Brozek has gone to extraordinary lengths
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Brozek has gone to extraordinary lengths to get the most accurate and unbiased information about Omega out there for the buying public. He self-published the book in order to produce it at a price most people could afford. He also wanted to maintain graphic control over his book—he is quite a graphic artist in his own right, nd the book shows it—and he was able to maintain control of the editorial content. Brozek’s passion for Omega shows in his writing. But he also presents a balanced story: the good and the not-so-good. He includes material that traditional publishers might edit out for fear of incurring the “wrath of Omega,” and, believe me, they have plenty of wrath to go around!
The book has earned high praise from many serious Omega collectors. The foreword was written by none other than Jeffrey Hess, who, together with James Dowling, wrote the book (literally) on Omega. I just can’t say enough good things about this book. You will pull it from your bookshelf again and again. At $39.95, you won’t really care when it becomes dog-eared and cracked, which it will from the constant use you will give it, believe me.
Before this latest edition of The Omega Report, it was generally agreed that the “Knights of the Round Table” on Omega consisted of Roy Ehrhardt, James Dowling, Jeffrey Hess, Tom Engle, Joe and Rory Demesy, Burley Bullock and Ken Specht, and maybe a few others that I may be forgetting. If you had a question on Omega and couldn’t get the answer from one of these guys (or their books) you weren’t going to get it. Well, folks, you had better move the chairs a little closer together around the table and make room. There’s a new “knight” in town, and his name is John Brozek.
This review was originally published in its entirety in Bruce Shawkey’s regular wristwatch column in the October 2003 Bulletin of the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors, Inc., and is reprinted here with permission.
Quite fair to say that (besides overpriced, overhyped quartz models) TAG also makes some very impressive sports chronographs. Like the replica of Breitling “Fighters” model, this watch has perfect subdial spacing. This is still rare to see, even on high end replica watches that our fantastic dealers can source for us. It was almost impossible to find anything other than factory pictures for reference, so I constructed this rather poor and small comparison shot. Don’t be fooled by the different lighting and photographing conditions: the only difference I’m able to spot is the larger date window on the genuine. Or perhaps it’s just the factory pic that makes it look that way?
The perfect subdial spacing is possible due the basic 7750 construction (12-9-6 subregister arrangement), which the new, high beat 28.800bph Asian copy of the 7750 imitates naturally. This new 7750 movement is among the most discussed topics on the rep community right now. If it turns out to be reliable… only sky is the limit… and we have a lot of watches to buy.
This basic subdial arrangement makes a movement swap to genuine ETA Valjoux possible (if the original movement fails). Ziggy reports that this new, high-beat Asian 7750 should be much better built than the old movement. He has only reviewed the infamous “seconds at 6” version so far… but according to the report the movement itself should be good. Rep of TAG Link Chronograph is running in its natural evinronment (12-9-6), which hopefully improves the reliability. But only time will tell I guess.
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