Thanks, but I'll stick with my Rolex Datejust Oyster, mid-size, with a two-tone Jubilee band and sapphire-blue face. Thirty years old and going strong with only the recommended cleaning every few years.
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Optima RB Flats: Why so overlooked?
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People wear watches in 2020? (Ducks and runs,while checking the time on his cellphone).
I didn't say you did. I just don't care for the other brands of watches, including Patek Philippe & Jaeger LeCoultre.
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They are very unique. And they feel sooo cool.That’s obviously a big part of it. They are not common in the US, but most of us string geeks on TB order from far afield anyway. To phrase my initial question better: “Why aren’t they more popular here on TB?”
The Optima RB set have a higher tension than either of those. Not much, but enough.
I really liked my old - and I mean old - Rolex Submariner. No protective shoulders for the winding stem; narrow, stainless steel link band; and a real radium dial. I bought it from a friend that owned a pawn/gun shop in Idaho, in the mid 1970s - for $37.58. Looked like it had been run over - repeatedly - by a bulldozer, but it still ran. It wasn't cheap getting it back from the factory, but when I did? I put it on - and in 15 years of Combat Engineering all over the world, it never came off. When it finally did have to return to the factory, they ruined it. Big, thick, dorky looking band on it - and they replaced my radium dial. Which I actually needed in my... work, more times than you'd think. It looked disgusting, so I sold it. Now, I wear an old MOD issue RAF Harrier Pilots watch. Not as nice as my old Rolex used to be, but it has the same movement (sans the self winding feature) as an Omega Speedmaster - and it ticks.....
Yes, us oldsters - who don't have a cell phone fused into one of our hands (both of which we actually use a lot) still wear watches. Some of us wear watches that can do just about everything a cell phone can do. I play golf with a guy that has one. It's annoying, too; he has GPS and Golf apps on the thing, and pokes at it for about a minute after every time he hits a ball. A typical accountant; he lives for statistics and spreadsheets...People wear watches in 2020? (Ducks and runs,while checking the time on his cellphone).
Yes, indeed! My best Rolex story: I used to be a public defender among all the other jobs and positions I had over the decades before I gave up practicing law. I was in our county jail common room interviewing a client when I had to reach across the table for some paperwork I had spread out as we reviewed everything. He looked at my wrist, got wide-eyed, then looked around. He then leaned over to me and whispered, "Is it real?" I smiled, leaned to him, and simply said in a low voice, "Yes, thank you." He got a big grin on his face, knowing that I was going to do the best I could for him. Yes, I do the best for all my clients, but that little gesture of confidence by leaning in and whispering so nobody else in the common room could hear was priceless - and yes the pun intended, timeless.I really liked my old - and I mean old - Rolex Submariner. No protective shoulders for the winding stem; narrow, stainless steel link band; and a real radium dial. I bought it from a friend that owned a pawn/gun shop in Idaho, in the mid 1970s - for $37.58. Looked like it had been run over - repeatedly - by a bulldozer, but it still ran. It wasn't cheap getting it back from the factory, but when I did? I put it on - and in 15 years of Combat Engineering all over the world, it never came off. When it finally did have to return to the factory, they ruined it. Big, thick, dorky looking band on it - and they replaced my radium dial. Which I actually needed in my... work, more times than you'd think. It looked disgusting, so I sold it. Now, I wear an old MOD issue RAF Harrier Pilots watch. Not as nice as my old Rolex used to be, but it has the same movement (sans the self winding feature) as an Omega Speedmaster - and it ticks.....
Yes, us oldsters - who don't have a cell phone fused into one of our hands (both of which we actually use a lot) still wear watches. Some of us wear watches that can do just about everything a cell phone can do. I play golf with a guy that has one. It's annoying, too; he has GPS and Golf apps on the thing, and pokes at it for about a minute after every time he hits a ball. A typical accountant; he lives for statistics and spreadsheets...
Indeed. Just enough to be stable and not worry about intonation or fret clank.
The main reason why they are, unintentionally, overlooked is their scarcity on the market and their very high price ..
Is the time spent looking for them and the extra money involved with their purchase worth their acquisition? Boh?
Never found a nice set to buy under 80€/pack here in Europe even from online stores in Germany .. I prefer saving to try new pickups models on my P-basses
Is the time spent looking for them and the extra money involved with their purchase worth their acquisition? Boh?
Never found a nice set to buy under 80€/pack here in Europe even from online stores in Germany .. I prefer saving to try new pickups models on my P-basses
I bought a set from Schneider Musik web shop in Germany, price 54,10 €.
Sounds good...
What puts me off slightly is the Ric association. Will these sound good on a Jazz? For some reason, I have it in my head that these will only sound good on a Ric!
I can't imagine why Optima RBs would sound bad on a Jazz, though I haven't tried that experiment yet myself. There are enough similarities between a J and a Ric to make me believe that the Optimas would work equally well on the Fender. I have them on my 4003S and they're fantastic on it. The tension is perfect for my playing style and the tone as well. The Optimas are less expensive here (US) than Thomastik-Infeld flats, which I also use and love. If I wasn't liking the Optima RBs so much, TIs would've gone on the Ric next.
I’ve been using Labella LTF set on my GL JB2, and the Optimas on a Rickenbacker Laredo.
The Optimas seem to have a better “bark”, so I think they would sound great on a J bass.
UK is not Europe anymore and with taxes and shipping .. not less than 65€/pack almost certainly .. life is hard
