: "... one would think that Omega would come
: up with something like lugs that are drilled
: right through..."
: Here are 2 dive Seamasters that have drilled
: lugs. (PloProf & Seamaster 120 ) These
: are "tool" watches made for
: diving. Maybe Omega don't like the optics.
Steve
Thanks for the reply, and for those wonderful pics. You have an incredible collection if those were all yours, which judging by all your posts, i think they must be.
I must, without sounding too sycophantic, thank all of you guys for a forum where your thoughts and questions are always capably answered by interested persons. As I said in the message before, I am from Cape Town, South Africa, and without wishing to sound facetious, one feels guilty about buying and owning a brand new Omega SMP (automatic of course), straight out of the box, where in my country that can probably buy a lot of people a lot of houses...(or a substantial reduction in the national deficit)..
Then again, and without wishing to render too philosophical...if you are a fan of Omega, several aspects are trite:
1. You have probably been a fan most of your life, and you were never going to settle for anything else..
2. You are clearly one of the few people who know what you want in a good piece of wrist art, as most people will say..."but why did't you get a Tag, or a Rolex...":
...proceeding from the last question, this is one that is difficult to answer unless you are a hardened Omega "Purist"..
3. One cannot expect to have to educate the uneducated...
4. Without wishing to sound like a sick goat, after many years of looking forward to being an owner of a SMP (black) auto, it DOES NOT disappoint, incredible though that may be..
Gentlemen, (and the odd lady) thank you very much, and as I say (as many of you before I have stated, before I had logged on to this site), Omega is still one of those brands where, no matter whether you wear a SMP, or a "Speedie" as some of you guys call it, it is one of those brands that stands out always as a brand that invariably someone will wear only where he or she knows their preferences regarding timepieces, and wears same not merely as a fahion piece, but because they know the proud history of Omega. The incotroverible result is always a fan...someone who has actually thought about what they are spending their money on and putting on their wrist, rather than the noveau riche, who think it is a brand that they should be seen to be wearing...
Apologies for the prolixity...
Craig C
