Ronnie Wood, Armin Strom, and Virgin Racing Team Up
Armin Strom, Official Timing Partner of the Virgin Racing Formula One Team, has announced that it will participate in an art project with the Ronnie Wood. Best known as a Rolling Stone, Ronnie is also an artist, and during 2011 he will paint a Virgin Racing Formula 1 car, an Armin Strom watch, and a Virgin Racing driver's helmet. The Armin Strom Art Watch will be auctioned at the 2011 Only Watch exhibition and sale in Monaco. After the September auction, a limited series of 25 watches, similar to the one created by Ronnie but crafted by Armin Strom, will be manufactured and offered for sale.The second part of the project, Ronnie's “Art Car” will be seen during the year at several public events as a static display, and a replica of the car may see action in non-F1 events such as the Goodwood Festival of Speed. The Armin Strom/Virgin Racing Art Car will ultimately be auctioned for the benefit of a charity in co-operation with Christie's at a gala event in late 2011.The Virg

Mr Robot
I just started watching TV Series Mr Robot, and spotted a nice AP RO 15400.It is worn by Tyrell Wellick the CTO of Evil Corp. Clearly the bad guys have good taste

Basel pics...
Hey all,I don't normally post in the Omega area as I only own a couple (that sounds pretty awful doesn't it )... Anyhow, I was at Basel on Saturday and took a look-see at some of the models. Some pics are below. I'm mikeinfrankfurt on Instagram and uploaded lots of shots on there of everything...sometimes the resolution looks better on a phone screen.All I can see is that Apollo 11 looks fantastic live...odd as I usually don't love the annual edition Speedmasters. Here goes it:

Let's Tear The Back Off A Speedy !!!
Tired of looking at the insides of Rolexes...Let's take a look at what makes the Speedy tick..First, of course, we need some tools:....And, of course, a Speedy...And, something for the Case-back. I like L-G tools...Made in the USA. This L-G CWR-600, Waterproof Case Wrench should do the job.. The Speedy back has 6 slots, so I have it set to just use the two opposing positions with the notch sockets. If it had an odd number of slots or holes I would use all three sockets:First step is to remove the bracelet to make it easier to work with:The watch head needs to be secure to avoid slipping etc., so we clamp it up:Carefully using the LG Case Tool, we crack it a bit, ensure no crud is under the case lip, clean things a bit, then voila, we pop off the cover:The Speedy also has an inner cover that sits over the movement:Inside we find one of my favorite movements, the Lemania 1861... Very close to the early 60's 321 MoonWatch movements but with more modern upgrades...Have to keep up with te

Iconic PP
Which is the icon for PP, is it Calatrava or Nautilus?