I Senz Drier Rainy Days Ahead With This Umbrella
About two years ago I embarked on an intellectual conquest regarding the state of umbrella technology. Based upon the conclusion I had come to regarding the antiquity of most umbrella designs, I figured it was high time for something better. What I realized is that a simple thing like having a covering from the rain, is a dilemma that our brightest engineers seem to put little effort into. Honestly, the basic umbrella design has to be 250 years old. Other then new materials and some fancy springs, little has changed for 95% of the umbrellas available.In some countries were it rains often, umbrellas are basically disposable goods. Take Japan for instance. While there I noticed that you can get umbrellas just about everywhere you go. They cost about $4.00 each, clearly a price for a disposable good considering everything else there is so expensive. But for someone like myselfI would be willing to pay a bit for an awesome umbrella, which is one of the reasons I got really excited when I l

New Teaser Up!
Omega just released a new animated teaser on their homepage and instagram. Their title is Here it is. Every piece of our newest watch. https://.instagram/omega/Looking to me, and most of us on OF, that we're seeing our first glimpses of the new Railmaster. Very fun teaser and I thought I would share it with other Omega fans here on TRF. Between the presumed releases of new Railmaster, Seamaster, and Speedy 60th anniversary this should be quite the year for Omega fans!

How rare is this cal 861 Speedy from 1969?
Hi,I bought this Speedmaster cal 861 as it was a little different to most I see. It's a cal 861 from 1969 and has the plain seamonster caseback engraved 145.022-69. I've recently noticed that it has the pie-pan dial normally assoviated with the cal 321 but it has a painted Omega logo on the dial and not the applied gold logo as with most pie-pans on the cal 321 Speedmasters.With the 40th anniversary of the moon landings next year, I was wondering how rare this watch is and if is more or less valuable than the 321s or 861s with the NASA qualified casebacks.Any info or links to other sources would be much appreciated.Thanks - Simon

Double Anti-Reflective Coating?
I notice that Rolex are saying in the 'brochure' that the New GMT, Cyclops has 'Double Anti-Reflective Coating'.Not sure what this means.I interperate this as meaning that perhaps the main crystal is AR coated and that the Cyclops is given a seperate coat of AR 'paint' justbefore the 'glue'?

Looking for wisdom from Rolex owners
Hi guys, I am working on a creative project that talks about how Rolex plays a role in father and son relationship, my personal history with Rolex has been that my father introduced me to the Rolex brand when I was about 16 years old, passed on his GMT to me when I was 25, then I eventually purchased my first Sub at 31 years old. I love Rolex because of the history, the craftsmanship, durability and look, had my father never owned one I would probably never been interested in one.A watch is purchased, gifted, or passed on for many reasons, my question is in regards to Rolex specifically, on a father and son relationship.Why do you feel a Rolex is passed on? If passed on, do you wear it?How has a Rolex played a role in your life when talking about father and son?Thank you so much for the information.