Archive for July, 2005

So…….What’s in the Aqualung this Week?

Friday, July 29th, 2005

Remember, the weekend doesn’t start until we see what’s in the Aqualung. Can you guess?

OMEGA Seamaster 300 CK 14755

Sunday, July 24th, 2005

SOLD! To the gentleman from Germany. Not something you see for sale everyday this Seamaster CK14755 was missing the bezel but still fetched a good price. Introduced in 1960 as the successor to the original CK 2913 it is maybe the best choice of the first wave of Seamaster’s with its caliber 552. Personally I […]

So…….What’s in the Aqualung this Week?

Sunday, July 24th, 2005

A big thanks to our friend Velociphile for this great primer. “Here is a box, a musical box, wound up and ready to play. But this box can hide a secret inside. Can you guess what is in it today ?” Can you guess?

Happy Birthday To You, Happy Birthday To You….

Friday, July 22nd, 2005

The increasingly excellent Fratello Watches Blog is one year old today, congrats! Despite being a Panerai fan [“just fashion watches nothing else”*] Robert still has a soft spot for Omega and moderates over at WUS. I believe Robert was the first person to link to this site which shows he has great taste despite the […]

Its Times Like This When I Really Appreciate Omega’s Choice of Celebs

Friday, July 22nd, 2005

Chopard’s “Elton John” Collection Introduces the “Orange” chronograph Hahahaha ha hahahahahahahahahaha hahahah ha hahahahahahahahaha Elton John Collection hahaha ha hahahahaha hahahahahahahahahahaha Hahahaha hahahaha hahahahahahahaha hahah ahahahahahaha Elton John hahahahahahaha ha hahahaha hahahaha haha hahaha ha The excellent Wrist Watch Review hahahaha ha

Omega Speedmaster Professional Apollo XI limited

Tuesday, July 19th, 2005

This one seems to be sparking a bit of real interest, not really my thing but the guys over at watchuseek seem rather excited. Warning Babelfish translation! Omega speed master Professional Apollo XI limited, 18 kt. Yellow gold polished/glossy finished, 3 – teilig, 18 kt. Yellow gold volume polished/glossy finished with 18 kt. Yellow gold […]

How to Value an Omega Watch – NOT!

Tuesday, July 19th, 2005

1. Never trust a jeweller. 2. Appraisals usually have a percentage of value component, there is a clue there. 3. To find the true value start the auction at £1 with no reserve, where in finishes is its value. As a general tip don’t put a genuine Omega in a fake box, sends the wrong […]

Omega Speedmaster 18KT, on Mir for 365 days

Saturday, July 16th, 2005

And now for sale on ebay, back to Earth with a bump. The papers that come with this watch have a certificate stating that the following: “On the 1st of July 1993, 35 Omega Speedmaster Professional Chronographs were transported by the Soyuz-TM launch rocket to the space station MIR. They underwent the most stringent tests […]

My Seamaster Cosmic – Falling in Love Again

Saturday, July 16th, 2005

I hate to say it but me and the Cosmic haven’t been getting along that well lately. I can trace it back to the time I fitted an original Omega Black leather watch strap, nice but…..well boring. So today in dropped a very cheap strap with a little more of a racey feel to it, […]

Lawns Don’t Cut it For Omega Collecting

Friday, July 15th, 2005

Get two jobs, you know it will be worth it I have been a bond fan now for just about 10 yrs. I was 12 when Goldeneye was released, ever since then I’ve been a fan! I remeber my brother and I going to see that movie on opening weekend and afterwards wanting one of […]