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I absolutely love clean, clear and simple watches. Don't get me wrong, I do like a quirky watch as well. But this Omega is special to me as I purchased it from a customer just a few weeks into my apprenticeship. I did not know a heck of a lot about watches back then, being a 16 year old. But I knew Omega was a good brand because my boss had one and would not stop raving about them. A guy came in and offered this for sale and my boss was not around, so I offered him £20 for it (the glass was cracked and it was very scratched, the dial was badly stained and it had a scrappy leather strap and I was only earning £16.50/week) which was duly accepted - I was chuffed to bits. My boss later told me off big time as I was not supposed to do deals with customers (I think he was jealous as I know he would have bought it in a heartbeat). So I have had this for many years and would never part with it.

Not that I need one but heck, what sort of watch enthusiast would I be if I let that stop me! :thumbsu: I have always had a soft spot for Timex. My first watch was a manual wind Scottish made childs Timex that was given to me when I was around 8 years old back in the 70's Nowadays I have a thing for the Easy Reader's I just think they are a design classic. I have the Stainless Steel date version but have wanted one of the gold on gold expansion bracelet versions for a while. Well, I found a seller in the US selling brand new ones. He saves on shipping costs by ditching the box which I am fine with. All the paper work is included and it has the guarentee. I love this version with the Railroad dial and day and date. Can't wait for it to get here!

Mais vous ecrit en Anglais bien ! pas de souci :)

This one works which is good. But the Day indicator dial has damaged teeth which is bad. Trying to track one down. It's a 1260 movement.

The gold sets it off a treat...Nice find!

for a Timex, it's a beauty.. I have several mechanical Timexex but they I don't want to clean them :( too hard....no patience because Timex have 2 plates and playing between 2 plates is not easy hey ! :)....if someone has some tricks, I take them all.. thank you

Thats a very nice clear dial with a classic look, a nice practical, useable watch. Timex have a very long history and have a new (2011) tempting range called "Timex intelligent quartz", can be found on Amazon starting at £55. Timex used to cater for the less expensive end of the market, I think the new ones at £100+ show they have shifted focus somewhat.

That's actually a nice, clear, unpretentious dial. Dare I ask the price? Let us know what the build's like...