Every time I see an Omega Speedmaster Professional in the wild
and the price is attractive I buy. Only recently had I come across a solid gold Speedmaster. My heart started beating much faster and I pulled the trigger. Here is a pic.

Would anyone else like to see a blue/orange PO
What if they got rid of the silver writing and numerals and replaced them and the bezel with orange? Do you guys think that would look cool?Basically do a 2208.50.00 with a blue dial instead of black.I don't know why but for the last couple of days I have been thinking about how cool this would look.

Pre moon Speedmaster back on parade
Here we go, I posted photos of this one back in December after I first purchased it and it was looking a little tired with a Seiko bracelet, a missing pusher, a badly damaged bezel insert, a broken spring and cracking glass. (see first two photo's)The story of it's life is quite interesting and is as follows.......It was purchased new back in the late sixties by an Australian adventurer by the name of Dennis Bartell, from a shop in Adelaide. He was a bush pilot in those days and wanted something that was accurate and reliable. Several years later in 1985 he decided to do something totally different and thought a little walk in the desert from the North of Australia to the South, a distance of about 3000 K's (1900 Miles) might be fun, and so organised himself, starting off from the Gulf of Carpentaria. After a few days travel he started to get a pain in his leg so decided to use a trolley to carry all the extra food and water he would need for the long desert stretches between civilisa

So, need a purchase advice..
Hi guys,I'll be doing a purchase in the upcoming couple of weeks and I'm a bit undecided actually.My intention is to add 2 valuable piece of Patek to my current collection.The first one is decided, it is going to be a 5270G. I have my eye on it for a long time now and I would like to own one very much.The other one is a true dilemma for me. I like to wear the watch as much as possible, but on the other hand, I'm trying to get the rare pieces as possible. For me, there are 3 candidates.1. 5711PI wouldn't actually think of another reference if I have my hands on one of this very rare pieces, but I'm not sure if i ever can get it, so I need to have some alternatives, thus this thread exists. This is the true simple but one of the most exclusive piece for me. I was thinking about getting a 5711/1A because of my admiration to its pure simple design, now it has added rarity and exclusivity. But as I said, I'm not sure about the availability, so the poll is really about the other 2 candidates

116618LB vs 228235
116618LB (YG Sub with blue dial)228235 (Rose gold DD with olive dial)I'm debating between these two very different PM watches. I have tried them both on and like them equally, so I am trying to think of pros and cons. Whichever one I purchase it will be used. Not paying new prices. And most likely going the TS route.Any thoughts or feedback on how I can separate one from the other in choosing?Does one have a much stronger chance of holding value in 5-10 years than the other?