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Article #314Re: Amusing failure in Omega analogue watch
From: rebel
Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2009 03:04
Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2009 03:04
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On Sun, 23 Aug 2009 04:47:24 -0700, "William Sommerwerck" <grizzledgeezer@comcast.net> wrote: >> I have an Omega *real* analog auto-wind (no battery) from the early >sixties >> that still runs like a swiss clock (cough!). It has a "one-piece-case" >i.e. no >> rear access -- probably part of the 100m immersion rating. It needs a >special >> tool which apparently flexes the glass/perspec/acrylic front to remove it. > >If it's a "good" watch, it has a mineral cover, not plastic. Some watches >have undoped sapphire (aluminum oxide) covers. It's a *good* one. That's why I was vague/multi-biguous about the material, as it obviously has to flex for removal.
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