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21 October 2019, 11:48 PM | #1 |
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My recent acquisition - Omega Planet Ocean - Pepsi
My 40th celebration for being on the planet is coming up in a few months. I'm fortunate to be have been able to purchase another watch for the occasion. Given the October Omega price rise, the family agreed we should buy the watch 3 months early.
After being away from the watch-world for several years (work, life, daughter born 2 years ago) I started looking at different makes and models without really knowing too much of what's out there. To my shock, I discovered the Rolex SS shortage. I don't like Rolex enough to need to beg an AD for one, be on a waiting list or pay a premium grey or used one. I looked at IWC and Omega. I liked the blue aquatime. Thing is I already have my all time favourite IWC, so any addition would always come second. The aquatimer is a nice watch and worth anyone's consideration. After trying the Omega Planet Ocean range (which seems to have changed quite a bit from what it remembered), I started leaning towards one. I liked the black and black/orange models. To my surprise the 43.5mm size wasn't too big for my wrists. It's worth noting I owned a 2500c PO years ago. I loved it but it had a lemon movement and imperfections on the dial. I had to sell it after it went for repair 4 or 5 times. I visited the only two Omega ADs in Perth. One watch stood out - a Pepsi coloured Omega Planet Ocean 43.5mm, on a unique red/blue rubber strap. I never recalled seeing one at the other AD or the Omega PO collection website. On closer inspection, the markings on the case-back showed it was one of 2018 LE Olympic editions. I never cared much for LE's, some can be a bit of a gimmick. My wife liked this particular PO colour combination best also. After taking a week to think about it, I couldn't see another PO as nice as this one. She told me to go buy it! Research showed the box would contain a metal bracelet, not mentioned on the Omega website: https://www.omegawatches.com/watch-o...52232442103001 I visited the 1st AD again and they didn't have that particular watch. When I told them about it, the sales lady advised me to go to her competition and buy that LE. She agreed it was one of the nicer colour combinations she'd seen. I made an offer at the first AD 2 days before the price raise. After getting the bracket sized, I walked away with my new watch. I've been enjoying it for about 2 weeks now. Im very pleased with it. The colours are superb. We joke this is the last watch purchase until I turn 80... I joke but my wife is serious :-P
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21 October 2019, 11:51 PM | #2 |
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Gorgeous
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22 October 2019, 01:31 AM | #3 |
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Congrats :)
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22 October 2019, 01:55 AM | #4 |
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Nice... I was torn between the planet ocean and the 300 for a while. Both look too good.
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22 October 2019, 02:36 AM | #5 |
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That's a killer looking watch. Huge congrats!
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22 October 2019, 03:38 AM | #6 |
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Congrats it looks awesome
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22 October 2019, 04:11 AM | #7 |
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Great choice. Shame the standard models don’t get both bracelets as standard. You wear it well.
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22 October 2019, 09:55 AM | #8 |
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Very nice! Congratulations!
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22 October 2019, 10:18 AM | #9 |
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The watch is very nice, but your wife is a keeper! ;)
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22 October 2019, 10:54 AM | #10 |
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I miss my PO. If it was a little thinner it would be my ideal watch. I have the 42mm 300m, but my PO was slightly more stunning.
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22 October 2019, 01:58 PM | #12 |
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22 October 2019, 02:11 PM | #13 |
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Amazing! I had never seen that color combination before.
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22 October 2019, 04:00 PM | #14 |
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Beautiful watch!
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22 October 2019, 05:08 PM | #15 |
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She'll inherit it one day. I hope she will like watches but with the way things are going with tech, they'll probably have some sort of high-tech eye contact lens with a smartphone built in.
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Wow, beautiful.
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22 October 2019, 10:49 PM | #17 |
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Very nice! Congratulations!
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23 October 2019, 09:12 AM | #18 |
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Congratulations!
Enjoy it in the very best of health.
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