malfunctions.

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