The Grey NATO – 207 – Challenge // Omega
It’s time for another Challenge Episode and this time we have picked Omega and a hypothetical budget of $15,000. Jason and James each have to pick at least two watches from Omega’s current catalog and once a watch is picked, it can’t be picked again. Some of the picks are predictable, others not so much. We hope you love it and be sure to let us know your picks in the comments.
From the start, James has an update about the outage that kept episode 206 from showing up on Apple Podcasts, Jason has an amazing finish to his latest charity auction, and the guys chat about some recent activities and the announcement of the Apple Watch Ultra. Stay in the mix for a Final Notes that may have you buying some expensive scissors and reprogramming space computers.
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3:00 The TGN RSS feed - https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/2049759.rss
5:00 The Apple Watch Ultra
12:13 Dundee63 on Instagram
12:34 Craft + Tailored
14:16 Jason’s camping trip
17:28 XStream audio systems
21:25 Raven Vintage Gold
23:40 Citizen Promaster Dive Automatic “Challenge Diver”
29:48 Omega Seamaster 300M 007 Edition for “No Time To Die”
32:03 Omega Speedmaster Mark II
43:39 Omega Seamaster 1948
36:43 Omega Seamaster Diver 300 Nekton
38:12 Omega Seamaster AquaTerra 150M Quartz 38.5mm
42:30 Omega Seamaster Ploprof 1200M
42:48 Omega Seamaster 300 1957 Trilogy
44:17 Omega Speedmaster X-33 Regatta
46:50 “Restorers Try to Get Lunar Module Guidance Computer Up and Running”
49:12 Business Insider’s “So Expensive” series
49:46 Ernest Wright scissors
50:33 Real Dijon mustard
50:41 Japanese Denim
“Every generation imagines itself to be more intelligent than the one that went before it, and wiser than the one that comes after it.” - George Orwell
Now I want that AT Quartz. Thanks a LOT, Jason! haha
So I guess I'm an OMEGA fanboy, so this episode resonated with me. The 1948 Seamasters (both center seconds and small seconds) were limited edition models, and both have been sold out for a while. I would suggest as an alternative a white-dial Constellation Globemaster. It is a throwback to the Pie Pan dials of 1950's and 1960's Constellations. It looks dressy, but it's actually more of a sportwatch than the 1948 Seamaster - the Tungsten bezel and lumed hands/markers make it a great travel watch.
One other note regarding the lightness of the Citizen "Challenge Diver". I like to fly fish. I'm left-handed. And I wear a watch on my left hand. For certain kinds of fishing, this involves significant arm motion and sometimes holding a fly rod up at shoulder level for hours. Turns out a heavy watch is noticeable at the end of the day. In this case, a super light watch is just the ticket....