At The Bench: The Restoration Of A Seiko 6139-6005
We all know that an Omega was the first watch on the moon, mostly because Omega won’t let us forget (ever). However, the first automatic chronograph in space was the far more humble and less publicized Seiko 6139-6002, now known as "the Pogue." This is because Colonel William Pogue brought his aboard on Skylab 4 and Omega makes a watch to commemorate that mission, naturally. This watch made its way up to space without any authorization, making it a bit of a rebel amongst the space-watch elite. It is also the most affordable mechanical watch for those who want to feel there is something historically “spacy” about their watch, and it was also one of the first automatic mass produced chronographs, which isn’t too shabby either. (It first came out in 1969, at about the same time as the Zenith El Primero and the Heuer/Bruen/Hamilton caliber 11, and was the first full rotor, vertical clutch, column wheel controlled automatic chronograph ever.) Since the hist

Old Omega returns, at last
Well, after waiting for over 6 months, I've finally got my old 30T2 back from a comprehensive overhaul / service.It was actually serviced just before that, but I made the mistake of trusting a so called 'Omega specialist' in my home-town, partly for convenience and partly as he came recommended via a friend. Anyway, after getting the watch back from this chap, I wasn't happy and returned it to him to make good. It was running 3-4 mins !!! a day fast, and winding was very difficult, with a very tight / rough crown movement. He improved it by about a minute, but after three return visits, I gave up and decided to send it to the watchmaker who services my vintage Subs.He found all manner of horrors, and ended up replacing the crown/stem, various movement parts and using some tiny weighted washers to compensate for a less than perfect balance (very difficult to find a replacement apparently, and quite expensive too). End result was within 25 secs / day, and winding as smooth as you lik

Planet Ocean 42.5mm
Got myself an Omega Planet Ocean 42mm. Its from within Canada so no worries about customs and duties.It's black dial with white markers and black bezel. RogerF got me looking at it again since at first I found it boring in terms of the dial, but the overall design of it is very good.Plus I also wanted the co-axial movement.I'll post pix on Thursday.

5726- 24hr Function Question
Is the 5726 24 hr function locked with the hr and minute hands? I was wondering if the 24 hand was independent to also act as a GMT? I don't know why you would have a moonphase and a 24hr locked since the moonphase acts as a 24hr indicator. I see all the photos attached have the 24hr hand in sync with the hr and minute hands....let me know thanks.

2nd Patek
First time poster here. Appreciate all the messages and wanted some advice. Currently own 5711 blue dial and really like the look of the new 5396G-014 but I had a question - my AD said he's probably getting one in the fall that he could hold for me but it doesn't seem like this is a limited edition and shouldn't be hard to get. Do you think it's wise to go for it or, if it's not limited edition, is it better to wait and get one later pre-owned at a significant discount?DG