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Subject: [Leica] OT: modern pocket watch?
From: gregj_lorenzo at hotmail.com (Greg Lorenzo)
Date: Mon Oct 13 09:25:47 2008
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Douglas,
 
A search just now in the Omega Forum at Timezone produced the following 
"Hirsch makes straps for Omega".
 
See 
here:http://forums.timezone.com/index.php?t=tree&rid=0&th=1153634&mid=4031255
 
Hirsch do indeed make a good strap which is readily available.
 
Regards,
 
Greg> Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2008 14:55:50 +0200> From: douglas.sharp@gmx.de> To: 
lug@leica-users.org> Subject: Re: [Leica] OT: modern pocket watch?> > Hallo 
OMEGA owners:> > My Omega Speedmaster Date (Tachymetrie bezel / Automatic) - 
the box says > it's a 3613.30.22, the warranty says it's a 3613.30.32 and it 
looks like > a 3613.30.02 on the web - I'm not a collector so I have no idea 
what the > numbers mean. Does anyone know? It's yellow-gold with a silver 
dial > (25-years service gift from my old firm.)> > TIA, Douglas> > BTW, I'm 
sick and tired of paying around 200 Euros every 2 years for a > new leather 
strap from Omega. Any ideas?> > > > Rob McClure wrote:> > Love my omEEga 
Speedmaster Pro (Moon Watch). It is a true mechanical > > watch which 
requires winding every 2 days, but this is in fact a > > ritual akin to 
pulling out an exposure meter to check conditions light > > for my M4-2. 
Have a 12 watch winder box that keeps my selfwinding > > watches wound (but 
certainly not accurate). Lest you think me > > wealthy, my son brought back 
a drawer full of "replica" breitling, > > rolex, etc. from a tour over to 
the mideast sandbox. Many are > > surprisingly well-crafted and keep better 
time than the originals.> > o> >> yes, i blame you luggers for getting me 
hooked on the omega> >> (or omEEEga as daniel craig says) speedmaster 
day-date automatic.> >> it's a magnificent thing, even though the crome 
hands and satin face> >> make it hard for these old eyes to focus on.> >>> 
>> of course, as i write this, mine> >> has stopped since i often don't wear 
a watch all weekend, and> >> have to reset it for monday. but does the 
inconvenience contribute> >> to the singularity of its charm? (and the fact 
that it's a day/date > >> means> >> you have to wind the hands through every 
minute and hour to get the days> >> of the week right, with fingertips 
blue-tinged from fountain pen ink).> >>> >> -rei> >>> >> On Oct12 21:28, 
Greg Lorenzo wrote:> >> >> > 
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In reply to: Message from kcarney1 at cox.net (Ken Carney) ([Leica] OT: modern pocket watch?)
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