Caught red-handed

A little change from all the Rolex stuff: Omega Speedmaster Automatic, so-called Schumacher edition. This watch was available with either a red, yellow or blue dial, all fitted with matching straps. Although admittably we're not the biggest fans of the Speedmaster Automatic, this is a cool and unusual watch at an affordable price. Packaging is great too which is a nice touch for a special edition piece.

This watch was available new from 1996 till 1999. It ( & the red version) was unvieled [sic] on 22 July 1996 by Michael Schumacher at his go-kart track in Kerpen, Germany. It was NOT a limited edition & is not marked so. Any auctions you may have seen claiming this are wrong. It is basically a Speedmaster Automatic ( reduced ). The dial, hands, strap & packaging are all different from the standard reduced.
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We'll be posting some other non-Rolex watches in a few hours. Stay tuned.

BaselWorld 2011 Pictorial - A few watches

Yesterday we flew to Basel for a quick visit to BaselWorld, the worlds biggest annual watch fair. Most major brands are represented and present their new stuff for 2011. We had very little time but still managed to snap a few pics. In this post it's just watches, we'll feature a few from the trip and the atmosphere in another post.
Not new, still cool: the diamond/ruby/sapphire GMT-Master in white gold. Too bad it's missing the diamond encrusted bracelet!




The new Explorer II. Killer piece measuring 42mm. Word is it'll be €6.080 in The Netherlands.


The classics - here to stay. DD trumps DDII anyday, no matter what Rick Ross wears ;)



Another heritage piece from Tudor: the Advisor. This watch features an alarm. Word is it'll be around 4k in €. It seems Tudor is taking the NATO hype very serious. We love it.


Omega Planet Ocean.. we're not the biggest fans but this diamond version is pretty bad ass LOL!


This matte bezel is not too bad either.


Speedmasters featuring Omega's new chronograph movement. Note how the minute and hour totalizer are in the same subdial. There's also a Planet Ocean with the same mvt. Google it.


Blancpain had a display with vintage Fifty Fathoms which was actually one of the more interestings bits of the show besides the lovely hostesses.

Final pic for now: the new handwound Patek manufacture chronograph with perpetual calendar reference 5170. Price will be approx. 140k in €. Ouch. Makes both the 3970 as well as the 5970 seem like a good buy.

Omega Speedmaster Professional 'Albino'

Another piece we snapped up is this Speedmaster Pro with unusual eggshell-coloured dial, dubbed 'Albino' by TWW. A all-white Professional is a rare but lovely sight - 100% different from the usual black. We put it on a green nato and love it!