Posts tagged with: Omega Speedmaster
Smooth sands of time: the Panerai PAM 386
While the debate rages on between the nerds of the modern timepiece dorm and their enemies across the road in the elegantly aged vintage facility, many of us have simply chosen to be a friend to both camps in an uncharacteristic move that displays taste and open-mindedness. And almost always results in us being stone-cold [...]
By Straight-Six, published on 28 January 2011
Prodigal Meetup in a Paris revitalised
The inaugural Prodigal Meetup took place in Paris just over a week ago. Predictably, it was a slightly shambolic and very drunken affair. So, what follows is our best – if not totally accurate – recollection of a day which was surprising, enlightening and fun in equal measures. We arrived at Paris’ Gare du Nord [...]
By The Prodigal Fool, published on 26 July 2010
Prodigal Meetup: Join us in Paris on 17 July
We’ve been toying with the idea for a while now. We love writing this nonsense, you seem to like reading it, and we love getting into discussions with those of you who leave comments. Our most popular posts – certainly the ones that elicit the most comments and hits – are often the watch-related ones. [...]
By The Prodigal Fool, published on 8 June 2010
Opinion: The pull of a particular Omega Speedmaster
I have long battled with The Prodigal Fool about the merits and appeal of Omega’s vintage Speedmaster. The historical significance and pedigree of the only watch to have ever gone to the moon and back (before being lost in the US mail, if you can believe it…) is beyond question, as is its functionality and very [...]
By Straight-Six, published on 27 January 2010
Omega’s new Liquidmetal Seamaster Planet Ocean continues the brand’s impressive renaissance
In April 2007, Antiquorum put on the ‘Omegamania’ sale in Geneva. The sale of vintage Omega achieved two things. Firstly, it brought in an impressive CHF 6.5m – that’s more than three times the pre-sale estimate. Secondly, and far more importantly, it set the scene for an incredible renaissance of the Omega brand that continues [...]
By The Prodigal Fool, published on 23 October 2009
The inimitable allure of vintage
Nowadays, spending a few thousand on a so-called ‘luxury’ watch is all too easy. No one here at The Guide would complain about that. We’re all for diversity, choice and a lot of self-indulgence. But when it comes to our own money – and yours – the inherent allure of the classics is always in [...]
By The Prodigal Fool, published on 5 February 2009
