zOwie Omega Discussion Forum

: WOW !!! I've really set the cat amongst the pigeons!! Calm down
: boys!! No offence meant (or taken).
: You all have good watches. Are you happy now? Know what my
: favourite watch is? A TISSOT PR 516.
: Know what PR stands for? Particularly Robust. Know what. TISSOT was
: first and THEN omega was born.
: Know what? A ROLEX is a better watch than an omega!!!

: Cheers

Tell ya what, Pieter. If nothing else, you are entertaining. I'm gonna obviously assume that you feel that a Rolex
is a better built watch than an Omega, and you are well entitled to your opinion. But let me ask you this, do you believe
Rolex builds the finest timepiece out there? Do they have an equal? I'd also like to know what changed your opinion on
Omega. I believe you mentioned the timekeeping problem in an earlier thread, did you attempt to have the watch regulated?
With that being asked, I am also a Rolex fan. I believe they are some of the most robust watches out there, have pretty good
case and dial work, and are easily serviced. However,I do think there are a bunch of watch manufactures in business that far
surpass Rolex in quality, maybe not in robustness, but certainly in build quality. And like many of us here, I don't own any
Gucci loafers or Armani suits, drive a Pick up and don't own a yacht. Here's one of my Rolex's. I like'em fine..........David

My wife also owns a few.

Yep, they are pretty good watches, but I prefer one of these: