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Originally Posted by ToneCapone
Right! were you the one talking about swapping the back out for a sapphire caseback? I'd be super interested in seeing what that looks like.
Honestly, my 863 is a scratch magnet. It's inevitable. So buy new only if you really truly want new.
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Yes, that would be me :]
I'm dead set on buying new because it will be my FIRST luxury piece (I don't count a Vintage Zenith I have, worth only a few hundred). It is also to celebrate my 30th birthday... sorta like a milestone present for myself. (I can't believe when I joined RS, I was only 22... now I'm so old lol)
I will be buying mine ~first week of November. Atleast, that is my plan.
I probably won't be swapping on the new case back for a while though. Planning on enjoying the watch as is for a while. The sapphire caseback (and spacer ring / gasket) I bought are stored away for now.
In terms of look, the 1861 movement looks fairly similar to the sapphire sandwich 1863, sans geneva stripes ("cotes de geneve") on the 2? bridges, and a plastic chrono brake vs some sort of metal. The caseback I bought is OEM Omega, so it has the same engravings on the back.
You have the sapphire sandwich right? It will basically look the same on the back, just slightly less decoration :P