Archive for January, 2006

A Few Omega’s, Warts and All!

Tuesday, January 31st, 2006

Don’t get me wrong Foggy over at TZ-UK is a great guy but I do get a touch of jealousy each time I see his latest Omega purchase. I’m not jealous just because he has some GREAT watches its just that he snaps up many of them from car boot sales, thats right car boot […]

Omega Museum Watch

Saturday, January 21st, 2006

This Omega Museum watch is an absolute stunner. A limited [1915 pieces] reedition of the 1915 Omega Petrograd watch, featuring the omega caliber 2200 and in Red gold on a leather strap with reference number of 5703.30.0 it is part of Omega’s museum line of classic re-issues. Just the thing if you fancy something a […]

The Value of Provenance & an Omega Watch

Saturday, January 21st, 2006

A very interesting quote regarding the recent sale of President Kennedy’s Inauguration Watch. In brief without the history the watch is worth $1000, just shows the value of keeping everything with your watch. If you track prices you will see that “papers” add a significant chunk of value to the sales price, the simple rule […]

A Happy Speedmaster New Year!

Saturday, January 14th, 2006

When you come back from a nice extended break what could be better than finding this wonderful Speedmaster waiting for you in your email inbox. A wonderful watch that has ended up in the perfect persons hands. A big thanks to Bob for sharing this great story and of course the great pictures!

Online Watch Dealers March On – Omega a Popular Choice

Tuesday, January 10th, 2006

I’m still a big fan of going the authorised distributor route but the price pressure from the online dealers can only be good news for us buyers, more sellers usually means lower prices and I like a good deal! Amazon just wrapped up its best holiday season ever, with its “Holiday Delight-O-Meter” weighing in at […]