Omega Celebrates The Speedmaster And The 45th Anniversary Of Apollo 13
As I sit in the lounge awaiting a non-stop flight to Houston, I can't help but contrast the banality of my upcoming flight against the razor's edge reality of flying an Apollo mission. I'll be flying in a modern aircraft, ferried from one computer-controlled terminal to another, in relative comfort. The risks are negligible and my "training" can be effectively ignored for about three minutes as the plane taxis to the correct runway. Once underway, my only duties are to relax, read a book and likely eat more food and drink more coffee than my hunger warrants. To force the term, my "mission" is to act as cargo for roughly four and a half hours until arriving in Houston, wherein Omega has invited me to a celebration of Apollo 13, the Omega Speedmaster, and a few of the actual people that ferried their iconic chronograph into the final frontier and then relied upon its mechanical capabilities to bring them home.In contrast, by the time they made it to their mission, Apollo astronauts were

Botta Design Watches Available Through Kenmar Watches
It is easy to talk about nice watches, it is harder to tell you where to get them. If only the watch industry had volume and distribution like the electronics industry. Perhaps someday. Until that point, you'll hear from me when I learn about a store online selling a desirable watch brand. Of course you will also see me point to eBay auctions.The online watch store, Kenmar watches is now selling a full line of Botta Design watches which I discussed here. This is worth noting as Botta Design watches are among the best looking and Bauhaus minimalist watches around, and for an excellent price. Their designs earned them a Red Dot award, and I am happy to see them becoming more available.My favorite Botta Design watch is the Helios Plus, which incorporates a spirit of pure legibility. Adding everything you need without anything you don't. The hour and minute hands align perfectly with the number markers, while the seconds display is in a subsidiary position. The result is a perfectly balanc

The mere mention of Omega Speedmaster Racing chronometer evokes the image of Michael Schumacher
Today, Speedmaster became a powerful brand with more than 50 years of proven history. Famous models of the Speedmaster series are the Collection of legend Speedmaster, Speedmaster Day-Date, Speedmaster Broad Arrow and ladies Speedmaster. The mere mention of Omega Speedmaster Racing chronometer evokes the image of Michael Schumacher, posing with his famous victorious smile.

Love is AP
And Glenmorangie Arrived home today to a lovely gift from my wife (Whisky is the gift not the RO)

Back in the fold! (HULK)
Really regretted having sold my hulk but it had a big dent on the side. Was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to buy another!with its older brotherThanks for looking