{"id":37,"date":"2013-08-13T10:18:08","date_gmt":"2013-08-13T15:18:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bernardwatch.com\/blog\/?p=37"},"modified":"2023-01-30T12:39:22","modified_gmt":"2023-01-30T18:39:22","slug":"omega-is-gunning-for-rolex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bernardwatch.com\/blog\/omega-is-gunning-for-rolex\/","title":{"rendered":"Omega is Gunning For Rolex"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Rolex<\/a><\/p>\n

Omega has been stepping up their game every year. \u00a0Their current incarnation of the \u00a0Seamaster Planet Ocean boasts a ceramic bezel and the reliable Omega 8500 Co-Axial caliber. \u00a0The Rolex Submariner still offers one of the best values for a rugged, yet sophisticated Swiss watch.<\/p>\n

View the conversation on Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Omega has been stepping up their game every year. \u00a0Their current incarnation of the \u00a0Seamaster Planet Ocean boasts a ceramic bezel and the reliable Omega 8500 Co-Axial caliber. \u00a0The Rolex Submariner still offers one of the best values for a rugged, yet sophisticated Swiss watch. View the conversation on Facebook<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[9,4],"class_list":["post-37","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-watch-comparisons","tag-omega","tag-rolex","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":133,"url":"https:\/\/www.bernardwatch.com\/blog\/musings-on-the-omega-8500-caliber\/","url_meta":{"origin":37,"position":0},"title":"Musings on the Omega 8500 Caliber","date":"August 16, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Omega introduced the In-House 8500 caliber in the DeVille Hour Vision in 2007. \u00a0Omega now had \"Manufacture\" watches. \u00a0A manufacture watch is one where all or almost all the parts are made in-house. 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